Conociendo nuestra comunidad - TASK STATEMENT
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According to the
2010 U.S. Census, persons of Hispanic or
Latino origin comprise 12.3%[1]
of Durango's population and 12.2% of La Plata County[2].
At Animas High School and in many of the places we tend to frequent, it may be
hard to believe that over a tenth of Durango's population is Latino.
We can gain
perspective from getting to know people in our community who have had different
experiences than we have had. We saw this first hand with our investigation of
The Dream Act and our conversation with several members of Compañeros. Now, we
are primed to hear more stories about real people and their experiences
immigrating to this country. Through these interviews, we have the opportunity
to practice our Spanish, be ambassadors from AHS, and get to know another part
of our community.
Task
You and a partner will interview en español a Spanish-speaking immigrant in La Plata County with the
primary goal of getting to know a member of another sector of our community.
After the interview, individually, you will write a human-interest style
article for a bi-lingual publication we will create as a class.
*Exact
format for the compilation of the final stories is TBD. It depends in part on
interest from our class newspaper staff members, interest from local
publications, and funds.
Important Steps & Deadlines
*You will
receive individual rubrics/descriptions of each step as we approach the due
date. This is a general overview. ***Dates are subject to change.***
Task
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Description
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Due date
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5
Possible Interview questions written
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These
questions are being graded for completion only. You should write a variety of
questions ranging from personal/opinion questions to questions zeroing in on
immigration.
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1.10.13
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Interview
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In
pairs, you will conduct an interview en
español with a Spanish-speaking immigrant.
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Notes
from interview emailed to Becca by 1.31.13
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Outline
- Human interest story
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Complete
outline with plan for human interest story
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Printed
by EOC 1.31.13
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1st
Draft Human Interest Story
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Full
draft of story due for review
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Printed
(double-spaced!) by the beginning of class for peer review 2.6.13
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Peer-edited
Draft
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Revised
(based on peer critique) story due.
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Printed
(double-spaced!) by 3:16pm on 2.8.13
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Penultimate
Draft
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Penultimate
(second to last) draft due with corrections based on Becca's feedback. Becca
will review this one more time.
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Emailed
to Becca by 3:16pm on 2.13.13
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Final
Story Due
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POLISHED
Spanish story due
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Emailed
to Becca & student publication task force leader (TBD) by 2.20.13
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English
translation due
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Peers in
class will review/edit the English version of your story
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Printed
for peer review by BOC 2.21.13
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Final
English translation due
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Emailed
to Becca & student publication task force leader (TBD) by 2.22.13
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Final
Digital Publication Due
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2.26.13
by EOC
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Reflection
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Detailed
reflection on your takeaways from using your Spanish and getting to know a
member from another part of our community.
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3.1.13 -
Emailed to Becca by 3:16pm
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DP
Update
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DP
updated w/ your story, reflection, and a link to the digital publication
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3.1.13 -
Link emailed to Becca by 3:16pm
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*Please note that these grades will be divided into
project grades and linguistic skills grades.
[1]
"Durango (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau." Durango (city) QuickFacts from the US Census
Bureau. U.S. Census Bureau, 06 Dec. 2012. Web. 08 Jan. 2013.
[2] "La
Plata County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau." La Plata County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau. U.S. Census
Bureau, 6 Dec. 2012. Web. 08 Jan. 2013.
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