Latin Influences on American Culture:

1. Latin Influences on American Culture: Created By: Dennis Donovan Heidi O’Sullivan An Interdisciplinary WebQuest In Spanish & Social Studies EDU 505 Multimedia Internet Fall 2009 Dr. Yang

2. Introduction • Do you know why America is called a melting pot? • Have you ever wondered where different aspects of American culture come from? • More specifically, have you ever thought about linking things you learn about in your Spanish class, to the world YOU live in?

3. Welcome To WebQuest! • A WebQuest is an opportunity for you to use the internet to expand your understanding of key concepts by taking advantage of resources housed outside the walls of our classroom. The sky is the limit, when the world is at YOUR fingertips! • In the following WebQuest, you will undertake a journey through the World Wide Web to help you better understand how Latinos and Latin culture have influenced Modern American culture, norms, ideas, and values.

4. Where Do Latin Influences Come From? • Latin America is made up of a number of countries in the Western Hemisphere. • As you may know, much of the Latin world speaks Spanish. However, there are a variety of other languages spoken in this part of the world, such as French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, English, Dutch, and a variety of indigenous languages. • Along with the diversity in languages, comes a diversity in cultural and historical experiences. • You may also notice how close the United States is to the Latin American world. • This helps aid cultural diffusion or the exchange of cultural traits, material objects, ideas, or behavior patterns between different peoples and groups.

5. Why Should We Study About Latin Influences? • There are over 51 million Latinos living in the United States today. • The more we know about Latin influences, the better we can : • understand Latino perspectives • reduce stereotypes that divide and isolate people and groups • achieve international and intra-national diplomacy • create a collective cultural and societal identity • advocate for social awareness and acceptance of diversity

6. Task • Your task is to explore a variety of internet resources in Spanish and English to increase your understanding of Latin American influences on the culture of the United States. • After your research, you will : • Make a 5 minute minimum PSA, in which you and your group touch on themes related to Latino culture or life. This PSA should be in Spanish (with English subtitles). • Some ideas might include: the necessity for starting an outreach program in your community; combating stereotypes through vignettes; reducing intolerance by modeling good practices; conveying the advantages to increased cultural-linguistic understanding, whether intrinsic or extrinsic; or demonstrating the ways that ideas are exchanged between Latin America and the United States. The idea is to be persuasive in your approach. • Individually, write a brief reflection about the group process,what you have learned and how you will apply it, as well as any changes in your perspective and the reasons why or why not. This may be done in English or Spanish, depending on your preference.

7. Process • Review the entire presentation to get an idea of what the WebQuest project will require. • Explore the resources on the next slide to help you decide where you are going to go with your project. • Choose at least 4 resources from DIFFERENT categories to incorporate into your PSA. At least 1 of your choices MUST be in Spanish. • Remember to take notes on aspects you may want to put in you PSA or Reflections (Especially for citations, quotes, and examples) • Connect with your assigned group members to share ideas from your notes. • Using the “PSA Rubric” as a guideline to determine what you need to be successful: A) Decide on your thesis statement; B) Determine roles for the project; C) Create your PSA. • As a group, present your PSA to the class. While observing other groups, assess them using the rubric provided by the teacher. • Following the “Reflection Rubric” to determine what you will need to be successful, write your reflection paper. • Each student will share 1 thing they learned and wrote about in their reflection paper with the class.

8. Resources • People/Cultural Identity • http://robertoclemente.si.edu/spanish/index.htm • http://latino.si.edu/virtualgallery/Lowrider/Car_intro1.html • http://americanart.si.edu/education/corazon/index.cfm?l=s • http://www.apsanet.org/content_41251.cfm • http://www.nclr.org/content/resources/detail/48390/ • http://www.nclr.org/content/resources/detail/56560/ • http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/us/politics/24richardson.html • http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/news/topic/hispanic.shtml • http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/SPAN/cisneros.html • http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/latino.in.america/ • Music • http://www.musicadelpueblo.org/ • http://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folkways/latino_chicago.aspx • http://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folkways/bomba_plena.aspx • http://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folkways/la_nueva.aspx • http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/musica/index_es.asp

9. More Resources • Social Studies Connections • http://latino.si.edu/SpainLegacy/Archive/spanish/about_exhibit.html (Click on California y el suroes) • http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/group_detail.cfm?key=1253&gkey=100&page=1 • http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5237.html • http://futurity.org/society-culture/cultural-ties-help-latino-teens-flourish/ • http://college.usc.edu/latinamericanstudies/ • http://www.americas-society.org/article.php?id=1951 • http://www.americas-society.org/article.php?id=1953 • http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/officialamerican/englishonly/ • http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/officialamerican/banenglish/ • http://smithsonianeducation.org/textiles/espanol/about/index.htm (Click also on Gallery) • Language • http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/mexicanamerica/glossary.html • http://www.mla.org/census_main • http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/SPAN/ • http://pbs-newshour.onstreammedia.com/cgi-bin/visearch?user=pbs-newshour&template=play220asf.html&query=&squery=%2BClipID%3A6+%2BVideoAsset%3Apbsnh102303&inputField=undefined&ccstart=2861308&ccend=3336596&videoID=pbsnh102303 • http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/spanglish/usa/ • http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/spanglish/threat/ • http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/SPAN/caramelo.html • http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/SPAN/latino.html

10. Even More Resources • Food • http://web.mit.edu/21F.714/www/spring99/comida/comida.html • http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/travel/15weekend.html?scp=1&sq=El%20Basurero&st=cse • http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodmexican.html • http://www.texmextogo.com/TexMexFoodHistory.htm • http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/latino-beach-party/1595.html • http://www.foodnetwork.com/regional-international/latin-american-cooking/index.html • Holidays • http://latino.si.edu/DayoftheDead/ • http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/miami-latino-christmas/652.html • http://clnet.ucla.edu/cinco.html • http://www.viajeros.com/articulos/carnaval-de-miami-el-festival-mas-importante-de-la-cultura-latina

11. Evaluation (PSA)

12. Evaluation (Reflection)

13. Conclusion • The groups will share their PSAs with each other. • After the PSAs are viewed, classmates will use the rubric to provide feedback to their peers. • These evaluations will be collected by the teachers and returned to participants along with their final grade after everyone has presented and reflections have been graded. • Each student will share 1 thing they learned and wrote about in their reflection paper with the class. • Great Job! You’re Finished!