Spanish Children's Book
For this project, my partner and I created a power point that consisted of Ser and Estar. We used all of the categories which included: origin, identification, characteristics, time (time/date), place of event, possession (material) location, opinion, and condition. We had to create sentences that accurately displayed the proper use of ser and estar for the categories, as well as videos on each slide. The videos consisted of my partner and I saying the sentences we wrote with proper pronunciation to better the understanding of the viewer.
English Reflection
The person that passed away is my grandfather. His name was Louis Wyche Sr. He was born in August of the late 1930s, and lived until October of 2015. I loved my grandfather very much. He meant a lot to me and my family. At family reunions and events everyone loved seeing him and speaking with him, he was a really cool guy. He came to Philadelphia when he was 19, leaving his wife (my grandmother, I’m not sure of they were married at the time) and his newborn baby Louis Wyche Jr, which is my uncle. He left his hometown in Tallahassee to come to Philadelphia to find work and a home for his family, which he did quickly. He found a job at an industrial factory, and he ended up working there for over 30 years I believe. He found a home in the Germantown area of Philadelphia, on Crowson Street. He lived at that home until his death. It was known by some as the ‘Wyche’ Home, and my grandfather was the head of the home, and was often referred to as ‘Mr. Wyche’.
My grandfather meant so much to our family and to me. His death was so devastating, everyone in the family shed tears and were beside themselves after hearing the news. I was at home when I found out, others were at the hospital. His death was extremely hard on my grandmother, he meant the world to her. They were together for over 50 years, and had 6 Children together. She lost so much when he passed away. For me, I lost a lot also. I loved my grandfather, his death hurt very much. I always would have fun talking and hanging out with him. He was a very funny man and we had a lot of fun together. He was someone that always enjoyed life even when he was sick for a while, and that made me want enjoy my life even when things were going bad. Even though i stopped seeing him as much as I got older, it was still awesome to talk with him and see him when I could. My grandfather was one of my favorite people in the world, when he died I lost that.
For my sugar skull and mask I decided to incorporate my grandad’s life into it fully. On the mask I had yellow teeth. My grandfather didn’t have real teeth when he died, and didn’t for many years, but when he did he had yellow teeth. Also, I had a lot of green and red on the mask. This is very important to my grandfather's life for many reasons. One is being his love of the holiday Christmas. He loved Christmas and getting and giving presents, and the Christmas colors are green and red, that is one reason that I added red and green. Another reason is his love of the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies. The Eagles colors are Green and White and the Phillies colors are Red and Blue. He loved both of those sports teams very much, and before he lost his vision he would watch them all the time and enjoy it a lot. I am a fan of both of those teams also, and I sometimes watched the games with him. The team colors are why I have red and green on the mask. The skull has red and a dark blue or purple. The red is added to the skull as well because red was one of his favorite colors. The blue or purple is for the flag of his original hometown of Tallahassee. I could not find the exact color for the flag, so I used the closest color I could find. I added that to represent a big part of who he was, and a big part of him is his hometown. Even though he lived most of his life in Philadelphia, Tallahassee is where he met the love of his life, my grandmother, and I added that to represent it. The way the skull and mask reflects my grandfather is that everything added was important in his life. The red, green, yellow, and blue/purple for his favorite holidays, team's, colors, teeth, and hometown. All of these reflect who he was as a person and what he loved when he was living.
“Día de los Muertos” has opened my mind about celebrating deceased loved ones a ton. Before I did not think about celebrating in any other ways than a funeral. This project made me realize that my family does actually celebrate our deceased family members, and I think it’s great. After doing this, recording the eulogy, making the mask and skulls, I want celebrate my deceased family members even me.
Spanish Eulogy:
Yo soy Makyle Wyche. El hijo de Michael, y el nieto de Louis Wyche Sr. Yo soy uno de los muchos nietos de Louis. Mi abuelo fue de Tallahassee, Florida. Él llegó a Philadelphia en la edad 19. Él llegó a encontró trabajar y un hogar. El rápidamente encontró un hogar. Él vivió en ella con la familia hasta su muerte. Mi abuelo el amor deportes. Sus favoritos fueron béisbol y fútbol americano. Mi abuelo fue no alto. El fue gordo y gracioso. Yo Vivo cerca de su casa. Yo visito a veces. Su muerte me hecho triste. Yo extraño el muchísimo. Mi abuelo fue un gran hombre. Yo encanta mi abuelo muchísimo. Que en paz descanse.
For the Dia de los Muertos project, there were five separate components that the project consisted of. The general point of the project was to create something in remembrance of a deceased relative of mine; in this case, my mother’s aunt Aída. For the first one two components of the project, I created a sugar skull and decorative mask that were meant to be symbolic to my aunt. For example, I chose a mask with nature because she had an eye for nature and enjoyed nature. The third and fourth components were written pieces about my aunt’s life and fifth was video which included a eulogy and pictures of her and family.
Dia de los Muertos Project:
My mother’s aunt Adelaida passed away last summer after suffering from alzheimer's for years. I didn’t really know her when she was still lucid, but she meant a lot to my mom. So by extension, she meant a lot me, too. I decided to create my sugar skull in remembrance of her because I feel as though she played an important role in keeping the family together no matter what, she really tried. One of the things that I remember from the family gathering that occurred after she passed away is how a lot of people kept repeating the same things about her. They continually went on and on about she was truly the heart of the family and how she would want nothing more than for everyone to continue being family regardless of the circumstances we may find ourselves in. I never really meet her, but that’s not at all to say that I never knew her. The way that my family would talk about her, I feel as though I might as well as been watching her life story. They would talk about how she loved to cook family dinners and dancing with Tio Mario at family parties. They would talk about how she would always offer whatever advice she had to give and how she always insisted on helping others, even if they didn’t think they needed it. And that’s another reason why I decided to create my sugar skull in remembrance of her; I wanted a reminder of these little moments, because at the end of the day, all these little moments ultimately changed lives. My sugar skull wasn’t really all that complicated; it just had a few things and the reason for that is because that’s essentially what she tried to do for others--make their lives as simple as easy as possible. After finishing the sugar skull, I realized that leaving the white space also connected with the the fact that the majority of her intentions were pure, she really wanted to simply help others and to have them do the same. With both the sugar skull and the mask that I created, I tried to make the most noticeable and notable feature the eyes. On both objects, there are bright red flowers in place the eyes which are supposed to represent the perspective which she chose to look at life from. Flowers have always been something that I’ve connected with beauty so it just made sense to include them because one thing I know for a fact about her is that she ALWAYS tried to see the best of people and see the beauty of things. That was one of the most important lessons she tried to impose on the family, so I didn’t want to have anything distract attention from that main aspect. The feathers that are on the sugar skull are meant to be angel wings, but they are also representing the fact that she was always “as gentle as a feather”. The gold which I also included on both objects was meant to showcase her bright personality, as well as her golden heart. As I mentioned before, she cared deeply about the welfare of others, family or not. Whether or not she was perfect is up for debate, but it went without question that she was truly a good person at heart. She definitely fit the qualifications for having a heart of gold. I remember standing quietly beside my mother and my sister at the viewing watching lines and lines of people filing in. Admittedly, I was a bit confused because there was a large portion of those who I did not recognize from the family gathering. Then it struck me--these were people who she helped in some way, these were people who she touched and people who were her family too, even if the did not share the same blood. Even after death, there she was, bringing people together with her heart of gold and limitless kindness. She turned strangers into friends and friends into a family that would only continue to grow. On the mask, I colored the skull blue in order to represent the calm and the quiet. She wasn’t one to advocate conflict because she felt it was unnecessarily destructive and she often was one of the few people that could defuse tension when there were family problems actually happening. I would say that the main way “Dia de los Muertos” opened my mind up to celebrating the passing over a loved one is through creating physical representations such as the sugar skull and mask. It’s just something I wouldn’t have thought of, but I feel like those things really bring back the reality of it all.
Panegírico english translation
Hola, me llamo Iris Wilson y yo soy sobrina de Adelaida R. Sanchez. Hoy, estoy aquí para hablar sobre de la vida de mi tía Aída y que ella era. Ella fue de Puerto Rico, pero ella viviste el mayor número de la vida en su la casa en creciente sol y Thelma calle. La calle esta pequeño y angosto y también está la casa, pero lo que faltaba en espacio, la hechó levantado en amor. Ella fue la esposa de Tío Mario Sanchez, que fue siempre tan bueno hacia ella. Ella fue una madre de doce hijos, ahora adultos y la increíble tía de muchos más. Ella fue muchas de las cosas; vecina, amiga, adoptiva madre. Ella tuvo una delicada aspecto. Ella fue un pequeño canosa mujer, quien tuvo siempre fue muy corta. Su corazón, como, fue en completamente diferente cuento. Ella fue fuerte y siempre tuvo certeza en el futuro. Ella fue tan amable, y ella prolongada ese cariño más allá de sangre parientes porque ella creyo familia no solo fin en sangre. Ella tuvo un corazón de oro y voluntad de acero. Yo vivo en el área de Frankford y cuando sea yo estoy decepcionado o triste porque yo tiene una casa pequeño y una gran familia, Yo pienso en ella y como ella viviste. Y me recuerda que hay en ninguna parte prefiero esta. Yo estoy nervioso sobre de futuro, pero yo no solo. Tía Aída aprendido ese. Descanse en paz, titi.
Las Calaveritas de Azúcar/Las Máscaras de Calavera
Intro
1)Buenas tardes, damas y caballeros. Mi nombre es Shawn Brooks y nosotros estamos aquí para celebrar la vida de mi abuela, Bernice Parish.
(Aquí es un foto de su con mi prima menor.)
2)Origen:
Mi abuela fue de Virginia. Ella movió a Filadelfia cuándo ella a los diecisiete años.
(Aquí es un foto de su con mi abuela orta.)
Indentificación:
3)Ella fue la madre de mi madre. Ella también fue parte nativa americana.
(Aqui es un de su con mi mamá y mi prima mayor.)
4)Características:
Mi abuela fue una persona amorosa. Ella disfrutó la hora con nuestras familia a menudo.
(Aquí es un foto de su con mi, mi madre, mi hermana, y mi abuela orta.)
5)Localización:
Yo estoy aquí hoy aún su perdido. Yo tener continuar sin su.
6)Condiciones:
Yo estoy muy triste de su muerte. Yo frecuentemente pienso de las horas pasamos juntos.
7)Conclusion
Mi abuela fue un persona muy importante en mi vida. Nosotros tuvimos mucho diversión. Ella también fue fuerte en vida. Mi abuela fue un grande parte en mi vida y me ayudar ser una persona mejor.
(Aquí es un foto de su con mi)
11/5/15
Who is person that passed away?
The person that passed away was my grandma. This was the mother of my mother. Her passing occurred on September 10th 2012. I known and been around my late grandmother for most of my early life while my mother was working to make it possible for me to have a good life. My grandmother was often cheerful, despite her illnesses and her refusal to take her medicine, and enjoy company during her final years. She is remembered for her religious belief in Christianity and going to church every Sunday morning. Before she became too ill and had to use a cane for her final years, she enjoyed going for walk. My grandma and I would go down to the Galley on Saturdays just for our own amusement. My grandmother was very strong women who continue fight through her illness and is a remind that life isn’t as bad as it seems.
b. What did this person mean to you?
Since my mother worked often and was unable to take care me when I was younger, my grandmother was like a second mom. She always spoiled me by doing most things that would normally be expected for me to do. For example, she would clean up after my after I finish playing so I didn’t have to. She also allow me to do whatever I want in her house. This included staying up a bit later than I was suppose to and using electronics for most of the day. However, the main reason why my reason why my grandmother was so special was because she was the only grandparent I was around in my life. I didn’t see much of my other grandmother after she moved from the U.S. and I barely knew my grandfathers. My late grandmother helped my mother the most by being the second parent since my father played the least important role in my life.
c. Why did you decide to create your sugar skull in remembrance of this person?
The reason why I decide to dedicate my entire benchmark to my grandmother was because out the two people that past away in my life, my grandmother was more important. My grandmother was one of the most important people in my life for she was my provide when my mom was working. When she was living, I went to the school that was right around from her old house. Even after my mother and I finally move out of my grandmother’s house, I continued to go that school. This allow me to be around my grandmother more during her finally years. During that time, I would go to her house after school and sometimes even spent the night or the weekend. Both the sugar skull and the mask are symbols that show my grandmother’s impact on me is still in full effect.
d. How does your sugar skull reflect on the person that past away?
Both the sugar skull and the mask reflect on my grandmother’s likes and personality. The mask design I choose decorated has a cross on it because my grandmother was a Christian. I choose mainly to include bright colors over dark ones because overall my grandmother was a happy and cheerful person. My grandma also traveled a lot so I included a bus on my mask. The beads on both my mask and sugar skull show that my grandmother was an interesting person. The feather and flowers also support that my grandmother wasn't a dull person. She like to go out to different places and interact with people. Overall, my grandmother was very a likely person and my mask and skull show the happiness she possessed.
e. How has “Día de los Muertos” open your mind up to celebrating the passing loves ones?
Día de los Muertos has opened my mind up to celebrating the passing loves ones because I like the idea of celebrating love ones. When someone’s death occurs, it can be a very pain experience. However, Day of the Death helps us make time of someone’s death less depressing. As mention before, someone death isn’t the end. Instead, it is the beginning of that person new life in the afterlife. This holiday helps is reminded that the deceased person is not out of our lives for forever.
Dia de los Muertos has also made me think about death differently. For death was a final farewell for a loved one. However, this holiday has made me see death as more of a cerbation of the life of a dead person. Dia de los Muertos seem more like a person moving away as opposed to them leaving this world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B__BAtNpCAA
(video)
In our quarter benchmark, we used simple conjugation and simple sentence construction or to celebrate the holiday Dia de Muertos. We honored a deceased loved one by dedicating them with a sugar skull, mask, and it eulogy in Spanish Unlike most project/benchmark, we had to work one this one project on our own. I unfortunately had some problems with submitting my project and it cost me some point. From that experience, I learn that I should just the summation more often.