Stand and Deliver

After reviewing InTASC teaching standards, it is safe to say these standards provide an instructional method on what it takes for one to become a great teacher. It produces and provides certain qualities that everyone teacher should strive to obtain while in the classroom. These standards were established to help the professional development of teachers and to set the standard higher for all. The core teaching standards describe what teachers should know and be able to do in today’s learning…

1. The films I watched were Stand and Deliver directed by Ramon Menendez and Walkout directed by Edward James Olmos. Both of these films are similar with one another in some aspects. To begin with, they both take place in Los Angeles and depict Chicano students’ struggles in education. First, they both portray student experiences with the language barrier at schools. To further explain, students first learn Spanish at home, as their first language. Later, when they attend school, these children…

During the first round, students will deliver their line once, loud and clear, with feeling, emphasis, or attitude. Students will whip around, listening to each other and maintaining eye contact with the speaker. Step 2: ● Tell students that during the second round, they will choose when to deliver selected lines rather than go in an order. ● Tell students that when they are ready to deliver lines, he/she must take one step forward into the circle and deliver the line. After delivering the…

environment around our stands, in order to ensure that our customers feel appreciated and valued. We make sure that our employees always maintain a cheerful, helpful attitude. If there is a line, we work quickly and efficiently to ensure customer satisfaction. When we have time to visit with customers or ask questions about their personal lives we do. By celebrating community successes and personal triumphs we build relationships and a stronger customer base. When possible we deliver larger…

Today’s Snakes Travel Like FedEx & UPS!! (Fly, Walk, & Deliver) Snakes are found throughout the world except Antarctica, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland and New Zealand. Most snakes are found in tropical regions. Often observed flicking its tongue, snakes use their forked tongue to smell the air. Snakes are ectotherms, meaning they must regulate their body temperature externally by sunning themselves or retreating to cool, shaded areas. Venomous snakes…

Here is a fact. The pet food industry is a billion dollar a year industry. Pet owner's like to feed their dog the best dog food that is available. A lot of dog food manufacturers are betting that the average pet owner would gladly pay more for premium dog food that is healthier and more nutritious for their pet. The recent statistics prove that the manufacturers are winning that bet. Today, the more traditional pet food companies are adding more nutritious ingredients to their dog food brands to…

The core value of Hard Work is addressed and displayed in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Night by Elie Wiesel, and Stand and Deliver Tom Musca . These texts show that humanity must protect the value of hard work. Hard work is defined as working with a great deal of effort and endurance, it could also be said that it also includes consistently working hard.This value is important because without hard work you can never really reach your full potential, and if we all were to consistently…

The selection “Me Talk Pretty One Day” for the author David Sedaris stands one of his remarkable pieces that he got us used to. He implies many techniques throughout his selection that added more meaning and humor to his selection. It stays much easier to be anything other than being funny and comedic on a piece of paper, however, Sedaris remains a brilliant author in his selection for the language techniques he uses to deliver the smile to our faces; the wide imagination to the scenes of his…

In Five Families, El Norte, and in Stand and Deliver, there is the common theme of breaking out of the vicious cycle of poverty. Education is seen as an opportunity to escape from this cycle and lead a better life; however, pursuing one is a struggle for many as family obligations and discrimination often block the road. The Martinez family resides in the Mexican highlands in Azteca, sixty miles south of Mexico City, and is best compared to the Xuncax family in El Norte. Both families face…

Sherifatu Sumaila Chris Connell English 103 26 January 2015 What Makes Super Man So Darned American? Gary Engle’s essay “What Makes Super Man So Darned American” explains that super man is a hero regardless not being an American. I agree because superman stands for the America dream, belief system, religious myths and the importance of immigration to America. Superman is so darned American because he is an immigrant from a different planet to earth, to the United States for that matter. He has…