Sample - Towers by Bon Iver

Fern Rock

Abe Musselman

 

Cuando era un niño

Los trenes en el bosque

Fueron fantasmas

En el noche

 

Mis amigos y yo

Caminamos casí

Al borde del bosque

Pero no mas proximo

 

 Porque supimos

Que los arboles tienen

Perros, criminales, y

Hombres con drogas

 

El bosque es un

Lugar muy   atterador

Cuando eres un

Niño pequeño

 

El bosque fue un

Lugar muy atterador

Cuando fui

Un niño pequeño

 

En mis soñares

Estoy encima de los vías

Profundo en el bosque

Mi familia esta cercano

Y mis amigos estan corriendo

Por los arboles

En mis soñares

Estoy encima de los vias

Profundo en el bosque.

Pero solo en un soñar

 

En mis soñares

Estoy encima de los vías

Profundo en el bosque

Pero solo en un sonar

 

Tengo diecisiete años

Y monto el tren

Todos de los días

 

Los vias solamente

son un

Obstaculo en mi

Sendero en la mañana

No puedo recuerdo

Los arboles

y como parecieron

 

Cuando fueron tan alto como

Las montañas

 

Y cuando las vias fueron

Fantasmas en el bosque

 

En mis soñares

Estoy encima de los vías

Profundo en el bosque

Mi familia esta cercano

Y mis amigos estan corriendo

Por los arboles

En mis soñares

Estoy encima de los vias

Profundo en el bosque.

Pero solo en un soñar

For this project we had to crate a song or music video answering the question of "¿Do dónde vengo yo?," which means where did we come from. So in my song I talk about what has raised me and what has made me the person I am today. 

I learned more spanish grammar from doing this project and was able to make many descriptive sentences. I also learned what is important to me to writing in a song and what has made me the person I am today. 

I am really proud of the fact I didn't use a translator and I put a lot of time into writing my song and making sure it made sense. 

If I were to do this project again, I would expand on the verses and make them a longer and about more topics. 

Vengo de la musica favorita

escuho Blink 182 todas las días

audifonos  en mis orejas  (AL-DE-FA-NOS)

mi musica es muy fuerte 

sin ninguna preocupación (NIN-GON -NA  )

estoy muy contenta por la musica, 

muchas graicas musica, eres importante musica 

vengo de mi familia; 

mi mama, mi papa, mis hermanos y

mi tia y bisabuelos

te amo, mucho te amo. 

vengo de Jesus Christ 

leí la Biblia y fuí a la iglesia 

fuí a los servicios tres días de la semana 

no asisto a la iglesia. 

no sé por qué. 

vengo de mi familia; 

mi mama, mi papa, mis hermanos y

mi tia y bisabuelos

te amo, mucho te amo. 

yo amo el fútbol

deportes por la escuela 

dos años con SLA. 

Me gustan mis niñas

vengo de mi familia; 

mi mama, mi papa, mis hermanos y

mi tia y bisabuelos

te amo, mucho te amo. 

Cyndi Lynn Sheridan

Catherine Nardone

Español 3 – Srta. G

El 28 de Septiembre

Here are the lyrics that correspond to our song:

Verse 1: (Cyndi)
Yo soy de los momentos yo creo.
Los suspiros yo respiro,
Y el amor yo comparto.
Yo soy de las tradiciones yo hablo,
Y el salvador yo busco.
Yo soy del pizza de aroma,
Esto llena todos los viernes con estomago deleite.

Refrán:
La cuidad de amor fraternal,
Una lugar única y original.
Grandes esperanzas pero sueños rotos.
Todos carreteras ignotos.
Yo llamo a este casa.

Verse 2: (Catherine)

Yo soy de manos este hablan,
Y los ojos este oyen.
Yo soy de los fuegos este susurran,
Con las personas este escuchan.
Casa es donde el corázon esta.

Refrán:
La cuidad de amor fraternal,
Una lugar ´¨nica y original.
Grandes esperanzas pero sueños rotos.
Todos carreteras ignotos.
Yo llamo a este casa.

Verse 3: (Catherine)

Y yo que nunca se puede dejar,
Este es yo y soy vivida!
Todos mis obstáculos yo se aparejar.

Verse 4: (Cyndi)

Yo soy de los brazos de un ángel.
Soy de a los viages yo tomo y
Yo soy de el corazón de acero.

Reflección de Cyndi Lynn:

This song is a reflection of who we are both intellectually and where we come from physically.

What did you learn?

Throughout this project, I learned a lot of new vocabulary as well as the deeper meaning to where I came from. I am surprised at how well our song fit into the rhythm of an actual song. In addition, I feel as though this taught me how to communicate better with my best friend in another language.

What are you especially proud of?

I am really proud of our final product and the effort we put into this song. Catherine and I strived to make a song that holds something special about each of us. The best part of our song would probably be the refrán because we were able to just have fun and act silly.

What would you change if you could do it over again?

If I could do this project over again I would make a video that relates to our song because it would be more interesting for the audience. Overall, the song we created was actually pretty decent.

 

Lyrics:

​Donde las calles están gastadas,

La gente y las tiendas más

No siempre es seguro

Pero es mi casa sólo.

Al principio

Yo estaba en el fondo

de la colina y la cadena

en la mente y el cuerpo

último de la fila

de la escuela a su casa

Yo era el paria

Yo estaba en el fondo

​Donde las calles están gastadas,

La gente y las tiendas más

No siempre es seguro

Pero es mi casa sólo.

Pero no todo malo

Algunos es muy bonito

Cuando era pequeña

Recuerdo estar contento

Jugar a mis amigos

Y subo a los árboles

Amo y odio que mi barrio

Pero es mi hogar sólo

​Donde las calles están gastadas,

La gente y las tiendas más

No siempre es seguro

Pero es mi casa sólo.

• What did you learn?
  I learned more about conjugation, but I felt as though it was mostly review of spanish 2.
• What are you especially proud of?
  Though they don't sound great, I think the lyrics are interesting and cohesive. 
• What would you change if you could do it over again?
  I would probably edit my voice to make it sound less like dying cats. Other then that, I'm pretty pleased with my song.

For this project everyone was to create lyrics that answered the question "¿De dónde vengo yo?. This question in english means "Where do I come from?". Overall,I think this project kind of refreshed my mind of what I have learned in the previous years and also brought up some new things we will learn later on this year. I am especially proud of how my lyrics are on beat with the song I chose. If i had done this again I would have made my lyrics rhyme a little more that way the flow would be a little easier to maintain. Hope You Enjoy! :)

Los Lyricos

Vengo de un lugar tranquillo.

Una casa de amor.

Vengo de la musica

Y baila.

(Repeat)

Vengo de la familia de Smith

Un nombre común

Pero con rasgos ünicos.

Vengo de donde los ladrillos son puestos

bien alto para cubrirnos.

Vengo de un lugar tranquillo.

Una casa de amor.

Vengo de la musica

Y baila.

(Repeat)

Soy De Filadelfia.

Donde los edificios brillantes suben.

y carros vuelan.

Vengo de dónde todos vivan para sueños.

Pero a todos no llegan los sueños.

Vengo de un lugar tranquillo.

Una casa de amor.

Vengo de la musica

Y baila.

(Repeat)

•  Description of project
• To write a song with 10-15 lines telling where you come from. Also stating important things about where we come from. 
• What did you learn?
• There are other ways to tell people where you came from instead of just stating it directly. Sometimes that can be a bit boring to the viewer. 
• What are you expecially proud of?
• I told where I am from but not directly almost metaphorically. I told about a piece of my home when I was younger and then talked about my family. It's telling where I come from in a different way then what other people might have thought you write for their song. 
• What would you change if you could do it over again?
• I might change some of the lyrics just to see how it might turn out. 
• COPY of the lyrics in Spanish

• Mi gusta recordarme de que me hace feliz  
• El árbol es bonito con melocolónes
• Melocolónes son muy jugoso
• Mi papa ama melocolónes y ama sus amigos tambíen
• El árbol pertenecer a mi abuelita
• El árbol es sentimental para nosotros  
• Lo extraño porque el árbol era mi amigo 
• El árbol camino de mi vida, muchas lágrimas
• Mi gusta recordarme de que me hace feliz
• Amo familia 
• Tres hermonos y una hermana 
• Mama y papá son muy importante a mi 
• Ellos apoyan y nunca me dejan
• Mi gusta recordarme de que me hace feliz
• Vengo de Familia            

Attach MP3 of my canción

​ Well like everyone else I had to answer the question De donde vengo yo/ Where am I'm from. I try to answer it in the best way could. This project made me review or remember my old spanish terms. I never really learned anything except like new words or remember stuff I already knew.I am really proud of the production. I think that is what I enjoyed doing the most. If I were to do it again I would probably change the lyrics up. I think they are a little blend.

Mi nombre es MIQUAL.!!!!!

​Mi nombre es MIQUAL.!!!!!

De Donde

DeDeDeDe Donde vengo 

De Donde vengo yo

Hola mi nombre es miqual

Yo vengo de Filadelphia.

My madre y padre vineron de Filadelfia

Nuca mi abuela vino de virginia

Ellos les gusta comer.

Me gusta comer hamburguesas.

 

Mi nombre es MIQUAL.!!!!!

​Mi nombre es MIQUAL.!!!!!

De Donde

DeDeDeDe Donde vengo 

De Donde vengo yo

Me gustan deportes

Yo juego el futbol

y béisbol y basketball y futbol de Americano

Mi familia la historia in deportes

Nosotros nos gustan deportes. 

Mi nombre es MIQUAL.!!!!!

Mi nombre es MIQUAL.!!!!

De Donde

DeDeDeDe Donde vengo 

De Donde vengo yo

 

Mi familia están loco

Mi barrio están loco

pero a  no me importa

Me gusto el barrio y familia

Mi nombre es MIQUAL.!!!!!

​Mi nombre es MIQUAL.!!!!!

De Donde

DeDeDeDe Donde vengo 

De Donde vengo yo

 

What did you learn?
Besides learning a few new words while researching things for my lyrics, I learned about how to describe where I'm from.

What are you especially proud of?
I'm especially proud of my song, and the lyrics I put together. I like that I was able to get the lyrics to flow right with the song.

What would you change if you could do it over again?
If I was to do this over, maybe I would want to make more verses, so that I actually use the full length of the actual instrumental. For this, I cut and edited a few parts so that the verses and chorus' I had would fit perfectly.


LYRICS:
Refrán:

¿De dónde vengo yo?

¿De dónde vengo yo?

Vengo de el ciudad pequeña

Famosa comida y museos

Es un gran... lugar... estar. 

¿De dónde vengo yo?

¿De dónde vengo yo?

Vengo de el ciudad pequeña

Famosa comida y museos

Es un gran... lugar... estar. 

Verso Uno:

Soy de Filadelfia. 

Vivo en Wynnfield

Es la zona bien

Es tranquilo y bonita

Las personas son amables

Es un gran lugar estar

¿De dónde vengo yo?

¿De dónde vengo yo?

Vengo de el ciudad pequeña

Famosa comida y museos

Es un gran... lugar... estar. 

¿De dónde vengo yo?

¿De dónde vengo yo?

Vengo de el ciudad pequeña

Famosa comida y museos

Es un gran... lugar... estar. 

Verso Dos:

Vengo de grande familia

Mi familia es especial a mi

Es muy talentosa y inteligente

Y mucho cariñosa

¿De dónde vengo yo?

¿De dónde vengo yo?

Vengo de el ciudad pequeña

Famosa comida y museos

Es un gran... lugar... estar. 

¿De dónde vengo yo?

¿De dónde vengo yo?

Vengo de el ciudad pequeña

Famosa comida y museos

Es un gran... lugar... estar. 

This project was to write a song in response to the following question, "De donde vengo yo?", which means "Where did I come from?". We had to answer it in our own unique way, providing 2 verses and a chorus.  In this project I re-learned some parts of spanish, learned some new phrases and words.  I thought of it as remembering and using spanish while talking about our past.  I proud of the uniqueness though it is a bit odd, having two totally different types of music in the same song.  If I were to do this again I would make it longer, include more lyrics and record it better. 

Lleno cancion

Refrán

Mi antepasado come de Irlanda,

y Italia  y eso es la cuento de mi.

Verso I

Mi antepasado come de Irlanda,

Ellos fue barco a través de Atlantic  .

Antes de embarco,

Ellos juntaba todos cosas

Y continuar de viaje.   

Estas son las personas,

 que son mi historia

Refrán

Mi antepasado come de Irlanda,

Y Italia  y eso es la cuento de mi.

Mi antepasado come de Irlanda,

Y Italia  y eso es la cuento de mi.

Verso II

Mi antepasado come de Italia,

Ellos trajeron su comida, cultura, y  las memorias.

Desde Italia ellos come,

Ellos trajeron los familia de todos cosas y vida.

Ellos cociando la pasta cada domingo. 

La tradition quedo en toda la familia.

Refrán

Mi antepasado come de Irlanda,

Y Italia  y eso es la cuento de mi.

​In this project we had to write a song that describes where we are from. In the song, we had to answer the question 'where did I come from?' and describe it in a way. In this project, I learned how to make non-rhyming lyrics, fit into a rhythm and how to make my own rhythm. I am especially proud of the music to my song because I am not usually good with things like garageband and ,to me, my music actually sounded pretty decent. If I had to do this all over again, I would change the lyrics, maybe make them rhyme a bit, so they flow easier.

​Vengo de Filadelfia.

Yo viví en ese ciudad

todo mi vida, por muchos años

Me encanta los luces,

sonidos y edificios altos.

Yo vengo de una ciudad.

historia, arte, y música

Mi corazón vive en ese ciudad.

Mi alma pertenece.

Yo vive en una ciudad

pinta una obra maestra

de personas muchas.

Expresa se mismo.

Aceptamos todos los personas.

Yo vengo de una ciudad.

historia, arte, y  música

Mi corazón vive en ese ciudad.

Mi alma pertenece.

Another morning, when I took MY time for getting ready for school to try to wake up my older sister. Giving me attitude and not wanting to get up, I just walked out, I couldn’t be late to school because of her. Another unsuccessful day of her not getting out of bed until the middle of the day and her just not attending school. Every morning I felt like I was repeating my self.

“Julian! Julian! Julian! Get up!” Or “Wakey wakey eggs and bacey!”

She would reply,

“Shut up! Go away.” Or “Yeah, yeah, yeah I am up!”

After that my parents would go in and try to get her out of bed, it never worked. It was always time for me to go to school eventually so I said bye and thought on my way to school, good luck!

Always being one of the smartest people I know. Doing her work, and helping me with homework. She was always the stereotypical idol of an older sister. Getting straight A’s, and just hoping that I would too. Trying her best and just looking at all her projects she did and how I was thinking, I can’t wait to do that. Always known as someone who has great potential. Then high school began. Where was my perfect sister Julian? Thinking oh, it must be a ninth grade thing she will be okay in a week or two. Me being in sixth grade I didn’t know any better. But, she continued not doing her work and not going to school. How could it be someone so smart is now not getting good grades? There is definitely a mistake. Freshman year went by for her, but it felt slow for me. Sophomore year came, Julian is going to do great this year I just know it! All I remember is her not wanting to attend school. Having arguments back and forth with my parents. As if screaming was a normal tone in my house. Shedding tear by tear, if only I collected them all.

Time went on, for a couple months. She was hoping she would get into this program to study in Israel for the rest of her sophomore year. There she went, January 23^rd 2009 off to Israel for school until June. Maybe she will do her work. I guess that was okay, but then junior year was coming. The most important year of high school.  September until November she was still enrolled in public high school. Did she go? Nope. November until June was the most successful months of high school with a new school. I could tell that my mother and father were so happy that this new school was working. So excited not just for a full year ahead of us, but senior year. But then it actually came. The first day was picture day, so she went…but late. From there on it was a couple times here and there but that ended in November. I remember talking to her one time about it because I felt brave that day. I was obviously scared that she would throw something at me other times, but not this time.

As I was stumbling to get my words out, I said, “So why don’t you attend school?”

Her reply, with an attitude coming on and a grunt, “None of your business. AND you don’t even have to go after you 16. BYE!”

Now I wish I could have got in her head, so she could of made the right decisions. Ironically, her essay for her college applications were about, how to make good choices. Unlucky for her, but lucky for me that she had to learn the hard way. From her bad mistakes/decisions I know what to do and what not to do. It has made me want to try more in school and never want to be absent. I was always obsessive about absences and lateness’s but it has recently had a great affect on me. She didn’t even realize she was teaching a lesson to me through all the struggles she went through. Although it is all about how it affected her, it also had an outcome on me.

This was happening to someone who’s room was right above mine. Who was there when I was born. Who has been, and always will be my older sister. So don’t think that just because SHE didn’t do her work, or SHE didn’t wake up for school, or SHE didn’t make great choices at times, it only affected her. The affect on me was not only for me to learn but also for me to know right from wrong. It is somewhere I never want to be in life, and to have to experience again. It motivates me to strive for excellence. In the long run, she ended up learning right from wrong. The ends of her suppose to be senior year she took the G.E.D. testing and did fantastic. She got into all eight colleges she applied to, and is now currently in Israel on a gap year program before college studying at Hebrew University, and then living on a Kibbutz. So sometimes you can’t just pass go, and collect two hundred dollars, some people have to work for it. 

The purpose of the project was to write a song about where you're from. Where your family's from, where you live, anything in general - as long as it has to do with YOU. 

I'm proud of being able to write it out and understand where my family is from. We've been all over the place, but it's what makes my family unique. 

If I could do this over again, I would probably learn how to sing beforehand. I sing horribly, but that brings us to the next problem - I didn't have a instrumental in mind. I wrote out the lyrics and then decided to find a song, but that didn't work considering my lyrics didn't go with it. I then had to change my lyrics while recording. So next time, I'd plan this out better. 

Canción: 

Mi familia vino de Asia.

Soy de Scranton y Filadelfia.

   

Mi mamá es muy joven

yo tengo dos hermanos.

Mi familia es muy raro 

nos gustamos las comidas 

Mi familia está muy grande  

todo por el mundo.

Yo tengo dos hermanas

y yo tengo dos hermanos 

Soy estás mas viejos. 

 

Mi familia está muy grande

todo por el mundo.

Te gusta un reunión familiar - mi familia es muy cómica.

Si mi nombre es Bee, 

yo no puedo cantar

Este es el final

yo estoy muy mal. 

Hey here's my sound slide

​There I was. In line ordering some food, and the lady asked me

"What would you like?" I responded by saying

"Can I have a....",

--But before I could even answer, the lady cut me off by saying,

"Oh my God! You're accent is so cute, where are you from?!? Do you speak any Spanish?"

 

Usually this question doesn't annoy me, but I just get so tired of answering it. When I answer that, then they ask me what's my ethnic back round, then it starts a whole debate on who I am. Then I have those who doubt who I am because of how I look on the outside. It's very stressful and confusing, but I’ll break it down for you.

 

I am Mexican, Italian and African American.  My father, who is more Mexican, is where I get my accent from. It was terrible when I was younger, so I had to go to many speech classes and finally, as of now, my accent is maintainable. After awhile though, when it comes out, people start to gush over it. “

Oh my gosh your voice is so beautiful!” 

“Oh my God where are you from?!”

Questions like this that tend to make me mad and upset that I even have one. Often times though, people seem to think I’m faking it, which I’m not. I have no reason to want to fake something as silly as a pointless accent. Also just because I am part Hispanic does not mean I have to know any Spanish. I get many mixed reactions to it; I have honestly never heard any hate towards it though.

If I could change having an accent, would I do it?

Probably not.

But if I could change something about the situation of having one, I would make it so that it’s not something that people gush over. I also would stop the judgments made about my race before being asked.  

 

 

 

 

    •    What surprised you most about this information?  What seemed quite obvious about explaining this data set?
What surprised me the most about the information was that there were significant reasons leading to immigration in the US. There were problems going on all over the world leading to immigration. Like world war 2, people trying to get out of their country to find a better life else where. There were always those people who were against others moving into their country and over populating it. There were different ways that people stood up to stop people from taking over there territory.
    •    Looking at the overall trend and incorporating what you know about the US presently, predict and defend the immigration trend for the next two decades.
In the next two decades depending on the "War" in iraq, I predict that there will be many middle eastern immigrants and laws. As well as ways to stereotype
    •    Describe how you made a decision on how to visually represent the information.
We decided on pie charts and bar graphs because the `
    •    What parts of group work were challenging?

    •    What would you do differently if you had this project to do over?