Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month

by Marie Poteete

​When you are finished:

1. ​Turn in screenshot in Canvas

2. ​Check your grade and make sure all your work is turned in

3. ​Practice vocab

Open Ended

Work your way through the presentation to learn about Hispanic Heritage month. You will watch videos, read slides, and answer questions. Submit a screenshot of your score in Canvas.

Will you be working on your own or with a partner?  Write your partner's name. 

​Objectivos

• Identify basic information about Hispanic Heritage month.

• ​Identify the difference between the words hispanic and latinx.​

• ​Become familiar with some aspects of Hispanic heritage.

Hispanic Heritage Month

• United States honors the historical, social, political, economic, and cultural contributions that Hispanics have made to our country with a Hispanic Heritage Month. 

• The celebration runs from September 15 to October 15.

Multiple Choice

When is Hispanic Heritage Month?

• September 15th to October 15th

• September 16th to October 16th

• May 5th to June 5th

• EVERYDAY IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

Multiple Choice

How many Spanish speaking countries are there?

• 15

• 19

• 21

Latin America

• The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. 

Multiple Choice

Why does Hispanic Heritage Month begin on September 15th?

• It's when Columbus landed in the Americas

• Because it's the day the bill was enacted

• Because Cinco de Mayo was already taken

• Many Latin American countries have their independence day this day

Ethnicity, Nationality, Race

• A person's ethnicity is the culture that they practice at home. The culture of their family.

• A person's nationality is the nation or country in which they are born.

• A person's race refers to shared physical traits.

Multiple Choice

The nation or country in which a person is born.

• ethnicity

• nationality

• race

Multiple Choice

Shared physical traits

• ethnicity

• nationality

• race

Multiple Choice

The culture that they practice at home. The culture of their family.

• ethnicity

• nationality

• race

Hispanic vs Latino

• The term Hispanic or Latino, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, refers to Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture.

Spanish, Hispanic. Latinx

• A Spanish person is a person from Spain

• A Hispanic person is anyone who descends from a person from Spain

• A Latinx person is someone from Latin America

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to be Hispanic?

• A person from Latin America

• Any person who is a descendent of a person from Spain

• Only a person from Spain

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to be Latinx?

• Anyone who speaks Spanish

• A person from Latin America

• A person from Spain

Multiple Choice

What percentage of Americans are Hispanic?

• 25%

• 0.01%

• 17%

• 30%

Multiple Choice

Hispanic Heritage Month is observed throughout the world.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Write at least three things describing what you learned about Hispanic Heritage Month.

Open Ended

Name 2 Famous Hispanic people that you are aware of.