NewsELA Hispanic Students & Hispanic Heritage Month

What does the graphic titled "Celebrating All Americans: Hispanic Heritage" show about Latin America?

• It shows where indigenous people lived.

• It shows the area that makes up Latin America.

• It shows flags from Latin American countries.

Which question is answered in the final graphic containing the flags?

• Why is Hispanic Heritage Month held in September?

• In which 20 countries is Spanish the official language?

• How many native Spanish-speakers live in Latin America?

What did Abraham Espina want to explain in the section "A Language In Common?"

• that there are many variations of the Spanish language

• that it's important to give back to your community

• that people often forget about indigenous languages

The group of students featured in this article do not call themselves "Hispanic" or "Latino."

Why is that?

• They identify more as Americans.

• They all identify with different histories.

• They identify more as Mexicans.

A Hispanic is someone who:

• speaks Latin

• speaks Mexican

• eats Latin food and dances to Latin music

• speaks Spanish

Select all that are true about Hispanic culture:

• Hispanics are similar in some ways.

• Hispanics are different in other ways.

• Hispanics come from 20 different Spanish-speaking countries.

• All Hispanics have the same background.

Select all that are true about the word "Latino."

• "Latino" means people from countries in Latin America, like Central and South America.

• The word "Latino" refers to people who live in the United States.

• The word "Latino" does not include people from Spain.

• The word "Latino" was not created by Spanish speakers or people from Latin America, but it was created for the US Census in order to count the population.

In the fourth paragraph of the section titled, A Language in Common, it reads, "He pointed out that there are INDIGENOUS people in Mexico. Many of them do not speak Spanish. INDIGENOUS people lived in Central and South America before Spanish colonizers came."

A synonym for INDIGENOUS could be:

• native

• alien

• citizen

• tourist

How many native Spanish speakers are there?

• 47 million

• 470 million

• 4700 million

What do all Hispanics generally share?

• Language

• Food

• Culture

• All of these