Do Now: February 27,2008

Do Now: Do you consider yourself as having a mixture of roots? Why or why not?

Yes, i think that everyone came from the same root. We are all mixed with different anestory. We belong to one family of ancestory in the past. i don't think there is one root per family, I think that we all have a mixture of roots.

1- What geographical regions can be identified in this poem?
Caribbean, Puerto Rican, america, new york, Manhattan, Bronx, california and Europe.

2- Describe the message within the following verses:
“History made me” and “I was born at the crossroads.”
Her background is form various places in the past and she came to be form many places.

3- Define Caribeña and Taíno.
A) Caribeña- A girl or a woman from teh Caribbean.
B) Taíno- Inhabitants.

4- How would you characterize the speaker’s racial and ethnic background?
The speakers racial and ethic background is that she is from many different areas. She describes herself as Caribbean, Puerto Rican, and an California Puerto Rican Jew.