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 * Element One: **** * Concept definition ** – Students clearly //define// their **concept**.

===** Element Two: ** * **Information/statistics** – Students //report// current information and/or statistics about their **concept** using digital information resources such as online journals, newspapers, and databases ===

We found an artical in the NYTimes that states a woman who has spent the last 40 years in the aera of bilingual arts. she has never spoken another lanuage but when she has begun, she has never felt better. this connects to the big Fiesta cultural because ther're many people from other communities that visit our multiy-cultural festival and dont even know how to speak spanish yet have a good time.

**Element Three:** ** Connection to IAMS ** – Students //identify and report// about a **practice or tradition** of the IAMS program that addresses that **concept** of the school’s mission/vision.

Fiesta Cultural conects to the mission and vision because our mission at this multy cultural festival teaches you many things about dual language and that many people from other communities come and visit our school.This also connnects to the vision concept because our vision is to make this school a better place. for kids ariound the community so they can come and learn how it is to be in a bilingual.


 * Element Four: **** Interview(s) ** – Students //interview// __other students__ and __at least one member of the faculty__ on camera to provide further insight about their mission and vision **concept** and the IAMS **practice or tradition** reported in Element Three

"The Interviewees" 1) Ms. Arce 2) Ms.Soto 3) charlie 4) Antonio 5) Tommy

1) If you were to identify what inter-American magnet school meant, how would you describe it? 2) How long have you’ve been working here at IAMS? 3) What is your legacy that you want to leave behind? 4) Do you think that you have given everything in your power to make the mission and vision come true or at least possible? 5) Thinking about the future, do you believe this school will change or stay the same? 6) Describe your community meaning the school 7) How do you feel when you enter the school? 8) When you leave this school the day that you’ll graduate, what do you think your last words will be? 9) How does “Fiesta cultural” help us with different values from other school?

**Element Five:** **Personal Experience** – Students //share// how the IAMS **practice or tradition** described in Element Three have 1.) impacted them personally **and** 2.) advanced the realization of their mission and vision **Anaisabel: i'm very appreciative of having the opportunity to go "Fiesta Cultural" because its such an amazing expireience for me. This has been a very known tradition to do at the school I.A.M.S.**

**Brandon: "my experience for the fiesta cultural is that the different families around latin america bring all types of foods.**

**Lautaro: " Fiesta Cultural is not an experience but an adventure, coming together to this special event we do not see eachother as friends but as family, to be able to seeing this event happen since i was in pre-school it is a good adventure i really do thing that they should stop the whole donation and fund thing and just come together"**

** Element Six :** **Personal Commitment** - Students //explain// 1.) what they are doing and 2.) what others can do to advance the realization of their mission and vision **concept**.

Anaisabel: what im doin to make my mission and vision come true is trying my best in athe acedemic section. Plus with our special events that we celebrate, it helps look better even more!!!!

Brandon: What i am trying to do is that all the inter american students use billgual and talk in the school because other school just speak one language in there school but are school is more advance ib being billgual.

1) Different values connects to diversity because we learn about other people and their own values. plus we can learn about their differences. like the tanos, the mayas and the incas. 2) They advance by working together because they can bring more culture to the school. its an adventure learning about their different experiences.
 * Element Seven: **** Connecting the dots ** – 1. ) Students //establish a connection// between their selected **practice or tradition** and that of another group. 2.) Students explain how one **practice or tradition** advances more than one mission and vision **concept** simultaneously.

**Element Eight:** ** Essential Questions ** – Students respond to the essential questions based on their research and personal opinions