HW

Week 2 Discussion Example

“Se Hambla Espanol”

For my week 1 assignment, I wrote the following thesis:

In her essay entitled “Se Habla Español,” Tanya Maria Barrientos argues that while many Latinos

and Latinas feel the need to speak Spanish so as to identify with the culture of their parents,

they should not feel this obligation.

I feel this thesis was a good start. My instructor suggested I be sure to name the author and reading at

the beginning of the intro. So as I revised, I kept that in mind.

Here is my introduction and revised thesis:

In her essay entitled “Se Habla Español, Tanya Maria Barrientos explores her heritage and that of many

LatinX individuals. She reflects on her experiences of growing up in the United States and how she often

feels disconnected from her heritage as a person born of Central American decent. She shares her

experiences trying to learn Spanish and how frustrating these experiences have been. Barrientos also

focuses on how these experiences discourage her and make her feel less Latin. Towards the end of her

essay, Barrientos makes her argument clear. She argues that while many Latinos and Latinas feel the

need to speak Spanish so as to identify with the culture of their parents, they should not feel this

obligation.

References

Barrientos, T.M. (2022). Se habla español. In R. Bullock, M. Daly Goggin, & F. Weinberg (Eds.) The Norton

field guide to writing with readings (6th ed.) (pp. 715-718), WW Norton.