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Pasf Observation
Every Monday after school, I lead 48 people in my Pan American Student Forum club. PASF is an organization where students can learn about Hispanic culture through four mediums: dancing, acting, drawing, or debating. As the President of PASF, I am in charge of teaching each subgroup.
As the debate teacher, I break down a ten-page debate resolutions with convoluting and misdirecting phrases into an understandable, colloquial wording. As I analyze resolutions every week, I help my students build their reading skill so one day they will be able to decipher the text themselves. Also, I teach the “Salsa” dance in weekly segments, eventually building up to a ten minute performance. Furthermore, I monitor the acting team’s progress, checking their

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