In this lesson, students will investigate working conditions and relationships between workers and company owners in various occupations. This lesson would fit well during a unit on Industrialization, Muckraking and/or Progressivism. (Click images to enlarge)
In this lesson, students will explore This I Believe essays, resources on the Boulder County Latino History website, and local resources in order to create their own ‘This I Believe’ essay on immigration. In a time when immigration is being hotly debated in our government and in our communities and when many of our young Dreamers’ lives are hanging in the balance, it is increasingly important to talk about immigration in the classroom. This lesson aims to support students’ ability to dialogue about these important topics. NOTE: This lesson could be broadened from immigration to any topic from the BCLHP/Latino experience. (Click images to enlarge) [...]
For this lesson, students will research different time periods, places, and events involving Latina/o and Chicano Civil Rights Movements. Students will be expected to choose at least two different time periods (e.g. 1960s and current) and create two different “protest” posters for each time period. Students will create a total of four protest posters that include a slogan and an image on the front and a detailed summary of the event on the back. Students must also make connections between the two time periods and submit a reflection. (Click images to enlarge)
During this unit of study, middle school students will investigate, using primary sources, the life of migrant workers in their communities. After finding resources, the students will record a mock “interview” between a migrant worker and a reporter that answers the questions: 1. Why did you come? 2. What did you find and experience? 3. How is your life now? (Click images to enlarge)
September 15-October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. During the Identity and Community Unit we will interview family members. We will “Tell their Stories” about what it means to be a member of the community. Students will interview family members and write a narrative essay. (Click images to enlarge)
Through a variety of primary sources, students will practice analyzing skills to understand how Latinos have had an impact on Colorado’s farming industry. Students will create a poster or a PPT presentation. Additionally, students will write an informational essay on Latino farming in Colorado. (Click images to enlarge)
In this lesson, students will analyze primary source photographs of mining history in Colorado. Students will complete a primary source analysis tool of the mining photographs. The goal of this lesson is that students analyze the primary source photographs to gain an idea of the life of mine workers in Colorado. The final product is an expository paragraph about the life of mine workers. (Click images to enlarge)
Utilizing a variety of primary sources, artifacts and interviews from the BCLHP, and inquiry-based instruction, students will analyze and evaluate leadership qualities of local Latino leaders that have historically impacted Latino way of living. Students will create a presentation on a Latino leader that includes his/her influence on the community and leadership skills of this particular leader. (Click images to enlarge)
At the beginning of the school year, it is important to connect with students. In the complex world of Identity, it is important to empower students through Primary Sources to identify and understand their ethnicity and other aspects of identity. During this unit of study, we will explore the meaning of identity vocabulary for a culturally and linguistically diverse classroom. The final assessment is for the students to complete an identity square that is made into a classroom quilt. (Click images to enlarge)
In this lesson, Students will orally analyze primary source photographs of past and present family members. Students will bring photographs of their great grandparents, grandparents and parents. They will each get a Picture/Photograph Analysis Sheet to analysis their photos. Students will use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast photographs of family members past and present. Finally, students will create a written paragraph explaining the similarities and differences between their past and present family photographs. (Click images to enlarge)