Lesson Plan: The Civil Rights Movement in Pueblo: Education
LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:04:41+00:00This lesson challenges students to view Civil Rights as a continuing process for marginalized groups. In particular, we will focus on Latinos in the Colorado educational system during the Civil Rights movement. When addressing the Civil Rights movement in American History, many students think of the courageous work done by African-Americans and other allied groups in the Southern United States (especially if they have taken a Civil Rights unit). This lesson expands their understanding to include Latinos. Students end the lesson by identifying other groups who may still be struggling with equal access to Civil Rights in American society, as focused on education. (Click images to [...]
Lesson Plan: Chicano Educational Demands: A Comparison of Los Angeles and Pueblo (this lesson can be used with Spanish language learners)
LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:04:34+00:00In this lesson students will discover how the Chicano walkouts and educational demands in Los Angeles in 1968 were similar to and different from those in Pueblo in the early 1970s. (Click images to enlarge)
Lesson Plan: Workers’ Movements and Civil Rights Activity
LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:04:17+00:00For this lesson students will research different time periods, places, and events involving Hispanic workers’ movements and Latino/ Chicano Civil Rights activities. Students will be expected to choose at least two different time periods (e.g., early 20th century or 1960s and the present) 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) [...]
Lesson Plan: The Life of a Migrant Worker: Before, During, and After
LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:03:57+00:00During 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)
Lesson Plan: Analyzing Photographs of Colorado’s Mining History
LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:03:35+00:00In this lesson, students will analyze primary source photographs of mining history in Colorado. Students will also 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)
Lesson Plan: Latino Leaders in Colorado
LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:02:28+00:00Utilizing 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)
Lesson Plan: Labor and Working Conditions for Latinos, 1920s-1970s
LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:02:08+00:00In this lesson, students will investigate working conditions and relationships between workers and land/company owners in various occupations. This lesson would fit well during a unit on Industrialization, Muckraking and/or Progressivism. (Click images to enlarge)
Lesson Plan: Immigration: “This I Believe” Essays
LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:01:49+00:00Students 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) [...]
Lesson Plan: Identity Quilt – The Complexities of Ethnic Identity
LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:01:23+00:00At 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)