Trinidad & Las Animas County – Page 3 – Chicano & Latino History Project

Lesson Plan: Analyzing Photographs of Colorado’s Mining History

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In 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

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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)

Lesson Plan: Labor and Working Conditions for Latinos, 1920s-1970s

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In 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

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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) [...]

Lesson Plan: Identity Quilt – The Complexities of Ethnic Identity

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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)

Lesson Plan: Identity and Community: Interviewing our Families

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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)

Lesson Plan: Farming

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In this lesson, 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)

Lesson Plan: Celebrations

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In this lesson, students will analyze traditions tied to celebrations/holidays in their community using interviews and primary artifacts to create a presentation on how historic celebrations and cultural interactions/movements have influenced today’s celebrations in Colorado. (Click images to enlarge)

Hispanic Occupations in 1871: A Spreadsheet for Math and Social Studies classes

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This spreadsheet lists everyone with a Hispanic name who was included in the Trinidad City Directory for 1871. The 83 people cover a wide range of occupations, with many people described as laborers (which could be in agriculture, mining, or whatever) as well as skllled workers and craftspeople, business owners, farmers/ranchers, and Las Animas County’s Representative in the Colorado Territorial Legislature. To open the spreadsheet, click following link: Hispanic Occupations, 1871 This material can be used in several types of classroom units: -- In Math classes, to introduce students to spreadsheets and how to work with them (e.g., how to sort and count by occupation, or [...]

Video Clip from Interview with Samantha and Shantell Quintana, Latino Political Activity in Trinidad
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Video Clip from Interview with Samantha and Shantell Quintana, Latino Political Activity in Trinidad

Video Clip from Interview with Samantha and Shantell Quintana, Latino Political Activity in Trinidad

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This 2018 interview, the Quintana sisters talk about the lack of political involvement from Latino people in Trinidad because of the Italian people who hold power over them in the city. Length: 2:19.