Grade Levels Middle School

Lesson Plan: This I Believe Essays

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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) [...]

Lesson Plan: Civil Rights Protest Posters: Communication Across Time

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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)

Lesson Plan: The Life of a Migrant Worker: Before, During and After

LHP_Intern2020-02-05T19:30:39+00:00

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)

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: Identity Quilt – The Complex Category of 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: The Life of a Migrant Worker: Before, During, and After

LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:04:03+00:00

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)

Lesson Plan: The Life of a Migrant Worker: Before, During, and After

LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:03:57+00:00

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)

Lesson Plan: The Life of a Migrant Worker: Before, During, and After

LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:03:48+00:00

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)

Lesson Plan: Identity Quilt – The Complexities of Ethnic Identity

LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:01:31+00:00

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 Quilt – The Complexities of Ethnic Identity

LHP_Intern2020-02-01T18:01:23+00:00

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)