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Content Standards "History-Social Science" Addressed in This Lesson:
Content Standards "History-Social Science" Addressed in This Lesson:
People Who Make a Difference. Students differentiate between things that happened long ago and things that happened yesterday
Trace the history of a family through the use of primary and secondary sources, including artifacts, photographs, interviews, and documents
Compare and contrast their daily lives with those of their parents, grandparents, and/or guardians.
Place important events in their lives in the order in which they occurred (e.g., on a time line or storyboard).
Continuity and Change. Students can learn more about our connections to the past and the ways in which particularly local, but also regional and national, government and traditions have developed and left their marks on current society, providing common memories.
Temas Del Tercer Día:
Temas Del Tercer Día:
This lesson examines themes related to multiculturalism, immigration, and identity. We encourage you to begin your class with a discussion on cross-cultural identity:
Can anyone share what it means to identify as Chicano or Chicane? What are the strengths and challenges of living with a multicultural identity?
Our communities and cities are places of great cultural, racial, and regional diversity. Indigenous and Latine communities can include people of African, Asian and Arab backgrounds. Many families also include Spanish and other European ancestors who are white. The lives of people in these diverse communities is also influenced by multiple traditions and community expectations.
For many Indigenous and Latine people whose families have migrated to the United States experience what has been called a "borderland" identity, enjoying the best out of multiple worlds (languages, cultural practices, dreams, and hopes).
Along with living life in the borderlands and diversity in society come issues of skin color and the prejudices and racisms we still have to unlearn about skin color preferences.
Lesson Plan:
Lesson Plan:
Reference Chicano Jr.'s Mexican Adventure to facilitate a classroom discussion on identity. Ask students to identify ways that Chicano Jr. is American, Mexican, and Chicano.
Read poem "They Call Me Güero" on page 22 of They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems. This poem about a border kid who is called "Güero" (Blonde) invites dialogue about racial politics within families and the effects of racism which places preferences on lighter skin color. Discuss the following:
Have you heard the term "güero" before?
Sometimes nicknames can be problematic and hurt or make people uncomfortable. How did Güero react to people noticing their pale skin color?
Why did Güero's father say: "Doors will open for you that won't for me"?
Introduce empowering historically anti-racist and Latine figures to the class
Do a brief search online for three figures that have worked to advance the rights of Latine people (Benito Juárez, César E. Chávez, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Complete the coloring activity by Favianna Rodriquez (students can do Activity 1 using the model below or Activity 2 following instructions in a Youtube video)
Complete the cross-connecting Spanish to Yucatec Maya language presevation activity
Benito Juárez
Benito Juárez
Benito Juárez was México's first Indigenous president and held office from 1857-1872. While his time in office is controversal, his status as a Zapotec president who lead México through two civil wars is historically honored.
César E. Chávez
César E. Chávez
¡Si se puede! César E. Chávez was a first-generation immigrant and civil rights leader for farmworkers. He founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) and was committed to achieving social justice for American immigrants.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman and the youngest Latina to ever serve in Congress. She is a second-generation Puerto Rican and a progressive advocate for racial-environmental justice and eliminating poverty in America.
Photo 1 credits to Wikiquote: photo 2 credits to the San Diego Tribune; photo 3 credits to Wikipedia
La Migración es Hermosa/ Migration Is Beautiful:
La Migración es Hermosa/ Migration Is Beautiful:
We link Favianna Rodriquez's art to represent migrant rights and uplift immigrants, many of whom have had to leave their homelands due to political unrest and/or economic hardships. She describes the symbol of a monarch butterfly as:
"The monarch butterfly represents the beauty of migration. We belong to nature, and nature has no borders. The butterfly is a symbol for the right of all living beings to move freely. Like the monarch butterfly, human beings cross borders in search of safer habitats. Like the monarch butterfly, human beings cross borders in order to survive. In this figure, each wing shows a human profile. The phrase, "Migration is Beautiful," celebrates the resiliency, courage, and determination of migrants who come in search of their dreams."
We encourage you to use her beautiful art as a coloring activity for your students to create a community space appreciating the experiences of American immigrants!
Activity 1
Color de inside of the butterfly wings, noticing the design. Write words around the butterfly that connect to the places your family comes from.
Activity 2
Follow the instructions in the Youtube video on How to Make your Own Butterfly Wings and fill in the wings with drawings that tell your family's story of migration.
Link to Favianna Rodriquez's website: https://favianna.com/artworks/migration-is-beautiful-2018?q=migration
Actividad de Vocabulario en Español/ Maya:
Actividad de Vocabulario en Español/ Maya:
Below is a matching activity to match the Spanish word to its Maya equivalent. The answer key can be found below!
pueblo/ kajal
maestre/ kaansaj
vida/ kuxtal
día/ k'iin
Photo 1 was taken in San Cristobal, Chiapas by Emma Pontius; photo 2 was taken by Professor Patricia Baqueno-López; photo 3 was taken in Cancún by Professor Patricia Baqueno-López; photo 4 was taken at Dillon Beach, CA by Emma Pontius
Talking to Children About Racism Resources:
Talking to Children About Racism Resources:
This is a link to a PBS website offering advice on how to address the topic of racism to children:
https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fparents%2Ftalking-about-racism&sa=D
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