In this lesson students analyze specific factors that drive immigration while describing why many Mexicans emigrated to the Longmont area in the early 20th century.
This lesson is part of several designed to be used together or as stand-alone lessons. The other lessons in this set are:
Created By: Travis Whitcomb, Mead Middle School
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In this lesson students will analyze the characteristics of influential people. The lesson begins with a brainstorm list of influential people in history. Students are then asked to analyze primary sources focused on one of two influential leaders in Boulder County (Esther Blazon or John Martinez). Finally, they will think about where they see themselves in history and create a “Time Magazine Most Influential Person of the Year” cover about their future selves. The assessment will be a written analysis of how the local leaders might be considered influential people in history.
Created By: Jessica Adviento-Mackey, Longs Peak Middle School
Read MoreIn this lesson students will will explore the connection between the fictional Chicago suburb (Clybourne Park) presented in Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun, historic Longmont, and modern Ferguson, Missouri. The lesson should be delivered after students have read Act II Scene 1 when Mama reveals that she has placed a down payment on a house in the predominantly white neighborhood of Clybourne Park.
Created By: Nikki Tobais, Silver Creek High School
Read More In this lesson students will get a taste of some of the experiences of Latino immigrants to Boulder County, focusing on how they have been received/perceived by the Anglos living here over time. The teacher will use BCLHP materials to teach Spanish vocabulary as well as the preterite and imperfect verb tenses. This grammar component is intended to be a review of preterite and imperfect verb conjugation.\
Created By: Catherine Powers, Casey Middle School
In this lesson students will identify and describe possible reasons for why neighborhoods change over time, and think about what these changes tell us about the neighborhood, the city, and the local area. Download Lesson Plan: Word | PDF Created By: Melissa Tobin, University Hill Elementary, Boulder
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In this lesson students will read about the current political arguments in the U.S. to prepare for a Collaborative Reasoning discussion. The Big Discussion Question: Should we make it easier or harder for Mexicans to immigrate to the United States? Students will purposefully read to find reasons on both sides of the immigration issue while taking notes on a T-chart to justify their oral response to the Big Question when engaged in the CR discussion.
Created By: Jennifer Kraemer, Fairview High School
In this lesson students will view Newspaper articles, photos, cartoons, and maps displayed at each gallery station bring the period of around 1900 alive for each of 6 immigrant groups that came to the U.S. By using primary and secondary sources, students will be able to see and experience immigration and the immigrant experience and relate it to their own lives. Using a graphic organizer allows students to analyze what they are looking at and be able to sort out important information as well as helping with content comprehension.
By Jennifer Kraemer, Fairview High School
Read More In this lesson students will look get an introductory look at Latino History in Boulder County. Lesson One introduces key vocabulary needed to understand and analyze Latino history in Boulder County. Lesson Two is a teacher-directed activity that guides students through an analysis of primary source images. Lesson Three asks students to identify and mark key locations in Boulder County on a map. Lesson Four asks students to look closely at a primary text for details and ideas that are important or relevant to them and create a found poem. These lessons can be done in a rotation of learning stations or can be used individually.
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