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Lesson Plan - Highlighting History
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Learning Objective
Students will understand the significance of objects included in a museum exhibit that celebrates Latino cultures and heritage.
Text Structure
Description
Content-Area Connections
U.S. History, Social Studies
Standards Correlations
CCSS: RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.4, RI.4.5, RI.4.7, RI.4.8, RI.4.9, RI.4.10, L.4.4, SL.4.1, W.4.2
NCSS: Culture
TEKS: Social Studies 4.19
1. Preparing to Read
Watch a Slideshow: Shaping the Nation
After viewing, discuss: Which people described in the slideshow were you most inspired by? Why?
Preview Words to Know
Project the online vocabulary slideshow and introduce the Words to Know.
Set a Purpose for Reading
As students read, have them think about how each featured item honors Latino cultures and heritage.
2. Close-Reading Questions
1. Emily Key says that one goal of the exhibit is to honor everyday people. Choose one featured item from the exhibit and explain how it helps meet that goal. Sample response: The cuatro honors everyday people because it is an instrument played by many Puerto Rican people.
(RI.4.8 REASONS AND EVIDENCE)
2. Why do you think many Cubans have traveled to the U.S. in balsas? Many Cubans have traveled on these rafts because conditions in Cuba are difficult. Some people are willing to risk their safety to make new lives for themselves in the U.S.
(U.S. RI.4.1 INFERENCE)
3. How did Ellen Ochoa make U.S. history? Ochoa made history in 1993 as the first Hispanic woman to go to space.
(RI.4.2 KEY DETAILS)
3. Skill Building
FEATURED SKILL: Research
Continue your Hispanic Heritage Month exploration by using the Skill Builder “Inspiring Life Stories” to have students research and write about an influential Hispanic American.
(RI.4.9 RESEARCH/INTEGRATING INFORMATION)
Multilingual Learners
Let this article spark a celebration of the diversity of cultures in your classroom. Invite every student to name one object that might be featured in an exhibit about their family’s culture and heritage.
Striving Readers
Use the text-to-speech feature available online to listen to the article read aloud.
Build Knowledge
Explain that Latino refers to people who are from (or are descendants of people from) Latin America. Hispanic refers to people who are from or have had relatives from Spanish-speaking populations.