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- 6th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast the Caribbean region in 1492 with the same region today , and use five themes of geography as avenues of comparison. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students create four postcards that illustrate an island on the Caribbean. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students learn the following about the Caribbean Islands: climate, natural resources, ethnic groups, population, language, and special points of interest to tourists. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine the Caribbean in terms of its music, art, and folklore. As a class, they listen to a folktale and discuss the difference between telling a story and reading a story. In groups, they write their own folktale and share it with the class. They use the internet to research what it was like to grow up in Cuba during the 1970s. To end the lesson, they view examples of artwork and reflect on them in their journals. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the foods and traditions of the Caribbean. In groups, they brainstorm their own definition of culture and review the physical and political geography of the Caribbean. They spend time sampling different foods from the area and read excerpts of oral histories and discuss as a class. To end the lesson, they research the role of Puerto Ricans in New Haven, Connecticut. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students are introduced to about Caribbean culture through the preparation and sampling of Caribbean food, as well as become familiar with Caribbean folk songs and poetry. They also experience blindness in order to form a deeper understanding of the novel Timothy of the Cay. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students read stories about the Caribbean. They write about the Caribbean lifestyle. Students write their own stories of the Caribbean, using facts and researched information. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students expand knowledge of Caribbean life. They utilize various research tools including the internet. Students explore scientific concepts related to the ocean. The lessons within this unit are centralized around novels. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students complete a unit that explores the cultures of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba through cooking. They follow step-by-step directions of a variety of recipes, create a Caribbean scrapbook or cookbook, and participate in a simulated market day. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students writea children's book in Spanish. They locate and label the Spanish speaking Caribbean Islands on a map. Students determine the theme, location, and main characters in the book La Isla. They review the present, present progressive and preterite tenses. Full Review »
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