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- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students identify the Spanish-speaking Caribbean Islands and compare national symbols. They locate Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic on a map and compare the national symbols of the Caribbean Islands and the U.S. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read profiles of the various generations of Hispanics living in the United States. In groups, they examine the numbers of Hispanics either getting into trouble at school or becoming pregnant while still in school. To end the lesson, they read a case study and answer comprehension questions about the actions needed to help young mothers. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students in an ESL classroom are introduced to new vocabulary before reading a story in their native language. In groups, they discuss how the tradition of writing stories down became a tradition and answer comprehension questions. To end the lesson, they examine the characteristics of poems and verse. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students in an ESL classroom compare and contrast Puetro Rican and Mexican cultures. In groups, they research the reasons why people leave one country for another and how to obtain a visa. As a class, they brainstorm a list of the misconceptions that face immigrants when they come to the United States and debate the issue of bilingual education. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students read excerpts from a variety of poems by Hispanic and Spanish authors in Spanish. Individually, they identify any vocabulary they are unfamiliar with and view examples of poetry elements. To end the lesson, they research and read poems by authors who are second generation Puerto Rican. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Student explain how geographic and cultural settings influence a person's identity. They compare and contrasting Esmeralda Santiago's Puerto Rican self with her American self by participating in a close reading of the text and writing a persuasive essay based on their reading. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students study Taino Art and identify their crafts and stone carvings. They read the life of Campeche as presented and discuss with their teacher the economic and political situation of Puerto Rico in the eighteenth century and how life may have been then. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students examine the characteristics of how to geographically define an island. They use a map to locate several islands and then describe what they think it would be like to live on an island. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research the physical features and geography of Puerto Rico as well as locate it on a world map and identify its major characteristics. Pictures and postcards are shown to each class for a visual connection to Puerto Rico as their research commences. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research important facts about Puerto Rico by participating in an internet Scavenger Hunt. They also make their own Puerto Rican flags and write the facts they located inside of their flags. A quiz is administered the the students at the end of this lesson, Full Review »
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