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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students exchange folktales with a key-pal using dialog journal writing. They write out a folktale from their own cultural background and exchange it with students of another. They record their impressions of each other's folktales. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss environmental problems in the world and Latin America. They read an article and record information from the article on a chart, and present monologues based on their understanding of the main ideas of the article on the environment. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students focus on the geography of the countries of South America. Using a map, they identify the European countries who claimed the South American countries and research the influences they had on South America. To end the lesson, they write an essay about the South American country they want to live in with supporting details. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore some general concepts about Latin America, their country, government, religion, economy, art, music and its country's flag. They describe the major landforms, customs/traditions/holidays and educational system of Latin America. Students prepare a PowerPoint presentation about Latin America to present to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the life of a migrant worker. They compare the life of those living in the United States with a poorer country such as Mexico or Latin America. After looking up the definitions of vocabulary words, groups of students read about the plight of migrant workers. They discuss how migrant workers support their families. Students simulate an interview with a illegal migrant worker. They write a newspaper article on the life of migrant workers. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Student create and report newscasts depicting current events in Latin America. They import video into Movie Maker and then format and edit the newscast. They save the movie and present it to classmates. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a series of lessons that leads to a formal assessment about Latin America and the Caribbean. They find information using class and other resources and then review for a test. The lesson includes some sample questions for the teacher to use. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 9th
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Students research and examine the secret Special War Problems Division program in Latin America and discuss the impact of the program on civil and human rights. They assess the motives for the program and explore various quotes from that time period. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the cultural characteristics of Latin America and the Caribbean while conducting research using a variety of resources. The information is found while reading grade appropriate texts. The lesson includes different topics in order to guide the information search. Full Review »
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