Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Four Contemporary Mexican and Chicano Plays-An Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars read use their five senses to discover Chicano plays.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Chicano Movement in California - Culture, Causes, and Community

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the culture and community of the Chicano movement in California using prints that emerged from the Chicano movement. The historical, binational, and bicultural components are examined in this three lessons unit.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Border Teatro

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students analyze elements unique to the Chicano art form of the teatro (theater) and examine history connected to the form, namely the farm workers' movement of the 1960's.
Handout
Arizona State University

Chicana/chicano Experience in Arizona

For Students 9th - 10th
Dual-language site containing images and documents that show the role Mexican Americans have played in the history and development of Arizona.
Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Popol Vuh

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit is geared towards grades 4-8, but could be used with ESL high school students. Contains lesson plans integrating language arts and social studies, with a bibliography, a play, recipe, and a reading list for students.
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Migrant Struggle: Rudolfo Anaya

For Students 9th - 10th
Regional author, Rudolfo Anaya, is featured in this brief biography highlighting his contributions to American literature which draw upon his experiences as a Mexican American. See "Rudolfo Anaya Activities" for related resources.