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Mexico: Art, Food and Culture Lesson PlanMexico: Art, Food and Culture Lesson Plan
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Newsela
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4th - 6th
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Mexico: Art, Food and Culture

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What can we pick up from the culture of others? Scholars learn much about people of Mexico by completing a close reading of articles about the country's culture. After completing the selection, readers carry out tasks, complete quizzes, and write to prompts.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

reading articles, formal writing, annotation

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Create graphic organizers to compare Mexican and American cultures

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a free Newsela account to access articles
  • Contains group work

Pros

  • Articles focus on different cultural aspects
  • Includes a scoring grid

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.5.1 RI.6.1

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