Curriculam Proposal for Hispanic Classrooms
Theme: Mexican American culture and heroes
Grade level: Elementary
Being located in the lower Rio Grande Valley, at the elementary level students should learn and explore more of their heritage and be exposed to it at an early age. Not only will the topics touch on the importance of family, but will have fabulous imagery, and well has historic facts, and stories that will inspire children to become future leaders. Students will learn the hardships that their ancestors had to endure, and the ways the fought against them in a peaceful way.
Materials that will be needed to purchase in order to teach this lesson will be: a class set of 30 copies of an anchor book that will be used and read by all students as well as at least 6 copies of another 5 books that the students may choose to read on their own time to further their knowledge in the area.
ANCHOR BOOK: Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez.
ISBN: 9780152014377
ANCHOR BOOK SOURCED EVALUATION
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez in 2004 was recognized by Best Children’s book list, Booklist Top 10 Biographies for Youth, and Capital Choices along with many others for best books. It was also awarded in 2004 receiving the Christopher Award, Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award, and was a finalist for the John and Parricia Beatty Award, as well as others. It was also on the State Provisional reading list in 2004 with the Texas Bluenboonet award, and the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, just to name a few.
Reviewing the book for Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, July 1, 2003 (Vol. 71, No. 13)) Kirkus says:
Cesar Chavez, like his heroes Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi, believed in non-violent change. He fought ceaselessly for the rights of migrant farm workers to have a decent living conditions and a living wage. Krull does not offer a birth-to-death biography, instead focusing on the influences of his early years, the organization of the National Farm Workers Association, and the first contract with the grape
Grade level: Elementary
Being located in the lower Rio Grande Valley, at the elementary level students should learn and explore more of their heritage and be exposed to it at an early age. Not only will the topics touch on the importance of family, but will have fabulous imagery, and well has historic facts, and stories that will inspire children to become future leaders. Students will learn the hardships that their ancestors had to endure, and the ways the fought against them in a peaceful way.
Materials that will be needed to purchase in order to teach this lesson will be: a class set of 30 copies of an anchor book that will be used and read by all students as well as at least 6 copies of another 5 books that the students may choose to read on their own time to further their knowledge in the area.
ANCHOR BOOK: Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez.
ISBN: 9780152014377
ANCHOR BOOK SOURCED EVALUATION
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez in 2004 was recognized by Best Children’s book list, Booklist Top 10 Biographies for Youth, and Capital Choices along with many others for best books. It was also awarded in 2004 receiving the Christopher Award, Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award, and was a finalist for the John and Parricia Beatty Award, as well as others. It was also on the State Provisional reading list in 2004 with the Texas Bluenboonet award, and the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, just to name a few.
Reviewing the book for Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, July 1, 2003 (Vol. 71, No. 13)) Kirkus says:
Cesar Chavez, like his heroes Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi, believed in non-violent change. He fought ceaselessly for the rights of migrant farm workers to have a decent living conditions and a living wage. Krull does not offer a birth-to-death biography, instead focusing on the influences of his early years, the organization of the National Farm Workers Association, and the first contract with the grape