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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic César Chávez, and supports the standard of examining the extent citizens have worked to protect human rights. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Ask students:
- What rights do you think all people should have in a workplace?
Step 2: BUILD BACKGROUND
- Read aloud the description on the César Chávez topic page.
- Play the Movie, pausing to check for understanding.
- Have students read one of the Related Reading articles. Partner them with someone who read a different article to share what they learned with each other.
Step 3: ENGAGE
Students express what they learned about César Chávez while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student needs.
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- Make-a-Movie: Create a news report that answers this question: What were some of the main results of Chávez’s grape strike? (Essential Literacy Skill: Determine central ideas)
- Make-a-Map: Make a concept map identifying how Chávez’s three strategies of strikes, boycotts, and protest marches influenced change for workers’ rights. (Essential Literacy Skill: Summarize key details)
- Creative Coding: Code a flag representing Chávez’s impact on workers’ rights movements. (Essential Literacy Skill: Make logical inferences from explicit details)
- Primary Source: Listen to excerpts from Chávez’s important 1984 speech and cite details to answer the accompanying questions. (Essential Literacy Skill: Evaluate content presented in diverse media)
Step 4: APPLY & ASSESS
Apply: Students complete the César Chávez Challenge, applying essential literacy skills while demonstrating what they learned about this topic.
Assess: Wrap up the lesson with the César Chávez Quiz.
Step 5: EXTEND LEARNING
Famous Historical Figures Unit: Continue to build understanding around historical figures with more BrainPOP topics.
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