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Central America: Theme IV. Social Studies Grade 5: The Western Hemisphere. Teacher Strategies and Student Worksheets.
Neeson, Eileen; And Others – 1987
This curriculum guide presents materials for teaching about Central America and emphasizes the concepts of environment, culture, interdependence, and citizenship. The guide is designed to integrate the study of geographic, economic, historic, political, and social features of Central American nations. The major theme of the document deals with how…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Charts, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
The Cost of Your Shirt. A Simulation Exercise for Secondary Students and Adults, Based on the Real-Life Drama of Guatemalan Textile Workers.
Swenson, Mary, Comp.; Austin, Jane, Comp. – 1992
This simulation exercise requires participants to practice critical thinking, problem solving, and negotiating skills as they role play real-life conflicts concerning working conditions in a factory in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Participants also learn about Guatemala's history, its social, economic, and political status as of April 1994. Based on…
Descriptors: Clothing, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Global Education
Documents Related to the Quincentenary.
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Hale, Charles R., Comp. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1993
Presents three documents related to the Columbus Quincentenary and indigenous populations. Includes the Declaration of Quito (Ecuador) of July 21, 1990; the final text of the Declaration of Xelaju (Guatemala); and the document "After the 500 Years: Indigenous and Peoples' Unity Proposals for Political Action." (CFR)
Descriptors: American Indians, Colonialism, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences
We Have Always Lived Here: The Maya of Guatemala. An Active Learning Pack for Key Stages 2 and 3.
Burr, Margaret; Warner, Rachel, Ed. – 1991
This information pack tells the story of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, the Maya of Guatemala. It covers Mayan culture and daily life as well as the discrimination experienced by the Maya and the fight for human rights in Guatemala. Containing a wealth of activities designed for mixed ability classes, the pack also can be used for…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations
Women and Empowerment: Part II. A Simulation for the Middle School Social Studies Curriculum.
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Sommers, Meredith – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Maintains that, as socioeconomic systems fail to address inequity, the power and wealth of the rich increase at the expense of the poor. Discusses social inequities and violations of human rights in Guatemalan society. Describes a simulation based on Guatemalan textile factories. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Employed Women, Empowerment, Foreign Countries
Colonialism in the Americas: A Critical Look!
Gage, Susan – 1991
Dialogue and illustrations trace the history of the first peoples of South, Central, and North America and encourage students to look at past and present patterns of colonialism and to view colonialism from the perspective of the colonized. Chapter 1 critiques Columbus 500 years after founding the first colony in the Americas. Chapter 2 presents…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Colonialism, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations
America - Las Americas. Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Toro, Leonor; And Others – 1984
These publications were written for teachers to use with migrant children in elementary grades to highlight individual differences between the countries that make up the Americas by providing historical, geographical, and cultural information about them on a quarterly basis. The three issues presented here focus on nations of Central America with…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Biographies, Black History, Cultural Background