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Vantrease, Maureen – 1994
This unit was developed to give students in grades 7-12 a fuller understanding of the Latin American world, which is a growing part of the multicultural atmosphere in the United States. The unit is used currently in the seventh grade gifted Language Arts program at B. T. Washington Junior High School (Florida). The unit includes; (1) basic…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Art, Economics, Education
Llewellyn, Marianne – 1994
This lesson plan was designed for students in Montana schools. The objectives for this culture unit are having: (1) students recognize the similarities between their home stat of Montana and the Mexican state of Chihuahua; (2) students learn about features unique to Chihuahua; and (3) students create an advertising brochure marketing Chihuahua to…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Culture, Environment, Foreign Countries
San Diego State Univ., CA. Center for Latin American Studies. – 1997
This second edition contains annotated entries of over 200 print, audiovisual, and computer-based resources dealing with Mexico for instructional use at the K-12 levels. The bibliographic search was designed to be comprehensive, not evaluative. The bibliography is organized into four principal sections: (1) print materials; (2) audiovisual…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials
Nunez, Mario A. – 1994
This report explores two bilingual educational approaches currently in use in Mexico and the United States. The study pursues a limited comparison between two modalities of bilingual instruction, as observed and reported in the consulted literature. The U.S. model featured is known as the two-way bilingual model, an additive approach to…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Foreign Countries
Skene, Becky White – 1996
This packet provides an overview of historical and contemporary Mexico. The interdisciplinary lessons for grades 7-12 include history, geography, art, cooperative learning activities, and map work. Worksheets are included. (EH)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Geography
Maulhardt, Mary – 1994
This curriculum guide is intended: (1) to expose students to the people and customs of Michoacan, Mexico; (2) to explore the meaning of traditional Day of the Dead customs through hands-on experiences; and (3) to build the self-esteem of second language learners of Mexican descent. During the study, students whose primary language is Spanish read…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Bilingual Education, Cultural Activities, Death
Ruiz, Octavio Madigan; And Others – 1995
This resource book braids together the cultural, political and economic realities which together shape Mexican history. The guiding question for the book is that of: "What do we need to know about Mexico's past in order to understand its present and future?" To address the question, the interdisciplinary resource book addresses key…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Latin American Culture, Latin American History
Dombrowski, Teresa Turnbow – 1996
This unit for high school social studies and Spanish language students deals with Mexico's transition toward democracy. Lesson activities include: (1) "What Is An Early Democratic Family Incident That You Remember?"; (2) "What is Democracy?"; (3) "Locating the Five Nations of Mexico"; (4) "Scenes from the Five…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Geography
Latzinger, Joel P. – 1996
This one semester course syllabus entitled, "The Integration of Mexico and the United States: Societies in Transition," is interdisciplinary and taught by the Departments of Geography, Management, Foreign Language/Spanish, and Sociology/Archaeology at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Institute for Latin American Studies. The course…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Geography
Juarez, Pablo Hill – 1996
The unit is intended as part of a world cultures curriculum taught at the 10th grade level. The lessons include: (1) "Mexico in Brief"; (2) "The Mexican American War 1846-1848"; and (3) "History and Educational Status of Americans of Mexican Descent (Chicanos) in the Southwest." Additional resources and a 32-item…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Geography
Hartnett, Joyce – 1996
This interdisciplinary unit is designed for secondary level history students but can be adapted for other levels. The focus of the unit is on Diego Rivera's mural "Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda." Students use the mural to examine three major phases of Mexican history and to provide a basis of research of Mexican history and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Art, Artists, Cultural Awareness
Shih, Tzymei Alexasia – 1994
This packet shares general impressions and interpretations of Mexico offered by a participant in a 5-week Fulbright-Hays Seminar. Included are suggestions on how to use this information to open up communication between the school and Mexican students and their parents. In addition to the background information and statistics, the material also has…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Bilingual Education, Catholics, Culture
Hetzler, H. Jeannine – 1994
These lessons on Mexico have been taught in an integrated fashion within a sixth grade language arts and social studies classroom. Lessons are intended to be easy to pick up and use by any teacher. The material includes: (1) Rationale; (2) "Lesson 1 - I'll Bet You Can Map the Western Hemisphere in a Minute!"; (3) "Lesson 2 -…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Area Studies, Exhibits, Foreign Countries
Richardson, Toni – 1996
This project includes a mini-lesson to be used at the end of the unit on Latin America. The lesson introduces a service learning project to help Maryland students to address the service learning component needed for graduation. The specific lessons have students identify the changing role of Latin American countries in the world community. Ways in…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Geography
Nunez, Lucia – 1996
This unit is guided by the question "How is history constructed?" In this unit, middle to secondary school students explore a variety of accounts of the clash of cultures that occurred between the Spanish and the Aztecs. Students examine a variety of primary sources and analyze the various perspectives presented. The six activities…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Area Studies, Foreign Countries, International Relations
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