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Direct linkde Oliveira, Luciana C., Ed.; Obenchain, Kathryn M., Ed.; Kenney, Rachael H., Ed.; Oliveira, Alandeom W., Ed. – English Language Education, 2019
This practitioner-based book provides different approaches for reaching an increasing population in today's schools - English language learners (ELLs). The recent development and adoption of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (CCSS-ELA/Literacy), the…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Secondary School Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Arts
Skold, Betty Westrom – 1977
Written for adolescents, this biography of the Shoshoni woman, Sacagawea, who acted as interpreter, intermediary, and guide to the Lewis and Clark Expedition emphasizes the insecurities of an American Indian woman living in the early 19th century. The known life of Sacagawea is described as involving: a period of time with the Hidatsas who had…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, American Indians, Biographies, Cultural Awareness
1996
These easy-to-read classroom plays are about 15 African American men and women in a variety of vocations. The plays are designed to enhance the curriculum and to make social studies come alive for the student as they bolster language-arts teaching. Each play includes a Teacher's Guide that contains some quotes from the featured person and a brief…
Descriptors: Biographies, Blacks, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Enrichment
Marvis, Barbara J. – 1997
The term "Hispanic" is an umbrella term that encompasses people from many nationalities, all races, and many social and cultural groups. Hispanics are also collectively called Latinos. The biographies in this series represent the diversity of Hispanic heritage in the United States. The people featured are contemporary figures of…
Descriptors: Biographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness, Hispanic American Culture
Marvis, Barbara J. – 1997
The term "Hispanic" is an umbrella term that encompasses people from many nationalities, all races, and many social and cultural groups. Hispanics are also collectively called Latinos. The biographies in this series represent the diversity of Hispanic heritage in the United States. The people featured are contemporary figures of…
Descriptors: Biographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness, Hispanic American Culture
1997
The term "Hispanic" is an umbrella term that encompasses people from many nationalities, all races, and many social and cultural groups. Hispanics are also collectively called Latinos. The biographies in this series represent the diversity of Hispanic heritage in the United States. The people featured are contemporary figures of…
Descriptors: Biographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness, Hispanic American Culture
Lobb, Nancy – 1996
Asian Americans have made many contributions to American life. The 1990 U.S. Census showed that Asian Americans represented about 3% of the total U.S. population. This textbook presents the stories of 16 Asian Americans and their significant accomplishments. Brief biographies are presented of: (1) Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. Senator from Hawaii; (2)…
Descriptors: Achievement, Artists, Asian Americans, Athletes
Fowler, Carol – 1977
Written for youth in grades five and up, this biography of the famous Hopi potter, Daisy Hooee Nampeyo, emphasizes Daisy's ability to maintain the ancient traditions of the Pueblo potters despite the fact that she has led an exceptionally varied and often non-traditional life. Daisy's life is described as taking a most unusual turn when Anita…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, American Indians, Art Expression, Biographies
Marvis, Barbara; Cole, Melanie; Cantu, Tony – 1997
The term "Hispanic" is an umbrella term that encompasses people from many nationalities, all races, and many social and cultural groups. Biographies in this series represent the diversity of Hispanic heritage in the United States. Those featured are contemporary figures whose national origins range from Argentina to the United States,…
Descriptors: Achievement, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
Cole, Melanie; Marvis, Barbara J.; Menard, Valerie – 1997
Biographies in this series represent the diversity of Hispanic heritage in the United States. Those featured are contemporary figures whose national origins range from Argentina to the United States, and whose careers and contributions cover many aspects of American life. Each person profiled is a positive role model, not only for people of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
Marvis, Barbara J. – 1996
This series presents biographical sketches of famous Americans of Hispanic descent. The biographies in the projected eight volume series for elementary school children represent the diversity of Hispanic heritage in the United States. Those featured are contemporary figures with national origins in the United States or Latin America, with careers…
Descriptors: Achievement, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
Marvis, Barbara J. – 1996
The biographies in this projected eight volume series for elementary school children represent the diversity of Hispanic heritage in the United States. Those featured are contemporary figures with national origins in the United States or Latin America, with careers that cover many aspects of contemporary life. Every person profiled in the series…
Descriptors: Achievement, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
Marvis, Barbara J. – 1996
The biographies in this projected eight volume series for elementary school children represent the diversity of Hispanic heritage in the United States. Those featured are contemporary figures with national origins in the United States or Latin America, with careers that cover many aspects of contemporary life. Every person profiled in the series…
Descriptors: Achievement, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
Menard, Valerie; Cole, Melanie – 1997
Biographies in this series represent the diversity of Hispanic heritage in the United States. Those featured are contemporary figures whose national origins range from Argentina to the United States, and whose careers and contributions cover many aspects of American life. Each person profiled is a positive role model, not only for people of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
Day, Frances Ann – 1994
Intended to be used as a resource guide, this book provides educators with information about writers and artists whose backgrounds and works reflect the diversity of our society. The guide includes 39 authors and illustrators who celebrate their diversity of cultures. These subjects represent a variety of minority and ethnic groups but have in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Artists, Authors, Biographies
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