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The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child by Francisco Jimenez
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Theme: |
Lives and Hardships of Mexican Migrant Workers During and After the Great Depression
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Grades: |
6 - 8
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Subject: |
Social Studies
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Duration: |
1-2 class periods
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Standards
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New Jersey State Core Curriculum Standards
Standard 6.1: All students will utilize historical thinking, problem solving and research skills to maximize their understanding of civics, history, geography and economics.
Standard 6.2: All students will know, understand and appreciate the values and principles of American democracy and the rights, responsibilities and roles of a citizen in the nation and the world.
Standard 6.3: All students will demonstrate knowledge of world history in order to understand life and events in the past and how they relate to the present and future.
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.
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Objectives: |
Students will:
- Define the term migrant worker as it applies to the United States during the specific era during and after the Great Depression.
- Identify at least three hardships faced by Mexican migrant workers during this time period.
- Identify examples of these hardships in the book The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child by Francisco Jimenez.
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