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Curriculum
Books and Short Stories
Grades K-6
- Soto, Gary. "Baseball In April," Harcourt Brace Jovanivich, 1989.
- Soto, Gary. "Taking Sides," HBJ, 1989.
- Baca, Ana. "Benito’s Bizochitos/Los Bizochitos de Benito."
- Castilla, Julia Mercedes. "Emilio."
- Augenbraum, Harold and Stavans, Ilian. "Growing Up Latino: Memoirs and Stories."
Grades 8-12
- Serros, Michele. "Chicana Falsa" Riverhead Press, 1999.
- Hart, Elva Trevino. "Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant."
- Jiminez, Francisco. "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" Especially "Inside Out."
- Lamazares, Ivonne. "The Sugar Island."
Web site: All Ages
Del Corazon: Featuring the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection of art by Latino artists, ¡del Corazón! is an interactive, educational webzine for teachers and students.
Activities
Grades K-12
- Discussion: Talk about difference. Ask about students' experiences being in a new school, etc. Everyone has something that sets him apart from everyone else, like being the new kid in school, being from a different country, or looking different. These differences should be celebrated instead of being used to set us apart from each other. This will help students relate to Latino students who have to deal with being different from everyone else and speaking a different language.
- Ask about which photographs from "La Cara Latina" the students like and why.
- Get students to take pictures that express their culture. This could be photos of their families and whatever they think makes them who they are.
Grades 8-12
Discussion: Talk about art. What effect did the subjects being Latino have on the photographs in the exhibit? What effect does culture have on the way someone expresses him- or herself? This will help students to talk about the way a person's culture has a huge effect on her identity and self-expression.
