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Chicano! Episode 4: Fighting for Political Power

This episode of Chicano! focuses on the emergence of Mexican Americans political activism and the creation of a third political party, La Raza Unida.

Last Updated: April 7, 2022

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Language

English — US

Subject

History
Social Studies

Democracy & Civic Engagement
Racism

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Galan Inc. Televison and Film

Collection

Lead students in an examination of identity, membership and belonging, and civic participation through an analysis of historical case studies and literature.

An educator points with a white board marker while speaking with students.

Activity

Students explore the supporting question "How should we remember the nation’s founding?"

Washington DC, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Building Southwest Pavilion. The Library has had an ongoing exhibition entitled "Thomas Jefferson's Library", which presents the Library's efforts to completely recreate Thomas Jefferson's personal library. The exhibit is located on the Building's second floor in the Southwest Pavilion, called the Pavilion of the Discoverers due to the paintings and bas-reliefs that adorn the space.

Collection

Explore resources that meet the Massachusetts History and Social Science Framework.

Students working in groups in a classroom

Activity

Students explore the supporting question "What does the Declaration of Independence state about the nation’s founding ideals?"

United States Declaration of Independence

Activity

Students explore the supporting question "What contradictions existed between the ideals and the reality of the founding of the United States?"

Photo shows a group of African American slaves posed around a horse-drawn cart, with a building in the background, at the Cassina Point plantation of James Hopkinson on Edisto Island, South Carolina.

Assessment

Students culminate their arc of inquiry into the US founding by completing a C3-aligned Summative Performance Task and Taking Informed Action.

Collection

Explore resources that meet the California History–Social Science Framework standards.

Four students sit in a circle in conversation. The student in the center speaks with their hands raised.

Activity

Students explore the supporting question “How did the Angel Island Immigration Station both reflect and enforce borders within American society?”

Captain examines passengers aboard the The Shimyo Maru vessel.

Activity

Students explore the supporting question “How does the history of immigration through Angel Island help us understand how we create and challenge borders today?”

Assessment

Students culminate their arc of inquiry into the Angel Island Immigration Station by completing a C3-aligned Summative Performance Task and Taking Informed Action.

Inquiry

This 5-7 day C3-aligned inquiry explores the compelling question “How does the history of the Angel Island Immigration Station help us understand how borders are erected, enforced, and challenged?”

Lesson

Students reflect on the revolutionary changes that occurred because of the landmark legislation and amendments passed during the Reconstruction era.

A studio portrait shows African American members of the General Assembly from 1887 to 1888

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Supporting Question 1: The Nation’s Founding Ideals

Supporting Question 2: Founding Ideals Versus Realities

Summative Performance Task & Taking Informed Action

Resources for Civic Education in California

Supporting Question 1: The History of the Angel Island Immigration Station

Supporting Question 3: Navigating the Borders of National Belonging

Summative Performance Task & Taking Informed Action

Angel Island Immigration Station: Exploring Borders and Belonging in US History

Expanding Democracy

Chicano! Episode 4: Fighting for Political Power

At a Glance

Language

Subject

View the Previous Episodes in the Series

You might also be interested in…

Developing Student Voice, Character, and Civic Agency

Supporting Question 4: Memory of the Founding

Resources for Civic Education in Massachusetts

Supporting Question 1: The Nation’s Founding Ideals

Supporting Question 2: Founding Ideals Versus Realities

Summative Performance Task & Taking Informed Action

Resources for Civic Education in California

Supporting Question 1: The History of the Angel Island Immigration Station

Supporting Question 3: Navigating the Borders of National Belonging

Summative Performance Task & Taking Informed Action

Angel Island Immigration Station: Exploring Borders and Belonging in US History

Expanding Democracy

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