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NYS Common Core 7th Grade ELA Module 2, Unit 2
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Entry Task – Pictures!
• Look at two pictures and answer questions on Entry Task
1800s
today
LyddieLearning Objectives
I can define “agent of change” and apply that knowledge to working conditions.
I can explain the significant facts about the life and work of César Chávez.
LyddieAgents of Change
Agent of Change• agent of change = someone or
something that works to change a situation
• What were the mill girls in Lyddie trying to do?
• How did the response of the owners to the petitions affect working conditions?
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César Chávez• Listen & read speech
• Key question: Who changes working conditions?
• New working industry: agriculture
• Building Background Knowledge Worksheet
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Vocabulary• migrant worker= person who works
in a job that changes location by season (picking crops)
• Chicano= a Mexican-American person
• Mexican-American= American citizen whose ancestors immigrated from Mexico
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Vocabulary• Anglo = person with British/ white
European background
• Latino= American citizen whose ancestors immigrated from Central or Latin American
• Hispanic= (see Latino) ** Term most considered polite in 2014 **
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César Chávez• Commonwealth Club Address
• Will get one of the four quote cards
• boycott: many people refusing to buy something to pressure a company
• union: group of organized workers
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Tea Party Protocol• Group of 4 – all have different quote
• Match your quotes to the “Working Conditions Then and Now” chart • Workers or Government?
• When done, raise your hands
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Tea Party Protocol• Write your answers on the worksheet
• Let’s look at Additional Quotes!
• Given what you learned today from the book and quotes from his speech, who do you think Chávez sees as an agent of change?
LyddieHomework
Homework• Independent Reading Book
• 15-20 minutes reading tonight
