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Lesson Plan, Texas History, 7th Grade, Christie García
Lesson Plan, Texas History, 7th Grade, Christie García
Summer Institute June 2019
TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 7.8 ABC, 7.9 AB, 7.18 ABC, 7.22C, 7,23
Lesson objective(s): 1. TLW research local areas of historical significance 2. Using multiple resources and oral histories of their own family members
Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Journal techniques (form + sentence starters) Interviewing skills
Los Del Valle Oral History Project, Manuel F. Medrano
Los Del Valle Oral History Project, Manuel F. Medrano
Summer Institute June 2019
The Los del Valle Oral History Project began in 1992 with the objectives of collecting and preserving the historical recollections of people in South Texas researched by scholars and underdocumented in archives and published research. Some interviewees have received national acclaim, such as folklorist and scholar Americo Paredes, conjunto pioneers Narciso Martinez and Eva Ybarra, writer Carmen Tafolla and Medal of Honor recipient Jose M. Lopez. Also included are Benito Trevino, ethnobotanist from Rio Grande City and Mary Helen Berlanga, educational proponent from Corpus Christi. This is one of the first oral history collections about Mexican Americans in Texas to …