Chronicle of an Issue

This is a longer project that will allow students to select a topic to research. Students will need to search a specific newspaper (either of their choice or yours) for mentions of the issue and create a timeline of what happened.

Grade

Grades 8-12

Subjects & Topics

Reading Language Arts

History

Spanish

Issues of the times

Lesson Author

Thelma Georgina Baeza

Thelma Georgina Baeza has been a Texas public school educator in Title I schools since 2005. She has worked in the realm of Reading Language Arts as a classroom teacher for eleven years, teaching 6th and 7th graders. In 2016, she moved into the world of Instructional Coaching where she's been given multiple opportunities to write curriclum, present at district-wide staff development, and campus staff development. In addition, Baeza moonlighted as an adjuct instructor at San Jacinto Community College for five semesters where she helped students prepare for English I. Her favorite days are when she's given the opportunity to work with students.

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