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  X Marks the Labor Union

  Grades 6-12

  Students will research labor unions from the early 1900s and create a map to visually represent the number of unions.

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  Life in Mesa, AZ

  Grades 6-12

  Students will depict the life of a teen in Mesa, AZ. Students will use Juventud to gain insight into the lives of youths. They will write a diary entry as a Mesa youth.

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  For Sale!

  Grades 6-12

  Students will view advertisements in historical newspapers. They will select one item being advertised and research the product.

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  Comic Concerns

  Grades 6-12

  This lesson focuses on La Violeta, a newspaper that focuses on Women’s History. Students will select an issue written about in the paper and create an editorial cartoon. Lesson can easily be adapted to be used with other newspapers in this collection.

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  Unions Then and Now

  Grades 6-12

  Students will focus their work on a union of the past and a present day union. They will compare and contrast the struggles of the workers and what rights they were fighting for. Has the struggle of the worker changed or remained the same?

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  Time Capsules!

  Grades 6-12

  This lesson will help students understand the nature and importance of historical artifacts, help them understand what makes something historical as well as how we can communicate the historic significance of an item.

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  Las Calaveras

  Grades 6-12

  Students will read and analyze Calaveras found in Calaveras Antiguas de “El Mañana.” Students will then use Calaveras as a model to write their own.

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  Newspaper Loteria

  Grades 6-12

  Students will use a loteria card to help them learn terms for the different parts of a newspaper and give them an opportunity to get familiar with topics of the newspapers in this collection.