Ethnic Studies · Week 11 · Histories and Movements in California

Farmworkers Stronger Together

Studying how Larry Itliong, Dolores Huerta, and their fellow organizers brought Filipino and Mexican American farmworkers together in the 1965 Delano grape strike, reading growers' perspectives as well, and practicing collaboration across differences.

Relationship skillsGrade 9About 20 minutesGrade 9 elective, one semester

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Students will: Students explain how Larry Itliong, Dolores Huerta, and their fellow organizers brought Filipino and Mexican American farmworkers together in 1965, including the growers' perspective on the strike.
SEL skill: Take turns, listen, and reach a joint decision with a group
What it looks like: Students practice working with classmates who see a problem differently by listening, sharing tasks, and reaching a joint decision.
Content focus: Farmworkers Stronger Together
Format: Small group problem-solving

Relationship skills

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Standards

ESMC.Social Movements and Equity: California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum theme, Social Movements and Equity
CA HSS Analysis Skill: HI2 Recognize the complexity of historical causes and effects, including the limits on determining cause and effect. (Historical Interpretation)
C3 Framework (national): D2.Civ.14.9-12 Analyze historical, contemporary, and emerging ways people change societies, promote the common good, and protect rights.
Literacy in history: RH.9-10.2 Determine the central ideas of a primary or secondary source and summarize them accurately.

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