Ethnic Studies · Week 4 · Identity and Belonging
First Peoples of the Desert
Learning Cahuilla history and present day tribal sovereignty through sources created by Cahuilla people, and practicing listening to a community describe itself in its own words.
- Students will
- Students describe key facts about Cahuilla history and present day tribal sovereignty using sources created by Cahuilla people, and explain why who tells a history matters.
- SEL skill
- Listen to a community's own account and name what you learned without interrupting
- What it looks like
- Students practice attunement, listening to a community describe itself in its own words with humility.
- Content focus
- First peoples of the desert
- Format
- Structured discussion
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding the perspectives of other people, including people from different backgrounds, and caring about them. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- ESMC.History and Movement: California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum theme, History and Movement
- ESMC.Identity: California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum theme, Identity
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: HREP4 Construct and test hypotheses using multiple primary and secondary sources and present findings orally and in writing. (Historical Research, Evidence, and Point of View)
- C3 Framework (national): D2.His.8.9-12 Analyze how interpretations of the past are limited by how well available sources represent the perspectives of people at the time.
- Literacy in history: RH.9-10.6 Compare the point of view of two or more authors on the same or related topics.
More social awareness activities for Ethnic Studies
- The Meaning of a Name Social awarenessExploring how names carry family history and culture and practicing pronouncing and honoring classmates' names with care.
- Chinese Workers and Exclusion Social awarenessStudying Chinese workers who built the transcontinental railroad and the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 through primary sources, and honoring the persistence of communities who challenged exclusion in court.
- Voices of the Bracero Program Social awarenessComparing government records with bracero oral histories from 1942 to 1964 and listening for experiences that official documents leave out.
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