Sí Se Puede: The Migrant Workers' Movement

Lesson 10
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ELA

Unit 4

5th Grade

Lesson 10 of 25

Objective


Explain why Cesar was hesitant to join the Filipinos and how the final decision was made to join their strike.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: La Causa: The Migrant Farmworkers' Story by Dana Catharine de Ruiz and Richard Larios  pp. 29 – 36

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Why was Cesar hesitant to join the Filipinos? How was the final decision made? What does this show about Cesar as a leader?

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Key Questions


  • Cesar was hesitant about joining the AWOC in their strike. Explain why. 

  • Why did Dolores visit the Filipino strikers? How did Dolores’s visit help inspire and motivate other union members? 

  • Cesar believed in nonviolence. What does this mean? Why was it important to the movement?

  • What was the main idea, or main ideas, of the section? What key details support the main idea? 

Vocabulary


strike

v.

to protest something unfair by refusing to work

nonviolence

n.

the use of peaceful acts, not force, to bring about political or social change.

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.5.2 — Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
  • RI.5.3 — Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

Supporting Standards

L.5.4
L.5.4.b
L.5.6
RF.5.3
RF.5.4
RI.5.1
RI.5.4
RI.5.7
RI.5.10
SL.5.1
W.5.10
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