Sí Se Puede: The Migrant Workers' Movement

Lesson 4
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ELA

Unit 4

5th Grade

Lesson 4 of 25

Objective


Write a paragraph explaining why Dolores was able to connect with farm workers.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: La Causa: The Migrant Farmworkers' Story by Dana Catharine de Ruiz and Richard Larios 

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Writing Prompt

Write a paragraph that explains why Dolores was able to connect with farm workers. 

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Common Core Standards


  • L.5.1.a — Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.
  • 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.
  • W.5.2 — Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
  • W.5.2.a — Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
  • W.5.2.b — Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
  • W.5.2.c — Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).
  • W.5.9.b — Apply grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts (e.g., "Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point[s]").

Supporting Standards

L.5.1
L.5.2
W.5.4
W.5.5
W.5.6
W.5.10

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Explain the impact the National Labor Relations Act had on farm workers and if it was positive or negative. 

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