AAPI PERSPECTIVES THEME: Joy & Cultural Resistance
GRADE LEVEL: 10
SUBJECT: World History
INTENDED UNIT: Intro to World History
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:: What can learning about histories of power and resistance across the world teach us and how can this knowledge help us grow?
CENTRAL QUESTIONS/BIG IDEAS:
What are stories of heroism and greatness in your families’ countries of origin?
Why is it important to know these stories?
CONTENT OBJECTIVE:
Knowledge: Students will be able to explain a story of historical heroism in their families’ countries of origin.
Skills: Students will research and synthesize histories and folk tales.
Habits: Students will work toward cultural pride and begin practicing curiosity and investigation into their own cultural histories.
GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT AREA STANDARDS:
CA.HSS.10.10 - Students analyze instances of nation-building in the contemporary world in at least two of the following regions or countries: the Middle East, Africa, Mexico and other parts of Latin America, and China.
CA.HSS.10.4.3 - Explain imperialism from the perspective of the colonizers and the colonized and the varied immediate and long-term responses by the people under colonial rule
CA ELD STANDARDS:
IEP/504 ACCOMMODATIONS:
All lesson plans will be accommodated with a transcript (for video clips), student facing worksheets, and visual slides ready to be shared and accessed.
Feel free to accommodate extra time for any formative assignments and provide scaffolds as needed for differing age groups/needs.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Slides (link)
Allan Seid Oral History (40:23 >> 43:47)
Ronald Lee Oral History (32:44 >> 36:42)
Links for examples of histories
LESSON IMPLEMENTATION SEQUENCE:
Step 1: Warmup
Duration: 15 minutes
Implementation:
Watch an excerpt of Allan Seid’s and/or Ron Lee’s oral history
Questions for discussion:
What stories did you learn about his ancestors?
How did he feel when he learned these stories?
How did he use this knowledge?
Resources/Materials:
Slides 1-3 (intro slides, skip if appropriate)
Slides 4-7
Assessment: Discussion
Step 3: Why learn history?
Duration: 5 minutes
Implementation:
Add on to what students shared in the previous discussion and present information on the slides
Resources/Materials: Slides 8-9
Assessment: N/A
Step 3: Research a story of heroism
Duration: 30 minutes
Implementation:
Students will research a story of heroism either in their own culture or one of the examples provided. Students will synthesize information and create a powerpoint presentation.
What should be included in the powerpoint:
Location and time period
Who was involved
What happened, why it happened, and the result
Why is this story important?
What is your reaction to learning this?
Note: Teachers should modify the examples provided to reflect their students’ demographics.
Resources/Materials:
Slides 10-11
Links for examples
Assessment: Powerpoint presentation
Step 4: Students share their presentations in small groups or in front of the whole class:
Duration: 30 minutes
(This should be done on another day to allow students time to finish their presentations for homework)
Implementation:
Students should be given a listening task to show engagement. For example, for each student presentation, they can write down their favorite thing that they learned.
Resources/Materials: Notetaker for students
Assessment: N/A
Step 5: Debrief discussion:
Duration: 15 minutes
Implementation:
Questions for class debrief discussion:
How did you feel researching these stories?
Have you learned about these stories before in American schools? Why do you think this is?
Why do you think it is important to learn these histories?
What else do you hope to learn about?
Resources/Materials: Class discussion
Assessment: N/A
NOTES ON HOW THIS MAY BE INTEGRATED IN INTENDED UNIT: This lesson works well as one of the first lessons in a World History class to engage students in the course content and connect their own funds of knowledge with the curriculum.