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 * Unit:** Border Towns/Immigration


 * Essential Question:** How would people behave/interact with each other if there were no borders? What is the point of borders?


 * Rationale:** I chose border towns because of the fact that they are such an important part of our country's politics and are always in the media nowadays. I think it’s great to incorporate other cultures into lesson plans, but I think it’s just as great to use our own culture and talk about how it is influenced/affected by the cultures of others. Illegal and legal immigration is such a hot-button issue today and is only going to grow if things stay the way they are now. I think that it is a great way to introduce current events because it seems that the current administration believes this issue to be of importance and there is quite a bit of coverage on it. I know that border towns do not equal immigration, but they are places where large concentrations of immigrants stay and so therefore it can all be tied together. I also would like to tie Pancho Villa into the unit because it was during the Mexican Revolution that border towns came about in the first place.

The 5 C’s:** "Students will demonstrate the national standards in the following ways” //Communication//: Since this issue is such a debated one today, it will give students a great change to share their opinions and strengthen their skills in debating/discussing. Many students have a tough time expressing themselves when they are confronted about something controversial, but through this unit there will be plenty of practice expressing opinions and beliefs. //Culture:// Not only does this unit focus greatly on the Mexican culture and their vision of the United States as a better place for a better life, but it focuses on our own culture and our views of immigrants and how we think they benefit/hinder our country. //Connections:// This unit will connect Spanish with Global Issues/Current Events, History and also with Geography. The unit can intertwine four subjects without taking away from the main purpose; Spanish. //Comparisons:// This is a topic that has been of importance for centuries, so now only can it focus on current events, but it can be adapted to other points in US-Mexican history or it can be adapted to completely different countries/cultures. It can be used for many contexts, which can all be compared and contrasted with each other. //Communities:// Students will be asked to think about their own community and how they believe they would collectively react to such an issue, and also how that viewpoint would change if they were to be located in a different city, state, country, continent, etc.
 * The National Standards

Unit Outline: (Anny, here is the completed web. I thought I had it posted but I had my rough draft posted)

My Internet lesson Plan :

Three Weeks at a Glance :

Lesson Plan for one of the 3 Week days:

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Powerpoint: and corresponding Lesson Plan:

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