Daily Class Schedule
DAY 1
*Introduction (10
min.)
*Hand out vocab
list to class, read
through vocab as
class
(3 min.)
*Split list up,
groups of 4 go
through their part of
list and define
words, present to
class
(10 min.)
DAY 2
* “Around the
World” vocab
review game to
prepare for quiz
tomorrow
(15 min.)
*Break students
into groups of four,
which will
eventually become
their “families”
(3 min.)
DAY 3
*Vocab quiz
(15 min.)
*Give intro to
movie El Norte
with background
for first 20-30
minutes
(10 min.)
*Watch El Norte
(remainder of
class)
*Each group
discusses a question
about poem “Where
*Lotería (game with you from?”
vocab and
(10-12 min.)
definitions)
(15 min.)
*Groups present in
a whole class
*Explain journal
discussion (jigsaw
expectations
effect)
(5 min.)
(5 min. per group
=20 min.)
*Start reading poem
“Where you from?”,
if time allows
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DAY 4
DAY 5
DAY 6
*Continue watching
El Norte
(entire class; you will
either need to skip
some sections of the
movie or add another
day to the unit)
*Explain Family
Immigration
Activity and begin.
Each group should
rotate through three
stations on Day 5,
but not Station 6.
(15 min./station).
*Continuation of
Family Immigration
Activity with two
more stations
(30 min.)
**CAUTION**
This movie contains
some strong
language that you
may wish to edit out.
*On their way out,
students receive a
family assignment
that tells them who is
in their family (their
small group) and
gives them their
family situation.
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The stations are as
follows:
1. Working at a
factory job
2. Getting medical
attention
3. Finding housing
4. Waiting, don’t
know why
5. Education
6. Store
Start each family at
the following
station:
Rodríguez: 1
López: 2
García: 3
Hernández: 4
Jiménez: 5
Created by Meredith Riemersma
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*After all groups
have completed the
first five stations,
all families go to
the store (Station 6)
and try to buy food
with money they’ve
received. Tally
final points and
discuss. (20 min.)
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DAY 7
*Native speaker
immigrant visits
class, talks about
his or her
experience as an
immigrant
(20 min.)
*Students ask
questions based on
homework and the
guest’s presentation
(15 min.)
*Students discuss
journals and attitude
changes with guest
speaker
(15 min.)
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Daily Homework Assignments
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
DAY 6
*Journal 1
Questions
about
students’
thoughts on
immigration
*Journal 2
*Journal 3
Questions
about El
Norte
*Journal 4
Questions
about El Norte
*Journal 5
Response
questions
about Family
Immigration
Activity
*Journal 6
Questions
mirroring
Journal 1
questions,
hopefully
reflecting
change in
attitudes
*Study for
vocab quiz
*Read family
assignment and
situation.
Write down
some ideas of
problems their
families may
encounter as
immigrants.
*Finish
reading poem
“Where You
From?” and
complete
accompanying
question sheet
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*Job
application
Created by Meredith Riemersma
DAY 7
*Write 5
questions to
ask immigrant
guest
tomorrow
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