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Curated OER

The Study of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas: Understanding Photo Essays

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students analyze a photo essay of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas by the photojournalist Russell Lee. They identify the goals of the photo essay, explore a website, and complete a worksheet.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geography of the Study of the Spanish-speaking People of Texas

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students identify the physical features, demographic characteristics, and history of the four Texas towns featured in Russell Lee's photo essay, "The Spanish-Speaking People of Texas." They conduct Internet research, and create a travel...
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Curated OER

The Study of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas: Who is Russell Lee?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students investigate the contributions of the photojournalist Russell Lee. They read a biography of Russell Lee, and create a timeline of Lee's life.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Study of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas: Immigration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the meaning of the following terms: immigrant, immigration, migrate, and assimilation. They identify reasons that immigrant groups came to Texas and explain where groups settle and the influence these groups have on...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Study of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas: Overcoming Adversity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the photographs of Russell Lee and identify the obstacles faced by Mexican-Americans in Texas during the early and mid-20th century. They discuss the ways they overcame these obstacles and relate it to obstacles in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Study of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas: Pictures, Images, and Photographs

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine how art is used to make statements about social conditions. They analyze photos by the photojournalist Russell Lee, and complete a worksheet.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Study of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas: Daily Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the different ways that photography helps historians understand the lives of people who lived in the past. They examine images from Russell Lee's photo essay and discuss how Texas' has changed from an agrarian to an...
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective

For Students 9th - 10th
A Library of Congress Exhibition launching the book, "When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective of Childhood from the Library of Congress". Very famous and thoughtful photographs with prose by Robert Coles.