Many people think Cinco de Mayo is the celebration Mexican independence, but they're incorrect. Learn about the battle of Puebla and the victory of General Zaragoza with a short reading passage that includes comprehension and vocabulary questions.

Concepts

cinco de mayo, mexico, napoleon bonaparte, mexican history, the mexican-american war

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a homework packet during a study of Mexican history
• Incorporate the key terms into a weekly vocabulary list
• Have learners write a journal entry about their perceptions of the holiday, and reflect back on what they have learned after completing the reading assignment
• Use as an assessment for informational text reading

Classroom Considerations

• Part of a larger unit, but works as a stand-alone assignment

Pros

• Promotes the use of context clues when reading
• Questions address a variety of skills

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.4.4 RI.5.1 RI.5.4 RI.6.1 RI.6.4 RI.7.1 RI.7.5 RI.8.1 RI.8.5