High School

Carnival and Semana Santa: Allegory and Celebration

Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona

Students will learn about both celebrations from a cultural perspective. The ultimate objective is for students to place these events in their historical and social context and examine their own traditions from a similar perspective through compare and contrast activities. They will examine the concept of allegory through a closer look at both events. The first 3 handouts are included and slides can be recreated as the CD Rom is not available.

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Globalization in Latin America: Migration and Trade Patterns


In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of migration patterns within, to and from Latin America and the Caribbean. This lesson is about the length of 3 1 hour class periods and all materials are included.

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Core Regions and Distinctive Landscapes as an Alternative to Country by Country Descriptions


In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of using core regions and distinctive landscapes as an alternative to country by country descriptions.

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Patterns of Conquest: Spanish Rule in the America and Ottoman Rule in the Balkans


This is a teacher resource packet that gives readings and materials to be used when teaching about the relationship between Spanish Rule in Americas and Ottoman Rule in the Balkans. Email our Outreach Coordinator Clea Conlin at cconlin@email.arizona.edu for the full packet.

Latin American Revolutions

Tiffany Hollis-Cole

Students should be able to make a correlation between U.S. involvement in Latin America during the 1950's-1980's. Students should be able to identify key people, places and events with regard to Latin American Revolutions and American protest era movements.

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Perspectives on American Involvement in the Civil War in El Salvador

Eric Shapiro, The Masters School

Students will look at the history of U.S. involvement in El Salvador during the 1970's and 1980's. Their examination will consist of various readings from different perspectives on this topic. Readings and other sources will discuss U.S. military and economic support for the El Salvadoran government, especially under the Reagan administration (1981-1989). Group work will consist of choosing texts to examine, discussing the texts and presenting group findings to the class as a whole.

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United States-Ecuadorian Relations: Problems and Promises


This project seek to raise foreign policy questions that engage the student in two perspectives. The reading and activities in these lessons urge the student to view recent and contemporary affairs from both an Ecuadorian and an American (U.S.) point of view. In the process of assessing these differences, students will be exposed to a range of options in policy decision, and valuable background information concerning Ecuador.

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Cuban Missile Crisis


In this lesson students will analyze different sources of historical material and primary source account of the Cuban Missile Crisis will identifying important people and countries involved in the event. Students will identify some of the causes that led to the event and why the crisis is so important to United States history.

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