Diversity Lesson Plan

Teacher: Ms. Jaqueline Arguelles-Perez

Date: 03/10/2019
Book: Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal
By: Aviva Chomsky
Published: June 10th, 2014
Grade Level: High school 11-12
Multicultural Theme
 Promoting tolerance and understanding
 Interacting with groups
 Immigratory events

Standard
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate
summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.

Objective
Students will be able to determine central ideas/information from a secondary source; provide an
accurate timeline that makes clear the relationship among key details and ideas in order to create
a presentation with 90% accuracy.

Materials:
 Required book Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal
 Paper/worksheet
 Pencil
 computer (Google slides)

Procedure
1. Introduce: Show the book Undocumented: How immigration became Illegal by Aviva
Chomsky and say, “This week we are going to analyze immigration and what it really
Means.” A brief discussion of immigration. Students write predictions of the book on a
separate sheet of paper.

2. Read: Individual/small group reading

 3. Discuss: Students’ predictions, before reading, and after reading the book. Group
discussions with students of the following after reading:
● Question 1: What is technically considered an “illegal immigrant”?
● Question 2: What was the Bracero program?
● Question 3: How did the migrant kidnappings occur? Provide
examples.
● Question 4: What is DACA? Explain.
● Question 5: Three jobs that undocumented citizens were typically
given. Define.

Activities
1. Working in small groups, students discuss their initial predictions and make a timeline of
5 events discussed in the book. In order to create a PowerPoint presentation.
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/timeline/timeline-of-events-
5events_FIVEE.pdf?up=1466611200

2. Present PowerPoints in small groups to the class of the 5 events that your group thought
to be significant with visuals. (Hands-on)

Evaluation
 Teacher checks students' work on the PowerPoint presentation for accuracy
on topic.