Social Studies 10.11

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LO:

SWBAT identify the accomplishments and
contributions of individuals and groups such as Cesar
Chavez and Dolores Huerta, in the areas of civil rights,
women's rights, military actions, and politics.

DOL: SW correctly identify the accomplishments and

contributions of individuals and groups such as Cesar
Chavez and Dolores Huerta, in the areas of civil rights,
women's rights, military actions, and politics in at least 1
out of 2 questions.

SST.5.5C Identify the accomplishments and contributions of individuals and groups such as Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Cesar
Chavez, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in the areas of civil rights, women's rights,
military actions, and politics

Celebrating Diversity

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Lesson Vocabulary

Civil Rights

noun

Farmworkers

noun

Union
noun

Strike
noun

The rights of citizens
to have equal
protection under the
law and be treated
fairly regardless of
race, gender, or
background.

People who work in
the fields, growing
and harvesting
crops.

A group of workers
who join together to
fight for better
rights, pay, and
working conditions.

When workers stop
working to protest
against unfair
treatment or
conditions.

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Lesson Vocabulary

Activism

noun

Wages

noun

Equality

noun

Boycott

noun

Taking action to
create change in
society, especially
by protesting or
working for a cause.

The money a
person earns for
their work.

The state of being
equal, where
everyone has the
same rights and
opportunities.

When people refuse
to buy or use
something as a way
to protest and
create change.

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Farmworkers in the 1960s faced unfair wages, long hours, and no

legal protection. Many were immigrants from Mexico.

They needed better working conditions and pay.

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What would it be like to work all day without water or protection from the sun?

TALK TO YOUR TABLE

Working all

day without

protection would

be...

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Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta were leaders who fought for

farmworkers' rights.

They created the United Farm Workers (UFW) union.

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The biggest strikes led
by Chavez and Huerta
was the Delano Grape

Strike.

The strike spread
across the nation.

Chavez and Huerta

asked people to
boycott grapes to
support the strike.

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After five years of being on strike, the grape companies finally

agreed to pay farm workers better wages and improve working

conditions.

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Dolores Huerta also fought for women's rights, along with

farmworkers' rights.

She encouraged women to be leaders and fight for equality.