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The New Faces Lesson Plans
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The New Faces curriculum is divided into five units. Within each unit you will find modules that contain individual lesson plans. The lessons have been constructed so that they can be easily adapted to fit the needs of youth and adult learners. Most of the lessons incorporate video clips from documentaries. A free DVD of the clips is available to teachers and non-profit organizations in North Carolina. The video clips can also be viewed online. To encourage use by classroom teachers, we have aligned the lessons with curriculum standards from the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for many classes within 8th to 12th grade Social Studies, Language Arts and Technology.
Unit 1: Globalization, Migration and Latinos in North Carolina
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In Unit 1 learners will share their personal and family stories of migration or movement. They will discuss social, historical, and economic factors that cause migration, including forced migration and displacement. They will explore relationships between migration histories in the U.S. and current stories of Latinos coming to North Carolina. Finally they will develop an understanding that not all Latinos in North Carolina are current immigrants, documented or undocumented. Latino family histories span generations in this state.
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Movement to North Carolina
Lesson 1: How Did We All Get Here?
Lesson 2: The Global Economy and Migration
Lesson 3: The Push and Pull Factors of Migration
Lesson 4: Roots of Migration
Lesson 5: Latin American Geography
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Latinos in North Carolina
Lesson 1: Unpacking Stereotypes
Lesson 2: How Do You Identify?
Lesson 3: Demographic Research: North Carolina's Latino Population
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Unit 2: Latino Youth
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In Unit 2 learners will challenge their own and others' assumptions about Latino youth, especially with regard to immigration status. Learners will explore what it means to be bicultural. Learners will discuss the impact of stereotyping and prejudice on young people and will learn strategies for interrupting bigotry. They will also explore the contributions that Latino youth are making to their communities and schools.
Finally learners will have the opportunity to discuss access to higher education for all youth and will learn in particular about some of the barriers to higher education for undocumented young people.
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Youth, Identity, and Culture
Lesson 1: Shifting Demographics and Latino Youth
Lesson 2: Expressions of Biculturalism Through Art and Poetry
Lesson 3: Youth, Social Movements, and Identity
Lesson 4: Latino Youth Giving Back to Their Communities
Lesson 5: Youth as Agents of Change: Developing Tools for Interrupting Racism and Bigotry
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Access to Education
Lesson 1: Unique Education Issues Facing Latino Youth
Lesson 2: The Dream of Higher Education
Lesson 3: Changing Laws and Educational Opportunities for Immigrant Youth
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Unit 3: Latinos and the Economy
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In Unit 3 learners will explore the important contributions of Latinos to North Carolina's economy. Specifically they will gain a better understanding of the positive economic impact that Latinos are having on the state and will learn more about Latino-owned businesses. Learners will also encounter information about some of the specific challenges faced by undocumented workers. Unit 3 also includes an up-close look at one sector of the economy, agriculture, in which Latino workers are highly represented. Learners will gain a better understanding of the conditions faced by farmworkers in the state.
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Latino Economic Contributions
Lesson 1: Charting the Big Picture
Lesson 2: Latino Economic Contributions
Lesson 3: Latino Businesses in Your Community
Lesson 4: Hispanic Economic Impact in N.C.
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Latino Workers and Immigration
Lesson 1: Latino Immigrant Workers and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
Lesson 2: Difficulties Facing Undocumented Workers
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Farmworkers
Lesson 1: The Agricultural Workforce
Lesson 2: Fair Housing for Farmworkers
Lesson 3: The H2A "Guest Worker" Program in N.C.
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Unit 4: Immigration
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In Unit 4 learners will gain a better understanding of the functioning of the current immigration system, including limited opportunities for people to come to the United States legally, opportunities to stay in the country, and immigration enforcement. Unit 4 looks at immigrants' reasons for coming to the United States. This unit also dismantles myths and stereotypes about undocumented immigrants already in the United States.
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The U.S. Immigration System
Lesson 1: Understanding the U.S. Immigration System
Lesson 2: Navigating the U.S. Immigration System
Lesson 3: An Introduction to Enforcement-Only Immigration Policies in North Carolina
Lesson 4: The Immigration Detention System
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The Personal Impact of Immigration Policy
Lesson 1: Immigration Myths vs. Facts
Lesson 2: Immigration Law vs. Family Law
Lesson 3: Undocumented: A State of Limbo
Lesson 4: The Personal Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Families
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Unit 5: Latino Cultures
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In Unit 5 learners will explore some specific elements of Latino cultures. An important element of this unit consists of lessons that will help learners to understand unique differences across the cultures and traditions of different countries in Latin America, to debunk the stereotype that there is one Latino culture. Specifically learners will explore different types of foods, music and visual arts. In addition, the unit will further explore questions of identity and how it is created and expressed.
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Culture and Identity
Lesson 1: Exploring Community History and Cultural Influence (Page 2)
Lesson 2: Culture as an Iceberg (Page 6)
Lesson 3: A Critical Look at Descriptions of Latino Cultures (Page 9)
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Exploring Specific Elements of Latino Cultures
Lesson 1: Languages of Latinos in Latin America and the United States (Page 13)
Lesson 2: Hispanic Names (Page 17)
Lesson 3: Exploring Music of Latin America (Page 22)
Lesson 4: Latin American Foods (Page 25)
Lesson 5: Quinceañera, A Coming of Age Celebration (Page 30)
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NEW FACES: Latinos in North Carolina
A classroom initiative from Working Films
A national non-profit based in Wilmington, N.C. that advances social, economic, environmental
and racial justice by linking independent non-fiction media to activism and education.