Esperanza Rising Class Set And Teacher's Guide For ELLs
My students need a book such a Esperanza Rising. They will benefit from reading and deeply exploring the cultural lessons of this marvelous book as they are all ELLs.
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
In today´s global ideals, it is a privilege for any individual to be able to grow up with a multicultural mindset. My students have not yet realized this truth, neither have they discovered the advantage given to them by the very fact that they can choose the best aspects of their two cultures.
Esperanza Rising would be an enlightening read for my literacy group, which is composed of English Language Learners in its entirety, sixteen students are Hispanic and two are Asian.
All of these students are currently mainstreamed into the regular classrooms.
The the majority of the student body at our school is made up of African American students (approx. 70%) and Latino students (approx. 10%). Also, over 90% of the students at our school receive free school lunch. We are a Title I and a FOCUS school. However, we have numerous bright young minds who need that inspiration in order to thrive into high school and visualize college as an obtainable dream. I feel that my English language learners do not yet realize the impact being bi-cultural is going to have in their lives.
Esperanza Rising will not only enhance literacy skills through the struggles of Esperanza, but this story will release encouragement and assist my students to celebrate their Hispanic/Asian identities.
My Project
The United States is a nation founded by immigrants. My students are either first or second generation immigrants. Although I never inquire, I often sense shame among them in the fact of being immigrants. I want my students to be able to celebrate their ancestry as well as to understand that this country is the land of opportunities and that being an immigrant doesn't entitle a negative connotation.
Esperanza Rising has a vast amount of themes that shoot straight to the heart of what a young Hispanic immigrant might be going through as a child/teen. Through the story, students will:
-examine different reasons of why people might immigrate.
-identify the struggles of people during the GREAT DEPRESSION in the U.S. as well as during Mexican Revolution.
-compare and contrast the lives and struggles of immigrants during the time of Esperanza as opposed to the lives of current immigrants.
-consider how to turn immigration struggles into victories.
This book is rich in intrinsic value.
My literacy class must explore the lives of other immigrants who have succeeded against all odds.
This will allow the class to see that nothing is impossible and that although life at home might seem like a struggle for some of them, many people have already used these same struggles as stepping stones that have led to victories and successes. Your contribution will assist my students to embrace their bi-cultural identity and succeed via assimilation by keeping the best of both cultures.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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