The Illustrated Page: Medieval Manuscripts to New Media

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 17.01.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Demographics
  3. Rationale and Content
  4. Strategies
  5. Student Activities
  6. Annotated Bibliography
  7. Internet Resources
  8. Teacher Resources
  9. Student Reading List
  10. Appendix: Implementing Third Grade ELA Common Core State Standards, California Social Studies Standards, Art Standards
  11. Notes

Bringing Indigenous Stories to the Classroom through Art and Comics

Amandeep Khosa

Published September 2017

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Demographics

I teach third grade at Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy, one of the fourteen elementary schools in the Franklin McKinley School District. The demographics of my students represent the Seven Trees Community in the South Side of San Jose, California. The school serves around 500 students from kindergarten to third grade. Of our families, 95.7% are socioeconomically disadvantaged; 70.6% of our students are identified as English Language Learners; and 86% are of Hispanic/Latino descent. Within the Hispanic/Latino groups, there are two main differences categorizing their history: Mexican-Americans (born or long established in US), and Mexicans (recent immigrants). The subgroups of Mexican-Americans include: Chicanos, Californios, Ohlones, and Mexicans long established in the community. The different groups within Mexicans or recent immigrants can be distinguished more simply as rich or poor, Spanish or Indian, Northern, Central, or Southern.1

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