Landscape, Art, and Ecology

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 24.01.07

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Unit Overview
  3. Overview of the four topics in this unit.
  4. My Philosophy of History and Ethnic Studies integration
  5. Demographics
  6. Background
  7. Learning Objectives
  8. Content
  9. Conclusions
  10. Teaching Strategies-
  11. Classroom Activities-
  12. Appendix on Implementing Standards.
  13. Notes

Extraction of Profits in the Gold Rush: Chinese Miners and California Ecology

Melissa Muntz

Published September 2024

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Demographics

This unit is intended for students in a course titled US History Ethnic Studies. It meets the California graduation requirements for both US History and Ethnic Studies. The students in the course are in 12th grade and are mostly immigrants or first-generation Americans. Their prior knowledge of US and California history is minimal to nonexistent.

This unit is intended for a course that is considered “standard level” rather than “higher level.” At my school that means it is a population of newcomers who have less facility with English and/or literacy. As such it needs to present information in a way that is more accessible. For those students who have arrived as refugees and may not find it easy to adjust to school in California, looking at paintings and photos can be a way to make these topics more understandable.

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