Topic: Latin American History
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The Spanish-American War’s Impact on Cuba and Puerto Rico Featuring Bad Bunny
What was the impact of the Spanish-American War on Cuba and Puerto Rico and how is that impact still present in the 21st Century?
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Indigenous Voices in Global Environmental Protection
How do Indigenous perspectives contribute to international environmental protection policies?
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ChocQuibTown- Embracing Cultural Identity through Colombian Rap
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Chicana Punk and the Chicano Movement
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1950s American Society and Conformity
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The Zoot Suit: Style and Swing in the Wartime Economy
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Brazilian Music and Culture in the United States
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Lydia Mendoza: Tejano Life and Music on the Mexico/Texas Border
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Westward Expansion and Country Music’s Hispanic Influence
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Contemporary Latin Artists and Activism
Unit Plan:
Latin Music and Culture in U.S. History
Through ten lessons, students will explore different people, music, events, and places that helped shape Latin music and culture in the United States. Students will discover how Latin Music like Salsa, Latin Rock, Tejano, Bossa Nova, Swing, and Chicana Punk reflect the experiences of Latin people living in the...
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Mi Gente: Fania Records & New York Salsa Music
What is Fania Records, and how does it reflect the history of Spanish-speaking Caribbean communities in New York City?
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Brazilian Music and Culture in the United States
What is the influence of Brazilian music and culture in the United States?
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Chicana Punk and the Chicano Movement
What is Chicana Punk, how does it relate to the Chicano Movement, and how did it transform the Punk music scene?
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1950s American Society and Conformity
How did the presence of Latin American artists challenge the image of 1950s American society seen in popular media?
Trace It Back:
Miguel
Trace It Back:
Bad Bunny
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Lydia Mendoza: Tejano Life and Music on the Mexico/Texas Border
How does Lydia Mendoza’s Tejano music connect to the history of Texas and the influence Mexico has had on that state?
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Contemporary Latin Artists and Activism
How are contemporary Latin artists pursuing activism and promoting positive change in their communities?
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The Zoot Suit: Style and Swing in the Wartime Economy
What was the cultural, social, and historical significance of the zoot suit during the period of World War II?
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Latin Music and Puerto Rican Migration to New York City
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Latin Music and Puerto Rican Migration to New York City
What is the history behind Puerto Rican migration to New York City in the 1940s and 1950s, and how did Puerto Rican migration affect American Popular Music?
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Westward Expansion and Country Music’s Hispanic Influence
What was Westward Expansion, and what effect did it have on American Popular music?
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Aguinaldos: Venezuelan Songs for the Holiday Season
What are Aguinaldos, and how do children in Venezuela celebrate the winter holiday season known as La Navidad?
Trace It Back:
ChocQuibTown
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LADAMA
Student Edition:
Learn Ciranda with LADAMA
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Rap Like ChocQuibTown with LADAMA
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Learn Quitiplás with LADAMA
Unit Plan:
LADAMA: Movement, Music, and Community in South America
LADAMA: Movement, Music, and Community in South America introduces students to the music, dance, and culture of South America in an interactive way. Through four lessons, students learn to sing, dance, and perform the traditional rhythms of selected musical styles in Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil. In addition, they play games...
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Learn Joropo with LADAMA
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Learn Cumbia with LADAMA
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Joropo: Music Inspired by Nature from the High Plains of Venezuela
What is Joropo, and how is it inspired by nature?
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ChocQuibTown: Embracing Cultural Identity through Colombian Rap
How can the music of ChocQuibTown, from the Pacific Coast of Colombia, help students express and celebrate their cultural identity through Rap?
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Quitiplás: Deep Listening and Rhythm Building with Afro-Venezuelan Bamboo Drums From Barlovento
What is Quitiplás, how does it incorporate the natural world, and how is it an example of polyrhythm?
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Ciranda: The Brazilian Music and Dance that Creates Community
What is Ciranda, and how can group singing and dancing help us feel like a part of a community?
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Colombian Cumbia: African, Indigenous, and Spanish Roots of Rhythm
What is Cumbia, and how do you play its traditional rhythms?
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Dolores Huerta: Labor Leader
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The United Farm Workers Movement through Music and Poetry
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The Myth of the American Cowboy
How did Westward Expansion and the idea of Manifest Destiny inform the image of the cowboy in American culture?
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Dolores Huerta and The United Farm Workers Movement
Who is Dolores Huerta, what role did she play in the United Farm Workers movement, and how is she recognized today?
Trace It Back:
Alice Bag
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The United Farm Workers Movement through Music and Poetry
Who is Dolores Huerta, what role did she play in the United Farm Workers movement, and how is she recognized today?
Trace It Back:
Camila Cabello
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Ritchie Valens (Elementary School Version)
How did Ritchie Valens meld traditional Mexican music and Rock and Roll?
Trace It Back:
Selena
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“Y’all Better Quiet Down”: Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ Pioneers
How did Black and Latinx people in the LGBTQ+ community take initiative in the Stonewall Inn rebellions, Gay Liberation Movement, and in the preservation of LGBTQ+ history?
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The Latin Rhythms of “Despacito”
What Latin American genres inspired Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s hit song “Despacito”?
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Rhythm as a Representation of People and Place
How does “the beat” of popular music reflect the histories of multiethnic populations and places?
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Ritchie Valens
How did Ritchie Valens meld traditional Mexican music and Rock and Roll?