To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which started on Sept. 15 and ends on Oct. 15, we?ve gathered together some of our favorite articles and resources in The Times that celebrate the contributions and cultures of Hispanic-Americans.
In curating our selection, we tried to emphasize both the famous alongside the not-so-famous. We were excited when we discovered inspiring neighborhood stories as much as coverage of nationally recognized leaders. So, below you will find both Justice Sonia Sotomayor?s seminal lecture ?A Latina Judge?s Voice? and a video about what it means to be Garifuna in the United States.
Our intention is to help show, in ways large and small, how Hispanic-Americans have helped shape the United States and make it into the diverse and dynamic nation it is today.
We invite you to share any additional resources you recommend in your comments below.
Ways to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With Your Students
1. Learn about famous Hispanic or Latino Americans. Research notable figures, past and present, and write short biographies or create visual presentations about their accomplishments, like a Glog. For inspiration, here is a short list of some important people covered in Times reporting:
Or for fun, students can challenge themselves with our Hispanic Heritage Crossword.
2. Explore cuisine or, better yet, prepare a meal. Check out one or more of the following New York Times sources to discover how Hispanic-Americans are helping to redefine what meals look like in the United States. You may even be inspired to plan and serve food together as a class.
3. Examine the diversity of Hispanic identity. What does it mean to be Hispanic? When it comes to identity, how do culture, ethnicity and race intersect? How are Hispanics portrayed and perceived in mass media? You might also reflect on your own heritage or examine why ethnic and racial categories, like Hispanic, are rejected by some. Below is a video about Garifunas, who are part African, part Caribbean and part Central American.
4. Travel to Latin America or your local Latino neighborhood. Research and create a travel itinerary that focuses on Hispanic heritage sites in your local community or elsewhere. Use New York Times Travel sources, Latin America Through a Lens and Miami: Hispanic Heritage Tour as your inspiration.
5. See Hispanic-American art. Watch the slide show from the Museo del Barrio?s ?Testimonios: 100 Years of Popular Expression? exhibit or ?Quiet Riot | The Art of Wilfredo Prieto.? Or read Rescuing the Stories Behind Latino Art, an article about a Houston museum?s creation of a digital archive to preserve the stories behind Latin American and Latino art. Or, get involved in the debate about whether there should be a National Latino Museum on the National Mall.
6. Read literature by Hispanic-American writers. As a class, in book groups or independently, students can read works by Latino authors, like Isabel Allende, Sandra Cisneros and Oscar Hijuelos. In response to the literature, students can write their own book reviews, modeled after Times reviews, like this recent review of Junot Diaz?s latest short story collection, ?This Is How You Lose Her.?
7. Listen to Latin music. Play music from South America, Central America and the Caribbean, and have students listen closely to the sounds they hear. Ask students, what emotions does the music evoke? How would they describe the rhythm, instruments and vocals? Then, follow with a discussion about how Latin music is influencing music all across the United States. Some related Times resources that can help enrich the discussion are:
8. View and discuss photography about the experience of Hispanic-Americans. Learn how one artist uses his work to explore Puerto Rican cultural identity. Or, view ?Life on Both Sides of the Border,? a series of photographs about life for Mexicans on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border, by Joseph Rodriguez.
9. Study how Latinos are reshaping the political landscape. Read any combination of the following New York Times resources and write expository essays on the shifting electorate and role of Latino voters.
10. Or, follow your own interests. Have students learn more about the role of Hispanic-Americans using any of the resources above, Times Topics on Hispanic Americans or from additional subject areas below:
Sports
Fashion
Television
Law
Politics
Common Core ELA Standards, 6-12:
Reading
1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Writing
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.
4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Speaking and Listening
2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively and orally.
3. Evaluate a speaker?s point of view, reasoning and use of evidence and rhetoric.
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
5. Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
McREL Standards
Civics
28. Understands how participation in civic and political life can help citizens attain individual and public goals.
United States History
31. Understands economic, social and cultural developments in the contemporary United States.
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