Lesson plan

The Puerto Rican Connection


GeoLiteracy

Description

In this lesson, students will learn how Puerto Rico’s government works, why and where Puerto Ricans immigrated to the US, and the contributions of Puerto Rican Americans to American society.

Duration

4 class periods

Author

Dennis
Rees

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
10: The characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics

Teacher Instructions

ReesPuertoRicoT.pdf (107.31 KB)

Student Materials

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files