Unit 3 Lesson 5 People in the Mexican Revolution.
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Unit 3 Lesson 5People in the Mexican Revolution
Smart Start
• Answer the questions on your SS based on the timeline.
Today’s Objectives
• SWBAT create connections of human experiences during the Mexican Revolution through interpretation of primary source documents. • SWBAT create connections of human
experiences during the Mexican Revolution by understanding the different perspectives of the leaders of the revolution.
Keep in mind…
• In this lesson, we are not only going to look at very different people with very different beliefs, but after taking a quick look at them we’ll go back and dig deeper. Searching for more information that what you can find on the surface requires you to have an INQUIRING mind. In this case, have a curious mind and asking a lot of questions will be a benefit to your learning.
Which Mexican Revolution Celebrity Are You!?!?!
• Answer the quiz questions, and after you finish, score yourself and figure out who you fit!
Group Work• Do a little research!
Answer the research questions on your Revolution Celebrity to find out more about him!
Share Out• Teach your summary to
your classmates so that we can learn about all of our celebrities!
Primary Sources
•Primary sources are documents created during the time at which they are about. •Primary sources have to be checked for bias – how the
author’s beliefs affected his voice and style.• Through studying primary sources we can gain a first-
hand account of how life was.
Primary Sources include:
•ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS: Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records
•CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art
•RELICS OR ARTIFACTS: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings
Secondary Sources
•A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. • These sources are one or more steps removed from
the event. • Secondary sources also have to be checked for bias –
how the author’s (editor’s) beliefs affected his voice and style.
Secondary Sources include:
• textbooks•magazine articles• histories• criticisms • commentaries• encyclopedias • etc.
Independent Work
Role Audience Format Topic
Your character in the Mexican Revolution
The other characters that played a major
role in the revolution
Letter
Write a letter to the other influential
people in Mexico to convince
them to join the revolution
against Spain.
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