About This Lesson
In this lesson, students will understand how Cesar Chavez's adolescence as a migrant farm worker influenced his later achievements. Students will read excerpts from Chavez’s autobiography and draw connections around organized labor, social justice, and humane treatment of individuals. Once students have critically thought about these connections, they will write a response supported with evidence to answer the investigative question on the impact of Chavez’s early years. Extensions on present migrant farming practices and adaptations are available for ELLs and readers at multiple levels.
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This is not educational. It is 100% propaganda. Chavez is shown as a completely positive force for humanity. Nothing could be further from the truth. Under Chavez, Venezuela became a miserable place for the vast majority of citizens. It is internationally known that Chavez concentrated power in himself and cracked down dissenters. Human rights have become non-existent, and poverty has skyrocketed. This lesson is designed to leave the learner with a sense of admiration for civil rights hero. He is even shown with Ghandi and Kennedy.
His rise to power is shown accurately, but to tell partial truth is to lie.