Context: I completed this assignment for the Social Studies block II class, under the instruction of Dr. Oldendorf, In the Fall of 2007.

Impact: We had to pick a children's book on someone who had an impact on history. I chose Cesar Chavez. The book titled, Harvesting Hope: the story of Ceasr Chavez. Writting by Kathleen Krull. During this activity We had to use children's literature to teach social studes content about people who make a difference. We had to tie our book to the historical perspective, current usues, biography of the person, geographincal persepective, an legacy of the person. I also ha to present the information and any additiona background information, specific curriculum connections, and the connection it had with my service learning project. I also had to prepare a written product. Which included a review of the book and a lesson plan based on the book.

Alignment: Through the completion of this project I have met the following NCDPI standards:

Standard 4: Elemetary teachers have a broad nowledge and understanding of hte major concepts in social studies.

Indicator 8: Teachers have a knowledge of history and historical concepts incuding:

Sense of chronology

Cause and effect

Continuity and change

North Carolina History

United States History

World history

I met this standard by tying the history of events that happened in this story to what happended in our country around that time and what is happening now with immigration.

Indicator 9: Teachers have a knowledge of political science, including:

Comparative governments

Local, state, and national governments

International relations

I met this standard by explaining how Ceasr Chavez fought and won for better wages and working conditions against the goverment for grape workers he started fighting for lettuce workers.

Indicator 1: Teachers have a basic knowlege and understanding of hte tapestry of world cultures. Teachers:

Know and appreciate creative works of world cultures.

Value the contributions of world cultures and religions

Have an awareness of, and apprechiantion for, and sensitivitvy to diverse cultures, and

Recognize the impact of social diversity in a complex world

This assignment gave me insite and knowledge into the culture of Mexican people an immagrent farm workers of this time period.

Indicator 4: Teachers have knowledge of and apprechiation for mulitcultural children's literature. Teachers select appropriate literature that is free from racist and sexist bias.

I met this standard by selecting a book that was approprtiate for childen in the age group of my less and that told the story of Ceasr Chavez truthfully without any bias.

Indicator 7: Teachers understand basic economic concepts, including:

Supply and deman

Interdependence/ international trade

Limited resource/ resource allocation

Economic systems

Industrialization and technology

commercial and subsistence agriculture

This was a great activity to meet this standard! This activity well explains economic systems and how one boy name Cesar Chavez changed the harsh living and working conditions of the farm workers and went on strike to stand up for better wages, insurance, and better conditions. Students will also learn about farming and how the first farm worker association was formed. This book shows a connection to immigration.

Indicator 15: Teachers develop spatial perspectives. Teachers:

Develop a sense of place- human and physical

Aid understaning patterns of distributions among people, ideas, and resources

I met this standard by economic relations. And relations between immigrant workers and the country.

Indicator 10: Teachers demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of physical regional, and cultural geography and their effects on the relationship between people and thier environments.

I met this standard by writing a lesson about Ceasr Chavez, who fought against the goverment to get better wages. This lesson focused on the cultural geography and how effects the people.

Standard 11 Elementary teachers connect social studies with the broad curriculum.

Teachers use the scope and sequence of the social studes curriculum to teach skills through the integration of the social studies content with the areas listed below:

Indicator 1: Teachers incorportate commuication in their lessons.

I use communication in this activity by reading the students this book and having an open discussion about the book and how it relats to what is going on in our country today.

Indicator 2: Teachers enhance students understanding of the humanities.

I met this standard by communicating to my students that Ceasr Chavez was fighting for human rights that would improve their lives such as better working condtions and wages for the work they do.