Global Education Unit Plan

Global Education Unit

Subject: United States History                          Grade: 11

Unit Title: Xenophobia In America [Past and Present] and Abroad [Contemporary

Time Needed: Four Weeks
Unit Summary: Students will investigate the American nativist movement through different periods in American History, as well as contemporary examples of nativism and xenophobia abroad.1.  American Nativism and the Americanization Movement during the Gilded Age.

Americanization Schools during the Gilded Age
Americanization Schools during the Gilded Age

2.  American Nativism during the 1920s.

During the 1920s, the Red Scare swept through American society. Sacco and Vanzetti were victims of both the Red Scare and Xenophobia.
During the 1920s, the Red Scare swept through American society. Sacco and Vanzetti were victims of both the Red Scare and Xenophobia.

3. More Recent Examples of American Nativism and Xenophobia [and its impact on the Latino Community]
4. Contemporary Examples of Nativism and Xenophobia in other nation-states

In order to make connections to their own locational and personal domains, students will investigate, in particular, the anti-immigrant rhetoric targeted at the Latino community from the 1990s to today.

For the UBD [Understanding by Design] Lesson Plan, See the Link below:

Global Education Unit

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