1. Hispanic Heritage Month National Hispanic Heritage Month – September 15- October 15

2. 2012 THEME Diversity United, Building America’s Future Today

3. World Language Standard: Understand words and concepts CLL CODCMT

4. CLL: Listening to and reading about everyday topics Current events & Social events Personal viewpoints, & Social media News about family and friends

5. COD: Listening to information about common classroom and academic topics (live or recorded events) Social studies; Arts; Mathematics; Science Science;Health; Physical education Career & Technical skills; Technology

6. CMT: Listening to and reading about topics from daily life ( global citizens) Greetings; directions; current events Class discussions; Community events; Requests for community discourse/debate News broadcasts television and radio programs; Websites; Other social media

7. RESOURCES http://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/ http://www.factmonster.com/hispanic- heritage-month/quizzes.html http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispa nic/index.htm http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educ ators/lesson_plans/textiles/index.html http://www.teachervision.fen.com/hispanic- heritage-month/south-america/6629.html

8. RESOURCES http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring -pages/hispanic-heritage/ http://www.bcps.org/offices/oea/pdf/cultur al_heritage/Hispanic-Heritage-Resource- Packet.pdf http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywo rds=hispanic+heritage+month http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html ?id=a5a93790-f7c8-440c-ad6c-45470322850c

9. Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale - Carmen Agra Deedy Under the Royal Palms: a Childhood in Cuba - Alma Flor Ada Doña Flor - Pat Mora Magic Windows - Carmen Lomas Garza Juan Bobo Goes to Work - Marisa Montes Where the Flame Trees Bloom - Alma Flor Ada Chato and the Party Animals - Gary Soto Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chávez - Kathleen Krull Mama & Papa Have a Store - Amelia Lau Carling Charro: The Mexican Cowboy - George Ancona PK-2 3-5

10. Angels Ride Bikes: And Other Fall Poems - Francisco X. Alarcón Ivan Rodríguez - Tony DeMarco Xochtil and the Flowers - Jorge Argueta Ellen Ochoa: The First Hispanic Woman Astronaut - Romero Maritza In My Family – Carmen Lomas Garza Return to Sender - Julia Alvárez Rainbow Tulip - Pat Mora The Day It Snowed Tortillas: A Classic from the American Southwest - Joe Hayes Get Ready for Gabi: A Crazy Mixed Up Spanglish Day - Marisa Montes How Tía Lola Came to Stay - Julia Alvárez PK-2 3-5

11. The Firefly Letters - Margarita Engle Yo! - Julia Alvárez Journey of Dreams - Marge Pellegrino El Bronx Remembered - Nicholasa Mohr The Smell of Old Lady Perfume – Claudia Guadalupe Martínez How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents - Julia Alvárez Among the Volcanoes - Omar S. Castañeda When I Was Puerto Rican - Esmeralda Santiago Call Me María: a Novel - Judith Ortiz Cofer American Chica - María Arana 6-8 9-12

12. Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States - Lori Carlson Crazy Loco - David Talbot Rice Under the Same Sky - Cynthia DeFelico Kids Like Me - Judith M. Blohm, Terri Lapinsky Powells The Color of My Words - Lynn Joseph Before We Were Free - Julia Alvárez Cuba 15 - Nancy Osa I, Juan De Pareja - Elizabeth Borton de Trevino The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child - Francisco Jiménez Curse of the Chupa Cabra - Rudolfo Anaya 6-8 9-12

13. Topics: Heritage Month Debates Immigration Civil RightsVoting Rights

14. Topics: Heritage Month Debates Bilingual Education Amnesty Affirmative Action