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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1983
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED225725 |
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- What's Happening in January? Toro, Leonor Cultural Activities Cultural Awareness Cultural Education Elementary Education Leaders Learning Activities Migrant Education Poetry Poets Puerto Rican Culture Puerto Ricans Vocabulary Development The booklet contains brief information on nine January events celebrated by Puerto Ricans: New Year; Epiphany; and the birthdays of Betsy Ross, Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Dr. Martin Luther King, Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Allan Poe, William McKinley, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Designed as a teacher resource, the booklet includes brief biographical sketches of Betsy Ross, who made the first official United States flag; Eugenio Maria de Hostos, an advocate for women's education, labor unions, antislavery, and other pressing issues of his time; Martin Luther King, winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1964; Benjamin Franklin, a statesman, inventor, and founder of the first subscription library in the country; Edgar Allen Poe, one of America's greatest poets, short story writers, and literary critics; William McKinley, who served as U.S. President from 1896 to 1901; and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who served as U.S. President from 1933 to 1945. Brief information is provided on the New Year and Epiphany in Puerto Rico. The booklet includes a list of 22 historical happenings in the month of January; several poems, including Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"; and various suggested learning activities, e.g., discussion questions, writing exercises, word scrambles, word searches, and vocabulary development activities. (NQA)