Salma Parra Oral History Lesson Segment 2

1.5-Hour Lesson
Critical Thinking and Social Change with American Literature (11th Grade)
Constructed by Sharon Apple

Identity (Gender, Ethnicity, Socio-Economic Status), Intersectionality

Note: Please read through the “curriculum-thinking/rationales” behind this lesson before reading the hour-by-hour explanations.

About the Lesson & Learning Objectives

Salma Parra’s oral history focuses on how her race/ethnicity and other intersections such as being a woman and socio-economics affects her identity. The power of this oral history is that she is alive and she is reflecting on her upbringing as it relates to her community, race/ethnicity, education, and socio-economic status. The oral history about Salma Parra should be utilized because it is a primary source for students to connect with her experiences. This lesson plan has a first lesson segment.

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