Mexican Independence Day Depth and Complexity Activities for El Grito de Dolores

This Mexican Independence Day Activity Pack is chock-full of print-and-go activities to help you celebrate Mexican Independence Day and/or El Grito de Dolores while addressing loads and loads of English Language Arts and Social Studies standards. It's perfect for teacherIf you're looking for a way to teach students about Mexican Independence Day that is culturally sensitive, has lots of activities, and uses the Depth & Complexity framework, this activity pack is perfect!

You'll find Mexican Indepedence Day writing prompts, non-fiction pieces to read, Depth and Complexity frames to complete, map analysis, and even a project! Of course there is a digital version included for use with Google Classroom™!

If you like celebrating holidays with quality activities and not filler fluff, you're going to love this. Students will gain a deep understanding of Mexican Independence Day while they grow critical thinking skills.

What you get in this Mexican Independence Day Resource:

⭐ A one-page introduction to Mexican Independence Day with lots of images so students can get a solid foundation in just a couple of minutes.
⭐ A reading comprehension activity to accompany the piece to check for understanding.
⭐ Six original biographies of the heroes of the Mexican War of Independence, including
→ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

→ Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez

→ José Maria Morelos y Pavón

→ Ignacio Allende

→ Agustín de Iturbide

→ Vicente Guerrero

⭐ A choice menu with nine options students can choose from to apply what they learned from the biographies
⭐ A print-and-go activity to compare the heroes
⭐ Six short-answer writing prompts in color and black and white

⭐ One long-form writing prompt
⭐ Three Depth and Complexity frames about Mexican Independence Day. One of the frames asks students to create their own questions, and a fabulous instruction sheet for students is included
⭐ Two different map analysis activities that will have students analyzing the route of the revolutionary army and renaming states after heroes.
⭐ Two different images for image analysis
⭐ A fabulous project where students design their own memorial to the Mexican War of Independence
⭐ Rubrics for the writing and frames are included as well
⭐ Links to audio of the non-fiction pieces is included for accessibility
⭐ A link to copy all appropriate activities into your own Google Drive! All of the pages of text in the Google version have a link to a student friendly dictionary in case students don't know a word.

You may use any or all of the activities. Mix and match!

Even if you have never taught about Mexican Independence Day before, you will have everything you need to offer students a great opportunity to learn about the the Mexican War of Independence and the fascinating people who brought it to life.

You will find it incredibly easy to have students engage in high-level thinking activities and practice critical skills while gaining a deeper understanding of the history of Mexico. Special care is taken to honor the culture of Mexico.

There are two pages of special helps for using the resource in Google Classroom™. Not all of the pages are in the Google Slides version because they're teacher resources or black and white versions.

If you've been looking for a quality Mexican Independence Day activity to use with students, this is the answer!

Ideas for using the Mexican Independence Day Depth and Complexity Activity Pack

✨ Centers or learning stations
✨ Whole group class experiences
✨ Small group instruction or activities
✨ In-person or virtual learning (especially perfect for blended learning classrooms)

Loads more ideas are included in the resource!

NOTE: This product assumes familiarity with the Depth & Complexity framework, however, if your students are not familiar with it, they can simply ignore the Depth & Complexity prompts, as they are small.

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