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Student Instructions
Lesson Objectives:
Students will learn about and recognize contributions made by Afrolatinos to the United States. They will celebrate their heritage and culture.
Activities:
-Students will research famous Afrolatinos who have contributed to the United States.
-The teacher will provide a famous Afrolatin@ celebrity for you to create a mini presentation.
-Each student shares 6 facts about their Afro-Latino personality.
Afrolatinos Research
1. Choose one Afrolatino(a) person you would like to research.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Afro-Latinos
2. Explain where does your famous afrolatino celebrity come from. (Add the flag, map, a place of interest)
3. Write what you already know about this person.
4. What questions do you have about this person?
5. Find photos or a video of your famous afrolatino, afrolatina or afrolatinx.
6. Upload your work. 👍🏽
Instructions:
*Change your 
1. Download 2-3 pictures 
of your celebrity (Afrolatino).
2. 
the pictures.
3. Click 
and write sentences to tell the person's name, age, and origin.
4. Click and include the following:
Why is your Afrolatino personality famous? (Actor/Athlete/Writer...)
5. Add a 
about your Afrolatino personality.
6. Click the 
to submit.
Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Afro-Latinos (Afrolatinos list) https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g36942648/famous-afro-latinos/ https://noticieromovil.com/ten-afro-latinos-black-history-month/ https://youtu.be/craAcv415FM (Bruno Mars song) https://youtu.be/EzbzWerC9AM (Nuqui- Choquitown) https://youtu.be/86euddCdLnM (The truth about Afrolatinos) Afro-Latino Culture From prior research and knowledge, it is understood that AfroLatino heritage is derived from transportation of African slaves during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Most slaves were transported from Sub- Saharan African countries and dispersed through-out Latin America and the Caribbean. Some of these countries were Brazil, Haití, Dominican Republic, Perú, Panamá, Colombia, México, Cuba and Puerto Rico. ACTFL STANDARDS Interpretive Communication: -Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics. Cultures: Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives -Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between practices and perspectives of the cultures studied. Cultures: Relating Cultural Products to Perspectives -Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between products and perspectives of the cultures studied. Connections: Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives -Access and evaluate information and diverse perspectives that are available through the language and its cultures.
