Combinaciones de textos > How Native Students Can Succeed In College: 'Be As Tough As The Land That Made You'

por Claudio Sanchez

2016

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10° Grado Texto Informativo 1080L
From Resistance to Reservations
  • USHistory.org
  • 2016

This informational text details the final conflicts of the 300-year American Indian Wars and their devastating effects for Native Americans.

Pair “From Resistance to Reservations” with “How Native Students Can Succeed in College: ‘Be As Tough As The Land That Made You’” to provide students with additional information regarding the effects of Native Americans being relocated to reservations. How has life on reservations negatively impacted Native American teenagers’ ability to succeed in college?

9° Grado Entrevista 1090L
Behind The Native American Achievement Gap
  • Celeste Headlee
  • 2012

In "Behind the Native American Achievement Gap," Celeste Headlee interviews Anton Treuer, a professor of Ojibwe History and Language, about the education of Native Americans.

Pair “Behind the Native American Achievement Gap” with “How Native Students Can Succeed in College” and ask students to further discuss the obstacles Native Americans face when seeking an education. How can the information provided in the text “Behind The Native American Achievement Gap” shed more light on why Native American students struggle to attend college?

10° Grado Noticias 1060L
'Those Kids Never Got to Go Home'
  • Jeff Gammage, from Philly.com
  • March 13, 2016

In "Those Kids Never Got to Go Home," the article discusses recent pleas from the Rosebud Sioux nation to reclaim the remains of former students of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.

Pair “Those Kids Never Got to Go Home” with “How Native Students Can Succeed in College: ‘Be As Tough As The Land That Made You’” to provide students with additional historical information regarding the education of Native Americans in the past. How has the education of Native Americans changed? In what ways do Native Americans’ educations continue to be limited?

9° Grado Opinión 1090L
Want to Get Into College? Learn to Fail
  • Angel B. Pérez
  • 2012

In the informational text "Want to Get Into College? Learn to Fail," dean of admissions Angel B. Pérez discusses what colleges are really looking for and offers his surprising take on the importance of failure.

Pair “How Native Students Can Succeed in College: ‘Be As Tough As the Land that Made You’” with “Want to Get Into College? Learn to Fail” and ask students to compare how both texts describe the process of applying to college. How do the two texts illustrate different obstacles students face in the application process? How do they comment on the skills and personal qualities that are most important for college success?

11° Grado No ficción 1160L
Making college more affordable: The importance of pre-collegiate preparation
  • Reynold Verret
  • 2018

In the informational text "Making college more affordable: The importance of pre-collegiate preparation" Reynold Verret discusses the benefits of better preparing students for college.

Pair “How Native Students Can Succeed In College: ‘Be As Tough As The Land That Made You’” with “Making college more affordable: The importance of pre-collegiate preparation” to provide students with information about one program that helps native students apply and be recognized by universities. Ask students to discuss why some talented and intelligent students either don’t apply to college or are overlooked. How do both texts emphasize the benefits of additional programs and preparation to help students attend college?