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Reading Vejigante Masquerader

Reading Vejigante Masquerader

Grade Range: K-4
Resource Type(s): Reference Materials, Lessons & Activities
Duration: 20 minutes
Date Posted: 5/28/2014

Meet Ramón, who longs to masquerade as a vejigante with his older brothers. Find out more about the book Lulu Delacre, the author and illustrator. A vejigante is a person who dresses in costume to help celebrate Carnival in Ponce, Puerto Rico.


National Standards

Standards in History (Grades K-4)

Topic 3: The History of the United States: Democratic Principles and Values and the People from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political Heritage

6A: The student understands folklore and other cultural contributions from various regions of the United States and how they help to form a national heritage.
 

Topic 4: The History of Peoples of Many Cultures Around the World

7A: The student understands the cultures and historical developments of selected societies in such places as Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
 

United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)

1: The economic boom and social transformation of postwar United States
 
2: How the Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics
 
3: Domestic policies after World War II
 
4: The struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil liberties
 

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