Californio to American: A Study in Cultural Change

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/8californio/8californio.htm

Description: This "Teaching with Historic Places" activity uses the Los Alamitos Ranch in Long Beach to trace history in southern California from Spanish land grant times, through the Mexican period to modern day. Examine primary sources including land grant maps, drawings of the buildings, aerial photos of the region today, and pictures of the interior of the house as furnished by the most recent occupants. Imagine what life at Los Alamitos would have been like during different eras. Standards 4.2.5, 4.2.8, 5.4.6 and 8.8.5

Author: Peter Cheoros, Lynwood High School

Lesson ID: 182

Otherness of the Past: Exploring Past Leaders & Current Issues in California

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/ca_150/

Description: As residents of California, we can reflect on the ancestors and leaders who influenced the earliest days of our state's past. Who were some of these people? What were their struggles and triumphs? Some people have spoken of an "Otherness of the past." If we compare the past to related issues confronting Californians today, would we find the past to be something "other" than the present? Or is there a oneness linking the past and present? This is the question you will explore as you learn about the lives and contributions of Yee Fung Cheung, Biddy Mason, Dame Shirley, John Sutter, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, and Camillo Ynitia. Standards 4.2.3, 4.2.8, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.3

Author: Tom March, Knowledge Network

Lesson ID: 1058