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Lesson Plan
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Tomas and the Library Lady

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice read aloud comprehension strategies. In this literacy comprehension lesson plan, students listen to Tomas and the Library Lady, stopping to discuss with a partner aspects of the story suggested by the teacher. Students...
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Worksheet
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Toma Rivera Mad Lib

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this mad lib worksheet, students fill in blanks with designated parts of speech to complete a "story." Words to use are categorized and appear on page 2.
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Lesson Plan
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Race & White Privilege

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze the Tomas Rivera novel "...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him." In small groups they select three paragraphs from the text that are relevant to the issues of racism or white privelege, conduct Internet research,...
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Study Guide for "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The Glencoe Literature Library provides a 22-page on-line study guide for Tomas Rivera's "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" complete with worksheets.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Migrant Struggle: Tomas Rivera

For Students 9th - 10th
Capitalizing on his life as a migrant farmer, Tomas Rivera's literary contributions focus on humanity, as examined in this brief biography. See "Tomas Rivera Activities" for related resources.
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Graphic
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Tomas Rivera

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Tomas Rivera.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Tomas Rivera

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Tomas Rivera.