Teacher Guide

Heroes and Saints Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

  1. 1

    Students will understand environmental racism in the context of the play as well as in the reality of the world they live in.

  2. 2

    Students will develop an understanding of the connection between disability and autonomy in the context of the play as well as in the reality of the world they live in.

  3. 3

    Students will learn about the profound and multifaceted struggles of Mexican immigrants in the US, including the way society ignores the cruelty enacted on them and the language barrier of living primarily in a second language.

  4. 4

    Students will be able to...

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