Day 3

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Welfare Reform Bill

    Kind of Activity:

    Research

    Objective:

    Students will research the 1996 Welfare Reform Bill provisions to better understand the changes made to welfare programs

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.8

    Structure:

    In Chapter 14, Fadiman writes "The 1996 welfare reform bill, which in its present form promises to deny benefits to legal immigrants, has stirred up monumental waves of anxiety among the Hmong. Faced with the possibility of having their assistance cut off, some have applied for citizenship, although many middle-aged Hmong find the English language requirement an insuperable obstacle."

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