Description
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the concept of penny presses and political journals in the context of the Mexican Revolution. This is Lesson 4 of the Gender & Class in the Mexican Revolution unit.
Date Range: 1900-1920
Grade Levels: 9-12
Countries: Mexico
Course Subject(s): Latin American Studies; Women & Gender Studies; World Geography Studies; World History Studies
Topic(s): Mexican Revolution; Gender; Class; Porfirio Diaz; Politics; Education; Women
Teaching Time Frame: 1 day (90 minute lesson)
Guiding Questions
- What major issues did people write about around the time of the Mexican Revolution? How did they write about them?
- Who created penny presses and political journals and where did they distribute them? Who was the target audience?
- How did people represent political and social ideas visually?
Learning Objectives
- Identify and explain the role that penny presses and political journals played around the time of the Mexican Revolution.
- Create a replica penny press publication on issues that emerged at this time through writing and illustration.
- Short introduction explaining what penny press publications were and what they were used for, using examples from the UT Libraries Collections portal.
- Inform students that they will work in groups to showcase the knowledge they acquired about the Mexican Revolution.
Relevant Teaching Standards
AP World History Frameworks
- 7.1: Shifting Power After 1900
- Learning Objective: Explain how internal and external factors contributed to change in various states after 1900.
- Historical Developments: States around the world challenged the existing political and social order, including the Mexican Revolution that arose as a result of political crisis.
- 7.9: Causation in Global Conflict
- Learning Objective: Explain the relative significance of the causes of global conflict in the period 1900 to present.
- Historical Developments: Rapid advances in science and technology altered the understanding of the universe and the natural world and led to advances in communication, transportation, industry, agriculture, and medicine. Peoples and states around the world challenged the existing political and social order in varying ways, leading to unprecedented worldwide conflicts.
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Rights Statement
Creator(s): Lia Ferrante, Graduate Student, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Augustino Fisher, Graduate Student, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, & Jackson Fisher, Graduate Student, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Date: 2023-05
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