OVERVIEW
This lesson plan focuses on the impact of Dominicans on the community of Washington Heights and presents a plan for teachers to: evaluate the impact that a group of people and community leaders have on a community; research new information about a community; determine importance of significant figures; visualize a neighborhood; make meaningful connections between their communities and community leaders; and produce a final project like our zine as an example.
COLLABORATORS
Faculty Mentors: Professor Jean-Yves Plaisir and Professor Aleah N. Ranjitsingh
Student Researchers: Tyone Campbell, Tyze Davis, Alexis Jacquet (volunteer), Lanue Ngwashi-Hibbert, and Madeline Rey
BMCC Humanities Alliance Fellow: Meagan Hammerbacher
International Collaborators: Michelle Ricardo and Aniova Prandy
LESSON PLAN
Walking Tour of a Community: A Field Trip to Washington Heights
Unit of Study: Humanities – Cultural Study of a community in New York City
This example focuses on Dominicans in Washington Heights, but can be replicated for similar communities across NYC.
This project focuses on the cultural, economic, and political impact of a Group of people on a community (e.g., the contributions of Dominican immigrants in the community of Washington Heights).
