Lupita Manana Web Quest
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Tijuana
Click on the link below to answer the following questions about Tijuana.
http://www.tijuana.com/
- What is the town�s history?
-What are the most popular attractions?
-What are different ways to get to Tijuana?
-What documents do you need to cross the border?
-What hotels are available?
-What is the nightlife in Tijuana?
-Describe some restaurants that a tourist could go to.
Migrant Workers
Click on the links below to answer the following questions about migrant workers.
http://www.hispanicvista.com/html3/031703fn.htm
How was Alfonso Alvarez killed?
How many Hispanic workers died on the job, from 1992 to 2001?
How does the workplace fatality rate for Hispanic workers compare to that of other workers?
Name 3 ways that some of these workers were killed.
Why don�t Hispanic workers report unsafe working conditions?
http://www.pdhre.org/rights/migrants.html
-Name 5 human rights to which migrant workers should be entitled.
http://www.ufw.org/nythsg.htm
-What are the living conditions like for migrant workers?
-Share summaries of 3 stories of migrant workers in this article. Give details for each story.
-How has the government tried to solve this problem, and what were the results?
Illegal Immigration
Click on the links below to answer the following questions about illegal immigration.
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/polls/2004/immigration/
- How do most Americans feel about immigration? (Hint: Use the pie graph then click on For More, Click Here.)
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/07/bush.immigration/
-What is Bush�s plan for immigrants?
-What problems do you see with this plan?
-What are the advantages of the plan?
-How will this affect immigrants who are already in America?
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/07/elec04.immigration.dems/index.html
-What was the Democrats� plan for immigrants?
-How was their plan different from Bush�s plan?
-What problems do they point out in Bush�s plan?
Border Patrol
Click on the links below to answer the following questions about the border patrol.
http://www.americanborderpatrol.com/
-This group is not a government organization, but is a group of private citizens.
-Summarize what this group does, in your own words, based on their stories from the web page.
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/enforcement/
-Read the Border Patrol's website.
-Summarize what the border patrol agent does.
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/accomplish/day.xml
- What are some things that la migra accomplishes every day? Choose at leaste 1 item from each category.
Mexican Food
Click on the links below to answer the following questions about Mexican food.
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/list/abtchoc.html
-Who invented chocolate?
-What are some uses of chocolate?
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/puebla/kgtacos1.html
-How were tacos invented?
-What kind of tortilla is used in northern Mexico? Southern Mexico?
-What equipment do all taco vendors use?
-What kinds of garnishes are put on tacos?
-Describe 4 different types of salsa.
-What can you do to make sure that the taco vendor you�ve chosen keeps the food clean and fresh?
-Describe 3 different kinds of tacos. What ingredients go into each of these tacos?
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/puebla/kgtamales.html
-What food is always eaten at festivals?
-What kind of tamales did the Aztecs make?
-What kind of tamales did the Maya make?
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/indchristmas.html
-What foods are eaten at Christmas time?
-Describe several of these foods � what are they made of?
Cesar Chavez
Click on the link below to answer the following questions about Cesar Chavez.
http://www.worldhungeryear.org/fslc/faqs/ria_202.asp?section=11&click=1
http://home.sandiego.edu/~jcornejo/HTML/cesar.htm
-Who was Cesar Chavez?
-What was his childhood like?
-What were his experiences at school?
-What was his personal life like (relationships, children, education, jobs, etc.)?
-What problem did Cesar Chavez try to solve? Give details.
-What actions did he take to solve the problem? Give details.
-What were the results of his actions? Give details.