VALUES & QUOTES
LOS VALORES Y LAS CITAS

Devote one academic year to discussing quotes by posting one a week in your fourth or fifth grade classroom.
CÉSAR E. CHÁVEZ FOUNDATION
http://clnet.sscnet.ucla.edu/research/chavez/quotes/
http://www.chavezfoundation.org/images/CEC%20Core%20Values.doc
(English)
   topics: character, community, commitment, culture, dignity,             education, farmworkers, future generations, hope,
        humanity, justice, "La causa," leadership, motivation,                  non-violence, respect, sacrifice, struggle

U.S. DREAMS: THE WISDOM OF CÉSAR CHÁVEZ
http://www.usdreams.com/ChavezW37.html
(English)
   assortment of memorable quotations

EDUCATION OF THE HEART: CÉSAR E. CHÁVEZ IN HIS OWN WORDS
http://www.sfsu.edu/~cecipp/cesar_chavez/cesarquotes.htm
(English)
    topics: commitment, community, culture, dignity, education,
        future generations, justice, non-violence, power,
        sacrifice, struggle

EDUCATION OF THE HEART: QUOTES BY CÉSAR CHÁVEZ
http://www.ufw.org/edofheart.htm
(English)
   topics: character, community, commitment, culture, dignity,             education, farmworkers, future generations, hope,
        humanity, justice, "La causa," leadership, motivation,                  non-violence, respect, sacrifice, struggle

HONORING -: HIS PRECEPTS
http://www.colapublib.org/chavez/precepts.htm
(English)
   perseverence, humility, non-violence, foster hope,
        fight for justice

CÉSAR CHÁVEZ'S CORE VALUES
http://www.chavezserveandlearn.il.gov/lesson.htm
http://chavezfoundation.org/images/activities/
A%20SYMBOLIC%20ALTAR.doc
(English)
   core values at end of document
   service to others, sacrifice, a preference to help
        the most needy, determination, non-violence,
        acceptance of all people, respect for life,
        celebrating community, knowledge, innovation
   last URL describes altar for "Day of the Dead /
        El día de los muertos"

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The words and core values of César Chávez are full of wisdom and yet read clearly and simply.
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Use quotes as a dictatiion exercise in Spanish or English. Recite the sentence and have students listen once with pencils down. Then repeat the sentence and tell children to pick up their pencils and write it. Then repeat it one last time and allow the children to check it again.
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