Teaching American History Lesson Plan Template |
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| Title: | Immigration Web Quest | Teacher's Name: | Bakewell, Jill, |
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| Lesson Title | Immigration Web Quest | ||
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Both Schools | ||
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| Word Documents: | Immigration Card Handout |
| NE Standards |
Overview/Introduction Students will assume the role of an immigrant from one of the following locations: Africa, Germany, Ireland, Scandinavian Countries, Italy, Japanese, Mexico, China, Puerto Rico/ Cuba, Poland/Russia. Using the American Memory website to investigate the story of their assumed role. |
| Grade Level 9-12 Grades |
Established Goals (Learning Objectives) Students will: 1. gain a better understanding why various immigrant groups came to the United States. 2. read about immigrants life once they settle in the United States. 3. understand governmental policies that helped with assimilation. 4. read actual immigrant interviews and share them with the class. |
| Duration 2-3 days |
Understandings (Background Knowledge) The basic concept the United States is a land of immigrants. During the 1880s a shift occurred in the origins of America’s immigrants. Shifting from the arrival of northern and western European immigrants to immigrants from eastern and southern Europe. |
| Materials • Computers • Immigration Card Handout |
Essential Questions (Engaging Questions) 1. Why do immigrants leave their home country? 2. Why did many immigrants chose the United States for their new home? 3. How were the immigrants received by Americans? 4. How did the immigrants create new lives for themselves? |
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| Learning Activities (Procedure) Day 1 Activity One: As a large class brainstorm reasons why immigrants leave their home country. Activity Two: Pass out Immigration Card Handout and go over instructions with them. Assign an ethnic group to each student. Activity three: Do a class navigation of the American Memory Immigration Web Site. Activity Four: Students have independent work time to complete their handouts. Day 2 Activity One: As a large class share findings from each ethnic group. Activity Two: Identify any trends, similarities, and differences between the groups. Activity Three: Share interviews with the class. |
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| Technology Links http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/introduction.html |
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| Differentiated Instructional Strategies (Learning Advice) http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/introduction.html |
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| Assessment Evidence / Performance Tasks Immigration Card Handout Class Discussion |