IMMIGRATING TO AMERICA
| Diane Jablonski Ortiz |
| Introduction | Standards | Objectives | Activities | Assessment | Results | Resources |
Introduction In this lesson students are introduced to the reasons European immigration occurred, the conflicts and emotions immigrants faced as they left their old land and entered their new, and the contributions immigrants have made to this country.
Subject: History/Social Science
Topic: European Immigration
Grade Level: 5th
URL: http://ctap295.ctaponline.org/~dortiz/student
Standards
Addressed
Fifth Grade
History/Social Science
Standards
5.8 Students trace
the colonization, immigration and settlement patterns of
the American people from 1789 to the mid-1800s, with
emphasis on the role of economic incentives, effects of
the physical and political geography, and transportation
systems.
(5.8) 1. Discuss the waves of immigrants from Europe between 1789 and 1850 and their modes of transportation into the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys and through the Cumberland Gap.
CA History/Social Science Content Standards
- Students will be able to identify 8 reasons immigration from Europe to the United States occurred.
- Students will be able to describe the conflicts and emotions immigrants faced as they immigrated to the United States.
- Students will be able to identify 3 positive contributions immigrants have made in America.
Student
Activities
Introductory
Activity
Students participate in a Think,
Pair, Share activity. First they think about what they know
about immigrants. Next they share their knowledge with their
partner. The teacher records student responses on an overhead as
students share them orally with the class. Students then
complete the first two columns of a Learning Log
containing the three headings "What I know", "What I
want to know", and "What I have learned".
Teaching/Learning
Activity
To have students understand some of
the emotions and decisions immigrants went through when leaving their
homeland the teacher shares their own "pillow case" of
5 belongings explaining that because of the cost and room most
immigrants could only carry one bag or pillow case of belongings with
them. Students then complete a Think Pair Share activity to
create their own Student Pillowcase. First
they write down the items they would take with them on a think pad
paper. Next they share their ideas with a partner. Ideas are
then shared with the group and recorded on the overhead.
Students may bring their pillowcase of items to class to share with
the group.
Teaching/Learning
Activity
Students view a laser disc on
immigrants (Immigrating to America Ch 3 Frame 08252) which shows
immigrants leaving their homeland, shares life aboard ship and the
Ellis Island "experience" . Students view the clothing, hear
the voice of a German immigrant tell her story, and see the bag/pillow
case of belongings immigrants carried with them. Students then
access the An
Immigrant Journey Museum fieldtrip and work through the activity.
Students keep track of important facts in their Trip Journal.
Culminating Activity
Students will utilize information
from all the activities they participated in to assist them in
completing one of the following:
-
Create a journal portraying themselves as an immigrant. The journal should include a minimum of 10 entries and include the country they immigrated from, their reason for immigrating, their journey, and life when they arrived in America.
-
Research a famous immigrant and write a two page report. Their report will include information on the country the person immigrated from, the person's reason for immigrating, their journey, and the life when they arrived in the United States.
-
Interview a person who has immigrated to this country and write a two page biography about this person and their immigration experience.
Students will
receive a score of 1-4 for each of the criteria listed below.
4 = Exceeds
Standard
3 = Meets Standard
2 = Making Progress
1 = Needs Improvement
| Student's Project Contains: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| a descriptive overview of the immigrant experience | ||||
| correctly uses activity format | ||||
| meets all the criteria established for the activity |
Pre-Test
10 multiple choice questions covering the key concepts of immigrating to the United States from Europe to include why people immigrated to the United States, the conflicts they faced and the contributions they have made to the United States.
Post-Test
10 multiple choice questions covering the key concepts of immigrating to the United States from Europe to include why people immigrated to the United States, the conflicts they faced and the contributions they have made to the United States.
Results
After implementing
your lesson (sometime between January & March),
insert a chart of your pre-test, post-test, and
culminating assessment data.
Web Resources & Supplementary Materials
Introductory
Activity
Learning Log Activity
(.doc)
List and link the web
resources for this activity here. Also link supplementary
materials such as PDF files and /or document files.
Enabling Activities
Pillowcase Activity
(.doc)
Learning Log (.doc)
Immigrating to America Laser disc Ch 3 Frame 08252 Immigrant Journey
Museum - Internet Field
Trip
Culminating
Activity
List and link the web
resources for this activity here. Also link supplementary
materials such as PDF files and /or document files.
Phil Swing
Elementary
Brawley, CA
Diane Ortiz -
pdswing@icoe.k12ca.us
Last Revised: 04/09/2001 (insert and update last revision date every
time you work on this page)