USF's WebQuest 

Title: The New Immigrant

Author:  Christina Durkee              

Date: 3/20/05

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Unit Summary Teacher's Resources Day 1 Lesson Day 2 Lesson
Day 3 Lesson Day 4 Lesson Day 5 Lesson Day 6 Lesson
Day 7 Lesson Conclusion Student's Web Quest  

                  

Unit Summary:

    Goals/Objectives:

  1. Students will gain a better understanding of the impact of the New Immigrant on American society.

  2. Students will explore the daily life of the New Immigrant.

  3. Students will develop a presentation based on the life of the new immigrant and be able to demonstrate an understanding of their motivation for immigrating and how their lives were changed.


    NCSS Theme:  

  1.  Explore and describe similarities and differences in the ways groups, societies and cultures address similar needs and  concerns

  2.  Give examples of how experiences my be interpreted differently by people from diverse cultural perspectives and frames of reference

  3.  Compare ways in which people from different cultures think about and deal with their physical environment and social conditions.


    State Standard:  

  1.  Understands the social and cultural impact of immigrant groups and individuals on American society after 1880.(SS.A.5.4)    

     Days: 7


    Content:

             The focus of this unit will be on the daily life of the immigrant and their initial experiences in the United States.


    Methods:

            Direct instruction, individual reading of primary documents and biographical materials, Power Point presentation, journaling, graphic organizers.

WebQuest  Summary:


    Goals/Objectives:

  1.  Students will research the experiences of immigrants from different cultural backgrounds.

  2. Students will develop journals based on their interpretation of the experiences of the immigrants.

  3. Students will present their findings in the form of a skit.


    Days: 3


    Content:

         The focus of the webquest is the interaction of the immigrants with their new surroundings and the thoughts and feelings they experience in their new country.


    Methods:  journaling, research, group work (skit),       

Teachers Resources
 

Unit Information:
    

Background Resources

Teacher Background Resources

Immigration and the Rise of the Big Cities http://www.historyteacher.net/AHAP/Weblinks/AHAP_Weblinks17.htm

 Immigration http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAimmigration.htm

 Scholastic website on Immigration http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm

 New York, NY Ellis Island http://cmp1.ucr.edu/exhibitions/immigration_id.html-

Ellis Island Foundation http://www.ellisisland.org/-
 
Teacher Tools
Ellis Island Foundation http://www.ellisisland.org/-
A New View of the Irish in America         http://www.faculty.econ.northwestern.edu/faculty/ferrie/papers/cork.pdf-

Facts About Immigration http://www.path.coe.uh.edu/seminar2002/week2/immigrant_facts.html
Lower East Side Tenement Museum http://www.tenement.org/features_dolkart2.html
On the Trail of the Immigrant http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/photo_album/photo_album.html
 
  Student Background Resources
  The American Immigration Homepage http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Immigration/index.html
  Lower East Side Tenement Museum http://www.tenement.org/features_dolkart2.html

Scholastic website on Immigration http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm
Immigration http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAimmigration.htm
  Ellis Island Foundation http://www.ellisisland.org/-
 
  Student Tools
  ImmigrationÖIrish http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/irish3.html
  A New View of the Irish in America         http://www.faculty.econ.northwestern.edu/faculty/ferrie/papers/cork.pdf-
Italian Americans http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/maxpages/classes/soc248/soc%20-%20Italian%20Americans.html
The Russian Jew in America http://tenant.net/Community/LES/cahan5.html
The Nea Hellas http://members.aol.com/neahellas/nea_ellas.html


Unit Lesson Sequence
 

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Lesson Plan Outline

Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc)

Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
 

 Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)
Attention Getter Show picture of Statue of Liberty and poem "Bring me your tired..." Have students journal about what they believe to be the meaning.  Statue of Liberty Poem
KWL Students will begin a KWL chart that can be added to as the unit progresses.  
Feedback Lecture Introduce idea of "The New Immigrant". Discuss who the new immigrants were and some of their reasons for immigrating.  
Discussion Questions Students will answer discussion questions to gauge comprehension. Handout

 

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Lesson Plan Outline

Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc)

Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
 

 Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)
Interactive Lecture Ellis Island PowerPoint- Discuss the history of Ellis Island and it's importance in the experience of the New Immigrant. PowerPoint
KWL Students will continue working on KWL. Add information from lectures.  
  Link to www.ellisisland.org and allow students to research their ancestors. Discuss origins of students families.  

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Lesson Plan Outline

Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc)

Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
 

 Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)
Jigsaw groups Supply students with one of four articles relating to the journey to the United States. Students will  read silently then discuss with their like group and then with students with the three other articles. Embarkation, Journey, Fires and Shipwrecks, Disease
Journal After discussing their articles students will reflect on the journey and create a journal entry.  

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Lesson Plan Outline

Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc)

Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
 

 Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)
Feedback Lecture Short Lecture introducing the Immigration Quotas and the Immigration Act of 1917.  
Pair Share Students will read Emma Goldman's account of her immigration to the United States and her subsequent deportation. Have them then work with a partner to answer the discussion questions. Review answers with the class. Emma Goldman's account

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Lesson Plan Outline

Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc)

Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
 

 Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)
Interactive Lecture Introduction to the webquest:
  1. Lab rules
  2. Task and Process
 The New Immigrant WebQuest
Small Groups Students will be placed into groups of four and assigned their individual roles.  
Independent work Students will then begin to research their roles and create their journals  

Day 6    Back to Top
Lesson Plan Outline

Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc)

Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
 

 Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)
Independent Work Students will continue working on their journals and researching the experience of the role that they have been assigned.  
Small Groups Students will get into their groups to discuss their roles and develop a ten minute skit representing a snapshot of the immigrant experience.  

Day 7    Back to Top
 

Lesson Plan Outline

Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc)

Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
 

 Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)
Final Presentations Students will perform their skits for the class.  

 

Conclusion:

    At the conclusion of this unit students will have a clearer understanding of the immigrant's journey to the United States and of their first experiences in this country.

Credits/References:
 

 

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