immigration prepared by: rachel deckman north syracuse junior high rdeckman@nscsd.org

Immigration

Prepared by:Rachel DeckmanNorth Syracuse Junior High rdeckman@nscsd.org

A quiz:A quiz: If a person who speaks three

languages is trilingual, and one who speaks four languages is

quadrilingual, what is someone called who speaks no foreign

languages at all?

Answer: an American.The New York TimesNicholas D. Kristof December 30, 2010

Who has relatives that have emigrated from other countries to the

United States?OWhat relative(s)?OWhat country did they come from?

OWhere did they move to?

Why did they come to America?

FREEDOMFREEDOMOFrom oppressionOTo worshipOFrom wantOFrom fear

Your task:Your task:OResearch the

immigration influxes to this country from the 19th century through

today.

vs

Compare and contrast the reasons why people have

emigrated to the U.S.—how has that changed

throughout history?

OShare your results through a podcast or a powerpoint

presentation.

Your project must Your project must include:include:O A cover slide /title

O A minimum of 8 slides or 3 minutes of information on the podcast with visuals

O Questions to address:O Where did the immigrants come from?O How did they get here? (including the

conditions of travel, means of transportation)

O How has that changed over the years?O Opportunities when they arrived/arrive

O Bibliography

America by Neil Diamond

LYRICS

Resources:

O Destination America (PBS)O American Memory TimelineO History of Immigration