10/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Get your project from the pile and put it on your desk.
2.  Gallery Walk:  We will have some time to walk around the room and appreciate the hard work of our classmates.
3.  Statue of Liberty and the era of immigration.

HW - Study for Immigration Test...use your review sheet and the flash cards on "The Blog"

10/8 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 12-13.  Look back at pg. 7b (1880), and compare to pg. 12 (1893):  How did America change in their treatment of immigrants?

2.  Immigration Restriction (pg. 19)

3.  Illegal Immigration today:  Read pg. 20 and complete the bottom of pg. 19.

4.  Project Advice and Q & A.  How do I make sure that I get a good grade?

• Follow ALL directions in the task
• Do NOT "copy and paste" your research...this is called plagiarism...and is a serious academic offense!  
• Properly budget your time, so that your project is on time
• Be sure to include citation for your sources on the BACK of the poster (use the directions I gave you)
• Make sure it is neat, clean, and thoughtfully planned
• Make sure you have appropriate resources (I have poster board and other resources for those financially in need of help)
• Be careful with your project on your way to school:  Check the weather before school (garbage bag?) & avoid rolling it up.  Come directly here in the morning to drop it off.  

HW - Project due TOMORROW

        - Test FRIDAY (use your study guide in your packet to get ready!)

10/7 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 14...pgs. 9 and/or 11 might help.  Introduce immigration quota.  Review nativism.  Introduce xenophobia.

2.  Activity:  Chinese Exclusion Act (pg. 15)

• Movie Clip:  After viewing the movie clip below, answer the following questions:    

3.  Use your review sheet to prepare of test on FRIDAY (last page of packet).  Your vocab pages are also helpful!  

HW - Project due THURS 10//9

       - Unit Test on FRI 10/10

10/6 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What do all of these companies have in common?

2.  Video clip:  "Deconstruction of Ellis Island."  Ellis Island arrival experience.
Walk through the Ellis Island process.  Compare with how immigrants become citizens today.  

• Citizenship test:  How would you do?  Pg. 13a-b
• Notes.  Pg. 13c

4.  Immigration Project:  Tips for Success

HW - Project Due on THURSDAY 10/9 

       - please let me know TODAY if you need help getting supplies!
       - TEST:  Friday

10/3 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do questions on pg. 6.  Using question 1, we will look at the change in the immigration of different groups, and discuss the emergence of nativism - the policy of protecting the interests of "native" inhabitants against those of immigrants.

2.  Group-Directed Activity:  Read "Coming to America" on pgs. 8-10.  As you read, discuss, and complete chart on pg. 11 summarizing each era of immigration.
3.  Current Events…ISIS and Ebola 

HW - Finish chart on pg. 11
        - Project Due on THURSDAY 10/9...if you need help with supplies, let me know TODAY!
        - Click here and "search" for your immigrant group.  Cite your resources!  

10/2 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Imagine that someone is going to move to J-D from Russia.  What advice would you give them about how to adapt to life here?  List 3-5.  Bridge discussion to assimilation...

2.  Mary Antin HW Review & Movie Clip

3.  Complete pg. 7a-7b.
4.  Ebola in America…do we need to worry?  

HW - Work on Project 

       - Project due 10/9 (get supplies - let Mr. Law know if you need help with supplies)

10/1 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Think of a place that you would like to live (other than upstate NY):  Complete the "T" chart in the powerpoint (see agenda item #3 below)...what do you like about the place where you would like to live?  What would you NOT miss about living here?  Bridge discussion to push factors and pull factors of immigration.

2.  Activity:  Complete pg. 5

3.  Review (powerpoint...see pg. 7)
4.  Discuss Project Contract

HW - Pg. 4a-4b...do Q's 1-3 (pg. 4b)
        - Project contract due tmrrw
        - Project due OCTOBER 9th