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UNIT SIX: 1600-present
We are all Immigrants
A socio-cultural history of U.S. immigration, personal accounts through the ages.
Introductory
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UNIT FIVE
Clash of Cultures
UNIT SEVEN
America’s Century

 

     

Unit Six: We are all Immigrants

A History of American Immigration 1600-present & the stories of the people who have made us a “Nation of Immigrants”.

  1. E Pluribus Unum – History of Immigration 1650-today

  2. We are all Strangers in a Strange Land – original essay Family mementoes

  3. Statue of Liberty – Symbol of freedom & hope
    • The New Colossus – Emma Lazarus
    • Student Interpretations through poetry

  4. Brief History of Naturalization & Immigration Laws

  5. Immigrants’ Stories from the past
    • Chinese detainees’ poetry in San Francisco
    • Early 20th century immigrant experiences
    • The early 20th century Italian immigrant

  6. Internal migration
    • Native American – Sioux children “Americanized”
    • African American – paintings of Jacob Lawrence

  7. 21st century Immigration – ESL student/Senior workshop project
    • Stories of ESL students
    • Stories of Seniors in the community who will never forget
    • Political cartoons and editorials
    • U.S. Immigration policy: What will/should the future hold?

  8. Final project: How to facilitate a community project for ESL students
    and seniors who remember their own or their parents immigrant
    experiences.

  9. Words, Words. Words. Unit Six Vocabulary List.
    • Sentence building
    • Word Structure: Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes