Blowing up the Biography

Telling an Immigrant's Story

Research

• http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/us/immigration-statistics-fast-facts/
• http://www.migrationinformation.org/usfocus/display.cfm?ID=818#9
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States
• http://www.infoplease.com/us/immigration/

Research demographic statistics on immigrants including how many people come from that country to the United States each year, where they tend to live when they come to this country, and what types of jobs they normally take.  

Present

World Cultures Day - http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/world-day-cultural-diversity-dialogue

• Ireland - http://www.irishculture.ie/
• Haiti - http://www.haitian-culture.com/
• Bangladesh - http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/culture/
• El Salvador - http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/El-Salvador.html
• India - http://www.culturalindia.net/
• Mexico - http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00633/
• Vietnam - http://www.vietnam-culture.com/
• Kosovo - http://www.beinkosovo.com/en/kosovo-culture
• China - http://www.cultural-china.com/ or http://library.thinkquest.org/20443/g_culture.html

Get Creative

• Bio Cube - http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/cube-30057.html
• BrainyBox - http://www.classtools.net/brainybox/
• Web Booklet - http://simplebooklet.com/index-edu.php
• Simple Booklet - http://simplebooklet.com/index-sb.php
• Stormboard - https://www.stormboard.com
• Glogster - http://edu.glogster.com/
• Padlet - http://padlet.com/
• Lino - http://en.linoit.com/
• Magnoto - http://www.magnoto.com/
• Spaaze - http://www.spaaze.com/home
• Prezi - http://prezi.com/prezi-for-education/
• Narrable - https://narrable.com
• Photo Story Apps - http://appcrawlr.com/android-apps/best-apps-photo-story
• Reel Prezo - http://www.reelapp.com/
• Zeega - http://zeega.com/
• Fakebook - http://www.classtools.net/FB/home-page
• Trading Cards - http://bighugelabs.com/deck.php

Timelines:

• http://www.ourstory.com/
• http://www.myhistro.com/
• http://www.timetoast.com/
• http://timerime.com/
• http://timeline.knightlab.com/#about
• http://www.dipity.com/

Webpages

• http://www.webnode.com/, 
• http://www.wix.com/
• http://www.weebly.com/
• Google Sites

Immigration Debate

Eight graders complete a novel study on immigration.  Below are some questions they discuss and resources to supplement the conversation.

Introducing Immigration

• http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/
• Tenement Museum - http://www.thirteen.org/tenement/logcabin.html

Do you personally know an immigrant?

• http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/shows/show_teen_immigrants5.html

Why do immigrants come to the United States?

• http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/
• http://www.ellisisland.org/Immexp/index.asp

What are the current policies/laws regarding immigration?

• http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/immigration
• http://www.cfr.org/immigration/us-immigration-policy/p20030
• http://www.cis.org/

Should immigrants continue to come to the U.S.? Why or why not?

• http://www.tolerance.org/immigration-myths
• The Choices Program - http://www.choices.edu/resources/twtn_immigration.php
• http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/learning-about-u-s-immigration-with-the-new-york-times/

Immigration Debate

Read article, Sin Papales (Best Nonfiction text) as a class, pausing throughout to identify the difficulties associated with illegal immigration

http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Sin-papeles-6367315/

After reading the article, cite evidence in the article to support statements

Pros and Cons

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/pros-and-cons-comparison-t-chart-for-students-TC101887892.aspx

http://www.businessballs.com/problemsolving.htm

Persuasive Writing

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/?topic=persuasive

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/convince-developing-persuasive-writing-56.html

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listpersuasid.html

http://www.pbs.org/now/classroom/lessonplan-04.html

Coming to America

Eight grade Language Arts teachers teach a unit on immigration.  They have a list of novels that students may choose from on which the unit activities are based.  Below is that list of novels and links to help teach, introduce, or learn more about those novels.

Novels

Auch, Mary Jane. (2002). Ashes of Roses. Random House.

http://books.google.com/books/about/Ashes_of_Roses.html?id=_JszUdiZRIAC

http://www.auchbooks.com/ashes-of-roses/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeTuxPko6rU “Another Home” from Album Ashes & Roses

Budhos, Marina. (2006). Ask Me No Questions. Ginee Seo Books.

http://books.google.com/books/about/Ask_Me_No_Questions.html?id=j1MA6_7o4fwC

Buss, Fran Leeper. (1991). Journey of the Sparrows. Yearling.

http://books.google.com/books/about/Journey_of_the_Sparrows.html?id=QFnQin4cA2kC

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=journey--sparrows-test

http://quizlet.com/3070166/journey-of-the-sparrows-flash-cards/

Danticat, Edwidge. (2002). Behind the Mountains. Scholastic.

http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/h2_behindthemountains.pdf

http://books.google.com/books/about/Behind_the_Mountains.html?id=60yxawBzc64C

http://www.lindakreft.com/Americas/pdf/voices_behind.pdf

http://www.lindakreft.com/Americas/pdf/voices_behind.pdf

Fleischman, Paul. (1997). Seedfolks. HarperCollins.

http://books.google.com/books/about/Seedfolks.html?id=X44Vl8hGRpcC

http://www.shmoop.com/seedfolks/

http://quizlet.com/11105067/seedfolks-character-list-flash-cards/

https://www.teachervision.com/tv/printables/harpercollins/seedfolks_rg.pdf

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=21754

Giff, Patricia Reilly. (2005) Maggie’s Door. Yearling.

http://books.google.com/books/about/Maggie_s_Door.html?id=KTkwYDNdGB0C

http://www.questgarden.com/02/45/2/050922122022/index.htm

http://www.socstrpr.org/files/Vol%203/Issue%202%20-%20Summer,%202008/Notable%20Books/3.2.12.pdf

Hidier, Tanuja Desai. (2003). Born Confused. Scholastic.

http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=9361&a=1

http://english.clas.asu.edu/wq-born-confused+

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/766319.Born_Confused

Jiménez, Francisco. (1997) The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child. Houghton

http://www.pcpa.org/circuitstudyguide.html

http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Circuit.html?id=znS_6z_lxUcC

http://www.learner.org/workshops/tml/workshop8/authors2b.html

Soto, Gary. (2005). Help Wanted. Harcourt.

http://books.google.com/books/about/Help_Wanted.html?id=OYQQGQF4_xIC

http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?aid=652

http://www.teachingbooks.net/book_reading.cgi?id=647&a=1

Testa, Maria. (2005). Something about America. Candlewick.

http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763634158.bdg.1.pdf

http://www.authorsupport.comoj.com/saa_sg_1.pdf

http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?aid=255

Yep, Laurence. (1995). Thief of Hearts. HarperCollins.

http://books.google.com/books/about/Thief_of_Hearts.html?id=4tajQgAACAAJ

https://teachmulticulturallit.wikispaces.com/Thief+of+Hearts

http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?aid=1178&a=1

4-4-2012 Teching the US History CCCS 1801-1861

SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS

GRADES 5-8

United States History

Expansion and Reform 1801-1861

Content Area	Social Studies	RESOURCES
Standard	6.1 U.S. History: America in the World: All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically about how past and present interactions of people, cultures, and the environment shape the American heritage. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions that reflect fundamental rights and core democratic values as productive citizens in local, national, and global communities.
Era	Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Grade Level	By the end of grade 8
Content Statement	Strand CPI# Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI)
4. Expansion and Reform Westward movement, industrial growth, increased immigration, the expansion of slavery, and the development of transportation systems increased regional tensions.	A. Civics, Government, and Human Rights 6.1.8.A.4.a Explain the changes in America’s relationships with other nations by analyzing policies, treaties, tariffs, and agreements. 6.1.8.A.4.b Analyze how the concept of Manifest Destiny influenced the acquisition of land through annexation, diplomacy, and war. 6.1.8.A.4.c Assess the extent to which voting rights were expanded during the Jacksonian period. B. Geography, People, and the Environment 6.1.8.B.4.a Assess the impact of the Louisiana Purchase and western exploration on the expansion and economic development of the United States. 6.1.8.B.4.b Map territorial expansion and settlement, as well as the locations of conflicts with and removal of Native Americans. C. Economics, Innovation, and Technology 6.1.8.C.4.a Analyze the debates involving the National Bank, uniform currency, and tariffs, and determine the extent to which each of these economic tools met the economic challenges facing the new nation. 6.1.8.C.4.b Explain how major technological developments revolutionized land and water transportation, as well as the economy, in New Jersey and nation. 6.1.8.C.4.c Analyze how technological innovations affected the status and social class of different groups of people, and explain the outcomes that resulted. D. History, Culture, and Perspectives 6.1.8.D.4.a Analyze the push-pull factors that led to increases in immigration, and explain why ethnic and cultural conflicts resulted. 6.1.8.D.4.b Explore efforts to reform education, women’s rights, slavery, and other issues during the Antebellum period. 6.1.8.D.4.c Explain the growing resistance to slavery and New Jersey’s role in the Underground Railroad.	Early America US History on Shmoop Demographic Chart Book Oregon Trail Historic Maps American Folk Art American Portraits New Americans Winning the Right to Vote Louisiana Purchase and Beyond Gold Rush US Immigration History Immigration on Wikipedia Immigration and US History Ellis Island Immigration Explorer USA History: Immigration Destination America Scholastic Immigration What is Manifest Destiny? Manifest Destiny and Sectionalism Manifest Destiny Lesson Manifest Destiny Power Points Westward Expansion Indian Removal Wars of Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny on LessonPlanet Rethinking Manifest Destiny Social History Perspective of Manifest Destiny Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, & the Presidency Elections and Voting SlideShare: Jackson's Presidency Jacksonian Era Inventors from 1801-1851 Improvements in Transportation America on the Move The Flow of History Transportation Revolution SparkNotes: Westward Expansion Student Project Antebellum America The North: 1800-1850 Xenophobia On the Water Wave of Immigrants 1800s Reform Era Temperance Antebellum Reform Abolition