Annotated Resource Set (ARS)
Content Theme:
Immigration in America – past/present
Developed by:
Colleen Schow
Contextual Paragraph for Resource Set: Immigration in the United States has been an ongoing
process and has ebbed and flowed at different times throughout our history. People come to America
for a variety of reasons, including hope for the future. Understanding the impact immigration has had
on our country’s history will help students as they deal with immigration issues today. Immigration is
currently a hot topic for many in this country. Are the reasons the same? Are the destinations similar?
What are the solutions to today’s issues?
Teaching with Primary Sources - Annotated Resource Set
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Resource Set
Chinese in California
1850-1925
Chinese in California
Political Cartoons
Interviews with
immigrants today
Immigration figures
1903
Arrival of emigrants,
Ellis Island
Political Cartoon
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgibin/query/i?pp/PPALL:@field(NU
MBER+@1(cph+3a40441))
http://sunsite.berkeley.
edu/cgibin/flipomatic/cic/chs11
04
http://sunsite.berkeley.
edu/cgibin/flipomatic/cic/imag
es@ViewImage?img=br
k00001472_16a
Teaching with Primary Sources - Annotated Resource Set
http://sunsite.berkeley.
edu/cgibin/flipomatic/cic/imag
es@ViewImage?img=br
k00001411_16a
http://www.loc.gov/tea
chers/classroommateria
ls/presentationsandacti
vities/activities/immigra
tion/interv/toc.php
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi
bin/query/i?ammem/rbpe
bib:@field(NUMBER+@ba
nd(rbpe+07902500))
http://www.wdl.org/en/
item/35/
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Picture of New York
City
English Classes Poster
Don’t Bite the Hand
That’s Feeding You
Statue of Liberty
Immigrants from 1900 1929
Move on
Their stories
http://www.wdl.org/en/
item/158/
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/c
gibin/query/i?pp/PPALL:
@field(NUMBER+@1(pp
msca+05660))
http://memory.loc.gov/
mbrs/edrs/50357r.wav
http://memory.loc.gov/cgibin/displayPhoto.pl?path=/pn
p/habshaer/ny/ny1200/ny12
51/photos&topImages=12026
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http://www.loc.gov/tea
chers/classroommateria
ls/presentationsandacti
vities/presentations/tim
eline/progress/immigrnt
/immigrnt.html
http://memory.loc.gov/
mbrs/lcmp002/m2a299
15.mpg
Notes/Comments:
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Annotations
Grade
Level
Curriculum
Connections
Curriculum
Standards
Learning Objectives
Content Objectives
5,8,11
U.S. History
#7 – 5th grade
Students will understand the
reasons immigrants came to the
United States.
#2 & #10 - 8th grade
Students will understand the
advantages and disadvantages
that accompanied coming to a
new country.
th
#2 - 11
Suggested Learning
Strategies
Thinking Objectives
Students will use background
knowledge to come up with
reasons for coming to America.
grade
Students will analyze the
population figures chart.
Suggested
Assessment
Strategies
Think, pair, share – ideas for
coming to the United States.
Links to Other
Resources
http://www.neildiamondho
mepage.com/lyricpag.htm
#america
Students will use a graphic
organizer to show the advantages
and disadvantages of life in the
United States.
Graphic Organizer
Partner discussion of chart
meaning.
Conclusions
Read recent immigrant accounts
of experience in coming to
America. Share with small group
through jigsaw.
Jigsaw
http://www.nationalarchiv
es.gov.uk/searchthearchi
ves/migration.htm/?WT.lp
=-33505
Students analyze political
cartoons for meaning.
Language Arts
#1, #2, & #8 – 5th grade
#8 – 8 grade
th
Students will view media
presentation, form opinions and
draw conclusions.
Evaluate movie clip and process
information
#3 – 11th grade
Analysis worksheet
Media presentation - write new
understanding of why people
came to America.
Teaching with Primary Sources - Annotated Resource Set
Students will process all
information, share ideas, and draw
parallels to immigration today in
the United States.
Civic dialog
Student will think about what they
believe and be able to support
opinion with suggestions about
what to do with immigration today.
Written response to the
immigration issue in
America today.
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