Immigration+Webquest

Vocabulary- Use the dictionary or the internet to define these terms. Immigration-To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native. Migration- The movement of persons from one country or locality to another. Ellis Island- an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States; "some twelve millions immigrants passed Angel Island-Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay that offers spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline, the Marin County Headlands and Mount Assimilation- the state of being assimilated people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family Political Asylum- an ancient judicial notion, under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs Tenant Building- Refugee- a person who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution Alien-a person who comes from a foreign country who does not allegiance to our country. Ethnic Groups-Social group or category of the population that, in a larger society, is set apart and bound together by common ties of language and culture nationality, 

Time Line [|Immigration Introduction] [|Immigration: The living mosaic of people, culture, & hope] [|Timeline Template.ppt] Picture Story Find 5 or more pictures that show the lives of immigrants in history or in present day US. Google search specific immigrants images and identify them for me. In a paragraph below write a reflection on comparing your life with theirs. Do you think you could pick up and leave your home country for a new one? Just think on it while you look at those pictures you just collected and write down your thoughts. Friendly Letter Home Use these sites to research the ethnic background you relate with the most to write a letter to a friend back in your home country. This letter must be written in first person, so you must actually act like your this person writing back home. Tell them what the trip over was like, experience in Ellis Island, and tell them what you are currently doing for work and what its like living in America as an immigrant. The letter must be 2 to 3 paragraphs long. Complete sentences please!!!!! [] [] []