Student Handout
Immigration Family Scrapbooks
You and a partner will be creating scrapbooks
documenting the fictional story of the immigration of a family during the
late 1800’s or early 1900’s. Some of the work may be done during
the 3 days when we are in the lab, but some of the work will probably need
to be done as HOMEWORK. Your scrapbook amy be in the form of a Power
Point presentation, Appleworks slideshow or an actual book. The format
is up to you. The scrapbook will document your journey from your
homeland to the United States. It should be written in a first person
perspective (I and we, NOT he, she, they). You will also need to
write a one page narrative summary of the story. The pages of your
scrapbook (slideshow) should focus on visuals, text on the pages should
be limited to captions or titles for the illustrations. The detailed
information will be in your narrative.
The project is worth 80 points. It is due
on THURSDAY OCTOBER 31. Computerized scrapbooks should be put in
Mr. DeMarco’s inbox located in the teachers section of the Churchill data
folder. The file name should be your last names and hour.
Be sure to keep a back up copy!!
Your scrapbook should follow the following format:
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1 cover page with a title, your names and a
map showing the location of “your” homeland
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2-3 pages showing photos of your homeland that explain
the conditions in which you lived, your occupation, information about
your life or an explanation of why you wanted to come to America
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2 -3 pages showing your journey across the Atlantic/Pacific
describing your journey (How long did it take? What were the
conditions? What were you able to bring?, etc.)
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2-3 pages showing Ellis or Angel Island illustrating
the process you went through to be admitted to the USA.
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2-3 pages showing what your new life was like after
you settled in the USA. What did you do for a living? Where
did you live? Did you live in an apartment, tenement, etc.?
On a farm?
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1 page bibliography: A bibliography shows
the information about the sources you used to prepare your scrapbook.
A bibliography will at least show the author, title, publisher, date of
books/ magazines, etc. and the URL of webpages you use. There are
many good pages on the web that will tell you how to do this. You
may use MLA or APA format, just be consistent.
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Your 1-2 page written narrative will be a more complete
telling of the story from your scrapbook. It will answer the same
questions as above, but with more detail. It should be double spaced,
typed, in no larger than 12 pt. font, and with margins no larger than 1
inch.
Roles:
You may choose to portray a person/family from
any of the following backgrounds.
- Polish immigrant (1880’s - 1920) --
most Poles came from Russia, Germany or Austria-Hungary because there was
no Poland at the time.
- Russian Jewish immigrant (1880’s - 1920’s)
- Italian immigrant (1880’s - 1920’s)
- Chinese immigrant (1851 - 1883)
- Irish immigrant (1880’s - 1920’s)
- German immigrant (1880’s - 1920’s)
You might also choose an immigrant with a different
origin, but check with me first.
Grading:
The project is worth 80 points. You will
need to rely on your partner to complete their portion of the project.
CHOOSE YOUR PARTNER WISELY!!
Each page of the scrapbook is worth 5 points.
The suggested page minimums are just that, minimums. You may earn
a maximum of 60 points on the scrapbook (12 pages) and 20 points on the
narrative.
The points you earn on each page and the narrative
will be based on what I call Professionalism, a combination of spelling,
grammar, neatness, accuracy, teamwork, authenticity, following instructions,
creativity, etc.
Here are some suggested websites: I got
into each of these at CHS.
http://cmp1.ucr.edu/exhibitions/immigration_id.html
http://www.ellisislandimmigrants.org/
http://www.ellisislandimmigrants.org/ellis_island_history.htm
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/070_immi.html
http://www.libertystatepark.com/history1.htm
http://www.ellisisland.org/
http://www.i-channel.com/education/ellis/
http://www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/index2.html
http://www.capital.net/~alta/link.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/index.html
http://www.angelisland.org/
http://www.sandiego-online.com/forums/chinese/htmls/angel.htm
http://www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/amalfi/100/angel.htm
http://www.i-channel.com/education/angelisland/
http://www.cynthiatom.homestead.com/AngelIslandmain.html
http://www.ailf.org/heritage/chinese/essay01.htm
http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/summer_1998_angel_island_1.html
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