Lesson Plans
Immigrant Scrapbooks
Subject: U.S. History
Date to be taught: 10-24/29
Objective: To introduce life as an immigrant during the late 1800s-early
1900s. Students will assume the role as an immigrant coming to the United
States during this period to better understand the trials and tribulations
the immigrants had to go through.
Michigan
Curriculum Standards:
Standard I.3 Analyzing and Interpreting the Past
All students will reconstruct the past by comparing interpretations
written by others from a variety of perspectives and creating narratives
from evidence.
Standard SOC.II.1 Diversity of People, Places, and Cultures
All students will describe, compare, and explain the locations and
characteristics of places, cultures, and settlements.
ISTE NETS
Student Standards:
7. Routinely and efficiently use online information resources
to meet needs for collaboration, research, publications, communications,
and productivity.
Opener: Students will select a partner and the background of the immigrant.
Procedures: 1. Students will spend 2-3 days in the computer lab researching
their
immigrant’s background by printing out pictures and reading biographies
by immigrants.
2. Students will create a scrapbook that describes the journey the immigrant
had to travel. This includes a background of their life before they left,
their trip to the U.S., and life in America.
3. Students will have to assemble a scrapbook or electric book that
describes the events.
4. They will have to write captions under the picture that briefly describe
the photo.
5. Students will then write a 1-2 page narrative that goes into detail
their
journey.
6. Students will have to write a bibliography of where they received the
information.
7. Students will be graded on professionalism of the scrapbook. Each page
is worth 5 points in the journal and 20 points for the narrative.
8. Creativity is very important for the students to receive a good grade.
Closure: This project will introduce the unit on immigration. The students
will be able to
comprehend the experience that the immigrants from 1880 –1920 felt.
