Class began with a few minutes to finish up note taking / map making on Chapter Sixteen (pages 187-192) on Third Wave Immigration to the United States. After discussing some of the more noticeable trends and fascinating ideas Mr. Zartler gave a slide lecture on what it was like to be an immigrant during this period.
Then Mr. Zartler gave instructions for the next major assignment. Students are to write a one to one and half page story from the point of view of a third wave immigrant. The story could include aspects of being in their original country; the journey to America; the experience at Ellis Island; or the arrival in the community where they first settle. A good way to begin is to choose an age, a gender, and a country of origin, then to look through the chapter and / or notes to determine motivations for emigrating/ immigrating, as well as what the experience would have been like.
Then Mr. Zartler gave instructions for the next major assignment. Students are to write a one to one and half page story from the point of view of a third wave immigrant. The story could include aspects of being in their original country; the journey to America; the experience at Ellis Island; or the arrival in the community where they first settle. A good way to begin is to choose an age, a gender, and a country of origin, then to look through the chapter and / or notes to determine motivations for emigrating/ immigrating, as well as what the experience would have been like.
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