Mr. Zartler began with a short lesson on the proper presentation of dialogue in narrative writing.
The class began by completing a self-evaluation of the 3rd Wave Immigration Narrative.
Then students followed the following process for conferencing on their drafts:
Next Mr. Zartler began with some lecture notes on Chinese Immigration.
Their was little economic mobility (new vocabulary word) in China.
Many Chinese men (and some women) came to the United States. Frequently they worked in hard heavy labor jobs.
There was a lot of prejudice against these immigrants. There are stories that in John Day Oregon, it was not uncommon for white folk to get drunk at night and shoot randomly towards the Chinese section of town.
Angel Island was the main entry point for immigration from Asia to the United States from 1910-1940. It was sometimes called "the Ellis Island of the West," but was much more like a prison. The vast majority of immigrants were detained for long periods on Angel Island.
Mr. Zartler then shared this poem which was carved into a wooden wall of a barack on the island.
The class began by completing a self-evaluation of the 3rd Wave Immigration Narrative.
Then students followed the following process for conferencing on their drafts:
- In random groups first share you name and a gift you would like to receive in the near future.
- Next, each student read their piece aloud.
- After reading the piece aloud group members said back which aspects of the rubric they heard in the story.
- If the author wished to ask for additional feedback he / she could.
Next Mr. Zartler began with some lecture notes on Chinese Immigration.
Their was little economic mobility (new vocabulary word) in China.
Many Chinese men (and some women) came to the United States. Frequently they worked in hard heavy labor jobs.
There was a lot of prejudice against these immigrants. There are stories that in John Day Oregon, it was not uncommon for white folk to get drunk at night and shoot randomly towards the Chinese section of town.
Angel Island was the main entry point for immigration from Asia to the United States from 1910-1940. It was sometimes called "the Ellis Island of the West," but was much more like a prison. The vast majority of immigrants were detained for long periods on Angel Island.
Mr. Zartler then shared this poem which was carved into a wooden wall of a barack on the island.
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