Immigration Prepared by Rachel Deckman North Syracuse Junior

Immigration Prepared by: Rachel Deckman North Syracuse Junior High rdeckman@nscsd. org

A quiz: If a person who speaks three languages is trilingual, and one who speaks four languages is quadrilingual, what is someone called who speaks no foreign languages at all? Answer: an American. The New York Times Nicholas D. Kristof December 30, 2010

Who has relatives that have emigrated from other countries to the United States? OWhat relative(s)? OWhat country did they come from? OWhere did they move to?

Why did they come to America? FREEDOM O From oppression O To worship O From want O From fear

Your task: OResearch the immigration influxes to this country from the 19 th century through today.

Compare and contrast the reasons why people have emigrated to the U. S. —how has that changed throughout history? vs

OShare your results through a podcast or a powerpoint presentation.

Your project must include: O A cover slide /title O A minimum of 8 slides or 3 minutes of information on the podcast with visuals O Questions to address: O Where did the immigrants come from? O How did they get here? (including the conditions of travel, means of transportation) O How has that changed over the years? O Opportunities when they arrived/arrive O Bibliography

America by Neil Diamond LYRICS

Resources: O Destination America (PBS) O American Memory Timeline O History of Immigration