Immigration Multimedia Resources
Overview
Students will go through a series of activities using primary and secondary sources in order to answer the following question. "Is immigration a good thing?"
Learning Goals
I can explain why people leave a place.
I can explain why people come to a place.
I can identify patterns in human movement.
I can explain the cost/benefit of living in certain areas.
I can describe how population distribution affects land use.
I can compare and contrast different perspectives on immigration.
Driving Questions
Compelling Question: Is immigration a good thing?
Supporting Questions:
Why do people migrate?
How has human movement changed people and places over time?
What are the costs and benefits for citizens and immigrants?
Why is immigration controversial?
Formative Performance Tasks
Supporting Q1 - List 4 examples of push and pull factors that would encourage people to migrate.
Supporting Q2 - Think-pair-share ways in which human movement has changed people and places.
Supporting Q3 - Using a balancing scale diagram, list the cost and benefits for citizens and immigrants.
Supporting Q4 - Summarize the viewpoints of two different perspectives on immigration.
Resources Needed
Immigration Data from 1880s - 2010s in America
Students analyze patterns of immigration. Uses imagery such as line graphs, pie charts, bar graphs, and maps.
Students will simulate the experience of Syrian Refugee on an interactive website.
Through Primary and Secondary documents and images, students will compare common reasons people chose to immigrate to America.
Alicia Keys Youtube Video
Students will view "Let Me In - We Are Here". This is intended to get students to think about their own bias and perspectives towards immigration.
Students connect immigration to Iowa through primary and secondary sources. Includes imagery.
Summative Assessment
Students will develop Pro and Anti Immigration Campaign. After determining which side of the argument they are on, they will select a partner to develop an argumentative campaign. All products developed by students should use historical context to back up their arguments. All products should acknowledge the counter argument. Students should use powerful language to express their ideas.
Student Product Choices
1. Speech
2. Website
3. Video
4. Essay
Student Products must address the compelling question and at least 3 of the supporting questions.
Compelling Question: Is immigration a good thing?
Supporting Questions:
Why do people migrate?
How has human movement changed people and places over time?
What are the costs and benefits for citizens and immigrants?
Why is immigration controversial?