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Primary
Other

Dieoff.com: Immigration, Jobs, & Wages

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Dieoff.com provides an essay about the issue of immigration. The author challenges position that immigration is good for America.
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Graphic
Other

Gilded Age: From Frontier to Factory Timeline 1845 1916

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A timeline that lists major events in culture, military, industry, and politics across three-quarters of a century.
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Website
Other

Review of the Monkey Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
The writer interviewed Lan Cao about her book. She includes some biographical information in the article as well as discussion of the book.
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Unknown Type
Other

The American Religious Experience: American Nativism 1830 1845

For Students 9th - 10th
During the 1830s and 1840s Americans with nativist sentiments made a concerted effort to enter into the local and national political arenas. Nativism's political relevance grew out of the increase of immigrants during the '20s and '30s...
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Immigration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Immigration.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Immigration and Emigration: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce immigration and emmigration, and explain the effects both can have on a community. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Immigration and Emigration."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Immigration and Emigration: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce immigration and emmigration, and explain the effects both can have on a community. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Immigration and Emigration."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Immigration and Emmigration: Lesson 5

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce immigration and emmigration, and explain the effects both can have on a community.
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Unknown Type
EL Education

El Education: More Voices of u.s.

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students interview people who have immigrated from other countries as well as the countries these people immigrated from. Then students write stories based on the information gathered and compile the stories into a book illustrated with...
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
A twenty-seven-part learning module on immigration including links to websites and documents that provide information on the many different types of immigrants and how they came to America.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: National Geographic Survey

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] How much do you know about the world around us? Questions provided by National Geographic Survey. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/roper2006/findings.html
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Website
Other

Center for Immigration Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
A think tank research group that is "Pro-immigrant, low-immigration." Center for Immigration Studies offers current news articles and common topics in immigration.
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Emma Lazarus

For Students 3rd - 8th
Brief biographical information on the author of the inscription on the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus. Provides links to related articles, lesson plans and online activities.
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Article
Scholastic

Scholastic: Naturalization

For Students 9th - 10th
What is naturalization? Describes the requirements and application process needed for one to become a citizen of the United States if not acquired at birth.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Castle Clinton National Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Castle Clinton National Monument. Includes history and modern day functions.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Immigration

For Teachers 5th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers the analysis of documentary photos, discusses immigration to the USA in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Industrial Revolution & Immigration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson has notes covering the American Industrial Revolution and famous leaders of the industrial age. Also includes the need for immigrants to supply the factories with workers.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Who Am I?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the reveal tool and the paint bucket to review famous men of the Industrial Revolution, geography, immigration, etc.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Immigration

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Immigration to the United States (Ellis Island and Angel Island) is explained beautifully by describing the interactions and contributions of the various peoples and cultures that have immigrated to the...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Well Founded Fear (Lesson Plans About Asylum Seekers)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two lesson plans about asylum seekers, one of which is based on the case of the SS St. Louis, an ocean liner of Jewish refugees seeking asylum from Nazi persecution in 1939. The lessons let learners discuss how U.S. immigration and...
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Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Latinos

For Students 9th - 10th
Latinos, also referred to as Hispanics, lived in North Carolina in relatively small numbers until the 1980s, when many people of Mexican and Central American descent began coming to the state in search of seasonal farm work. By the end...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers:world in the Balance: The Growing of America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the links among population growth, immigration, environment and support of the elderly in America. Conduct a role play and explore the options available to tackle problems caused by deomgraphic trends.
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Professional Doc
PBS

The City: Coming to America

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the PBS show "The City" provides a timeline of U.S. immigration. Find out about the many ways immigrants were legally discriminated against by the passage of various immigration laws.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Ellis Island History Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of Ellis Island is told through a series of short fun facts.