I found this weeks blog task probably the toughest in terms of actually pinning down a website with the relevant information. I wanted to choose a school in new york as I think it would have been interesting to see how they teach immigration from the 19th/20th century because the majority of the immigrants would have to settle or pass through New York. I spent hours going through new york schools websites and couldn't find anything of much use.

http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/immigration/immigration.htm

The above link is for Guilford County Schools in Greensboro, North Carolina. It shows a brief overview on what these 5th graders will be covering also the tasks and processes which will entail.


"North Carolina Standard Course of Study: 3.02 Examine how changes in the movement of people, goods, and ideas have affected ways of living in the United States."

It doesn't really state how the subject will be taught to the student in the sense of how immigration is perceived but it looks as if the majority of the work is to be undertaken by the student to find out for themselves. The fact that they have to read an account from a child of a similar age to them from that time period may help them to engage and get a more realistic feel for the events instead of them reading an account by an adult. They also have to interview a person who is an immigrant from another country to America this will give them an insight from the actual person as to why they came to America and also to look at their classmates and see the different/similar reasons as to what motivates immigrants.


Students will:

• Students will use the internet in order to view original pictures taken during the immigration period at Ellis Island.
  
• Students will build their their vocabulary by completing a Word Search puzzle and by defining the words related to the project.
  
• Students will develop reading skills by reading a true account of the journey to America told by an immigrant child.
  
• Students will develop their interviewing and writing skills by interviewing a person who is an immigrant from another country to the United States and publishing their story on the web for others to read.