Immigrants at the Ellis Island essay
Humanities
ASSIGNMENT:
WRITE A 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY ABOUT WHAT IMMIGRATION WAS LIKE AND HOW IMMIGRANTS FELT COMING THROUGH ELLIS ISLAND DURING THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
OR
CREATE A POWER POINT PRESENTATION ABOUT HOW IMMIGRANTS FELT AND IMMIGRATION DURING THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY COMING THROUGH ELLIS ISLAND.
OR
WRITE 5 JOURNAL ENTRIES (1 PARAGRAPH EACH) FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AN IMMIGRANT ENTERING THOUGH AND BEGINNING LIFE IN NEW YORK THROUGH ELLIS ISLAND DURING THE EARLY 1920’S.
RESOURCES (1 – 2 SOURCES):
QUESTIONS/ RESEARCH NOTES
WHAT WAS ELLIS ISLAND?
WHAT CHALLENGES DID IMMIGRANTS FACE?
WHAT HOPES DID IMMIGRANTS HAVE?
HOW WAS LIFE DIFFERENT FOR IMMIGRANTS?
WHAT KIND OF DISCRIMINATION DID THEY FACE?
WHAT KIND OF ACCEPTANCE DID THEY ENCOUNTER?
FINISHING THE PROJECT:
CHOOSE IF YOU WANT TO DO AN ESSAY, JOURNAL ENTRIES, OR A POWER POINT. AS ALWAYS DO NOT FORGET TO CITE THE SOURCES THAT YOU USED.
