• Welcome
  • Action Research
    • Introduction
    • Setting
    • Literature Review
    • Methods
    • Findings>
      • Part 1: Understanding Animal Identifiers
      • Part 2: Activities Shape communcation
      • Part 3: Variables that cause conflict
    • Conclusions
    • Reflection
    • Work Cited
  • GSE: Year One
    • A Lesson in Equity
    • UnBoxed Journal Teachable Moments: A Lesson in Equity
    • My Dream School
  • Projects to use
    • Stories of the Brave
    • Fences: An Immigration Study
    • Faces of Cancer
    • ReUP: The Sustainability Project
    • Speakeasies, Gangsters and High Society
  • Resources
    • My Class Digital Portfolio

FENCES: An Immigration Study

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FENCES: An Immigration Study

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”


Overview: We are a nation of immigrants each with our own stories and family experiences.  We are united in each of our own experience.  For this project, we will explore the human face of immigration. Through interviews, literature circle readings, and field experiences, we will better understand the challenges and triumphs that all immigrant groups have faced. We will look at different perspectives on life in the United States from different immigrant groups. Students will learn about the history of various immigrant groups and explore how present day immigration influences our local community.


Essential Questions:

Why do people immigrate to the United States? What challenges have immigrants faced throughout history? What challenges do immigrants face today? How do immigrants negotiate between two cultural worlds? What is my own family’s immigration story? Can all Americans connect to one another even though we have all different backgrounds, traditions and cultures?


What you will be making:

·   Reflection journal: This is a double-sided  visual journal will consist of entries of your learning and “ah ha” moments.  You will be writing your thoughts, ideas and questions about the different experiences, guest speakers, interviews, and activities throughout the project.  You will then take one of your reflections and turn it into your Fences writing piece.

·   Quest for a family name: You will be creating a graphic novel inspired by your family history. It could be a certain tradition, immigration story, or the story behind your family’s last name.  You will need to research and interview a family member to learn of it.

·   Moment of extraordinary learning (MOEL): This is an open ended product that reflects a moment when your perspective shifted, a new idea entered your mind, or a new learning was established.  (this will be in conjunction with your Fences writing piece.

*      Fences Project portfolio: This is a compilation of your work in class, homework and writings.  


TIMELINE:

Week 1: Historical Immigration (case studies of 7 immigrant groups); Quest for a family name graphic novel.

Week 2: Immigration Debate (Frontline and 30 Days); Lit Circle books and dialectical journal; Border Field Park Field Trip; Border Angels Guest Speaker

Week 3: Interview preparation; LC book and dialectical journal; Project Research

Week 4: Finish LC book and dialectical journal;

Week 5: MOEL’s final draft of Fences writing piece; Exhibition

Week 6: POL prep; Portfolio Due; Reflection journal Due.




Benchmarks/Due Dates:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

11/26

Skills:Introduction of project

Book Talk


CASE STUDY IMMIGRANT GROUP

11/27



Skills:

“A Mending Wall”- Robert Frost


HW: Immigration story interview


11/28


Skills: Book distribution/Lit circle explanation.  

11/29


Skills

Documentary 30 Days

HW: Reflection journal


Project: Quest for a family name

11/30





Project:

Quest for a family name

12/3



Guest Speaker

Border Angels

HW: Reflection Journal

12/4







12/5


Guest speaker

Border Patrol


HW: Reflection Journal


12/6


Field Trip:

Border Field State Park


HW: Reflection Journal


12/7



Lit Circle #1



12/10



Brainstorm

Fences  writing piece





12/11





12/12





12/13




DUE: Quest for a family name Graphic Novel


Skills: STAR activity

12/14





Lit Circle #2

12/17



First Draft Fences writing piece

12/18



MoEL brainstorm



12/19




12/20



Revised Draft

Writing Piece

12/21




Lit Circle #3

Winter

Vacation

No

School

YAY!

1/7


NO SCHOOL

Staff day

1/8

1/9



Portfolio Due

1/10




1/11


Lit Circle 4

Book Presentations

1/13




1/15



1/16



1/17


Pol Prep

Exhibition (TBD)

1/18


Pol Prep

Exhibition Reflection Due

1/21

NO SCHOOL

MLK

1/22


POL PREP

1/23


POL’s

1/24


POL’s

1/25


POL’s




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