Immigration

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Immigration
Social Studies Grade 5
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Teacher Page

• Content Social Studies-Immigration
• Grade level Fifth grade
• Creator Dawn Foy, Grandview C-4 Schools
• Objectives
• Apply knowledge of basic rights and freedoms
• Apply knowledge of social and physical needs
• Create a chart
• Write to persuade

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Directions
When this picture appears, its time to write in
your journal.
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• When immigrants came to America, some people
  thought they were very brave. Other people
  thought the immigrants were very foolish.

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Discuss with a partner
1. Why was it considered such a big risk for the
immigrants to leave their homeland and journey to
America? 2. Share your opinion about whether the
immigrants were brave or foolish. Justify your
response.
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Discuss and Write
Imagine that you are facing a government in which
you have no faith. You hear of a better place
far away, but it may be a dangerous journey.
Make a list, stating some good reasons to leave
(pros) and some reasons not to leave (cons).
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Create a chart like this one
PROS
CONS
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Did you think of some of these?
PROS
CONS

• May have more opportunities for fortune and
  wealth
• Could escape religious intolerance
• May avoid jail for speaking my opinions
• Life may be more industrial in my new homeland
• I may have some say in the development of a new
  government

• Leaving friends and family will be difficult
• May die on the boat ride from starvation or
  disease
• May never reach my destination
• May get lost at sea
• Will be starting overwith little or no material
  possessions
• May not speak the language of my new homeland
  making communication difficult

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Writing to Persuade

• Write a paragraph with the purpose of persuading
  your family to leave their homeland to make the
  journey to America.
• Make sure you
• use at least 4-5 sentences.
• proofread for correct grammar, capitalization and
  punctuation.
• use supporting arguments for persuading your
  family to go with you.

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Where will you go?

• Many immigrants lived in big cities like New
  York. Some immigrants avoided cities and bought
  farms in search of richer land.
• Discuss with your partner which way of life you
  want to begin in your new land.
• Make a chart contrasting the two ways of life to
  help you determine where you would like to live.

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City Life or Farm Life?
Life in the City
Life on a Farm
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City Life or Farm Life?
Life on a Farm
Life in the City
New immigrants created neighborhoods with others
from their homeland. Industry in cities would
make finding work easier. Cities are busy and
exciting places. Cities are overcrowded. Immigrant
s often had poor living conditions. Immigrants
often earned low wages. Americans often did not
trust immigrants because their religion and
cultures were different.
Could get lonely from lack of neighbors. Farm
work is long, hard work. Living on a farm might
be boring. Getting supplies would be hard. Making
money from farming depends on the land and the
weather. Might get homesick because other
immigrants from homeland are not around.
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• Good luck in your new homeland!
• Welcome to America!