Immigration Trends Research Project

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Immigration Trends Research Project

• Created by Mrs. Varga
• Advanced ESL
• 2006-2007

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Quick Links

• The Challenge
• Graphic Rules
• The Slide Rules
• Web Resources

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While relaxing at Starbucks one evening, you
overhear a man talking about his unique ancestry.
As you listen, you discover that his
great-grandmother on his mothers side immigrated
from Germany. His great-grandfather from the
Austro-Hungarian Empire. His grandfather came
from Italy. On his fathers side, his people
came from Russia, Ireland and Britain.
Click here for the family tree.
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Since you are a recent immigrant yourself, the
conversation catches your attention.
You are so eager to share your own experiences
about coming to the United States that you decide
to politely introduce yourself. (Using the
etiquette that you just learned in Mrs. Vargas
class.)
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The Offer
Impressed by your awesome introduction and
ability to carry a conversation, Mr. Vladimir
Vanzetti-OMalley returns the introduction and
makes you an offer.
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As it turns out, hes an eccentric millionaire
with lots of money on his hands, but no time.
Hes been looking for someone to research his
family history . . .
. . . and hes willing to pay big bucks!
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What he Knows . . .
He knows his family first arrived in the US
between 1880 and 1930, and that they came from
Britain, Germany, Ireland, Russia, Italy and
the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Sadly, he
knows little else . . .
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Family Tree
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You reflect on the wonderful experience you had
researching for Mrs. Vargas persuasion paper,
and decide . . .
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You Accept
Ill do it! You shout! (Everyone in
Starbucks turns to stare at you.) Id love to
help, you whisper this time. Thats
wonderful, replies Mr. Vanzetti-OMalley. Heres
what I want you to do . . .
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The Challenge
You quickly discover that Mr. Vanzetti-OMalley
is extremely particular. After conducting the
research, he wants you to create a 10-slide Power
Point presentation. The presentation has to be
set up in exactly his way, or you will not get
your money. AND . . . you have only ONE day to
conduct research
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Getting Started
Wow! you think. How will I do that all on my
own?
By the way, Mr. Vanzetti-OMalley says. Im
only going to give you one country to focus
on. Whew! you think to yourself. And . . .
you can work with a partner of your choice!
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Graphic Rules!
a 3-5 minute power point presentation
 
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  Include 1 3 graphics for each
slide! Graphics must be relevant to the topic!
Mr. Vanzetti-OMalley would love to see realistic
pictures (from the time period) that are
accurate to time and place. Do not use graphics
as full backgrounds! Mr. Vanzetti-OMalley hates
when he cant read the text because the pictures
or colors are too distracting. Do not use
graphics displayed on these power points.   Mr.
Vanzetti-OMalley wants you to be original! Find
something he hasnt found yet.
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Slides 1-3
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Slide 1 (Title) Name of County (include a
picture/map of the country) Name of Researchers
(thats you!) Date of Presentation   Slide 2
(Table of Contents) Bulleted list of each topic
to be covered  Slide 3 (Glossary) Mr.
Vanzetti-OMalley LOVES words! List 5-10
interesting words used in your power point that
Mr. Vanzetti-OMalley might like to or need to
know. Include the part of speech, and the
definition.  
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Slides 4-6
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Slide 4 (When) When was the heaviest wave of
immigration from this country? Why? Slide 5
(Who) Who were the people immigrating? (Ie
Men? Women? Young? Old? Doctors? Teachers?
Cobblers? Educated? Uneducated? Catholic?
Protestant? Methodist? Married? Single? . . .
) Why? Slide 6 (Why) Why did they
emigrate? Why did they immigrate?
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Slides 7-8
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Slide 7 (Where did they settle) What
region/state of the US? Why? Did they settle
primarily in the coastal or central areas?
Why? Did they settle primarily in the city or
country? Why? Slide 8 (Response/Reaction by US
population) Include at least 2 examples from any
of the categories below Laws Cartoons Newspaper
articles Media (Plays, Music, etc.)  
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Slides 9-10
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Slide 9 (Other Important World Events) Include
5-10 important events that were happening in
other parts of the world at the same time
(1880-1930) Think inventions, politics, wars,
fashion   Slide 10 (Citations) Mr.
Vanzetti-OMalley wants to know where you found
your information. Include a list of all the
websites you used in any way for this project.
(For graphics, for data, for pictures,
dictionary, etc.)
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Presentation
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• Mr. Vanzetti-OMalley is a man with little time.
  He will only allow 5-10 minutes for your oral
  presentation.
• You must cover ALL the information in your slides
  in that time.
• Information must be summarized! (Do not read from
  the screen).

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Websites to Help You Get Started
 

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• http//www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAimmigratio
  n.htm (START HERE!!!!)
• http//memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/introdu
  ction.html
• http//www.istrianet.org/istria/history/immigratio
  n/ellis-chrono.htm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_Un
  ited_States
• http//us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lectur
  e08.html
• http//www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1998
  /summer/women-and-naturalization-1.html
• http//ellisisland.org/Immexp/index.asp
• http//ellisisland.org/default.asp
• http//memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/introdu
  ction.html
• http//www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAEcrimeS.ht
  m (Immigration and Crime)
• http//www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1999/3/
  99.03.06.x.htmlc (immigration policies)
• http//www.adventuretales.com/atv2_sp18.html
  (restrictions)
• http//www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holoca
  ust/grobim.html (immigration policies)
• http//www.rapidimmigration.com/usa/1_eng_immigrat
  ion_history.html (immigration dates)
• http//library.thinkquest.org/20619/index.html
  (immigration)
• http//library.thinkquest.org/20619/Present.html
  (personal stories of immigration)
• http//www.history.com/minisites/ellisisland/
• http//www.ncusd203.org/madison/Links/madison_immi
  gration_links.htmlcountry (immigration links)
• http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listimmi
  gratli.html

Click here for Political Cartoons
Click on the Flags to go to Websites
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Austro-Hungarian Sites

• http//www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAEah.htm
• http//www.genealogy.com/00000373.html
• http//www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Hu
  ngary.html
• http//www.lexisnexis.com/academic/guides/immigrat
  ion/ins/insa4.asp
• http//www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/9
  5.html
• http//www.abqarts.org/cultural/survey/hungary-cs.
  htm

Main Websites page
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Chinese Sites

• http//memory.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/rise
  ind/chinimms/chinimms.html
• http//library.thinkquest.org/20619/Chinese.html
• http//www.asianamericans.com/ChineseImmigration.h
  tm
• http//www.ailf.org/awards/ahp_0001_essay01.htm
• http//www.angel-island.com/
• http//nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/cur/kane98/kane_p3_im
  mig/China/china.html
• http//www.angelisland.org/immigr02.html
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Immigration_A
  ct_of_1923
• http//home.flash.net/sondrine/andtheycame.html

Main Websites page
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German Sites

• German Genealogy Information and Resources
• German Migration
• Immigration The Germans
• German Roots
• Immigrants

Main Websites page
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Irish Sites

• The Irish-American Experience
• Irish Occupations
• Irish Colonial Immigration
• Immigration The Irish (Think Quest)
• The History Place Irish Potato Famine
• Irish Immigration
• Irish Immigrants in America during the 19th
  Century

Main Websites page
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Italian Sites

• Immigration Italian
• Immigration The Italians (Think Quest)
• Digital History
• Italian Americans
• Italian Immigrants

Main Websites page
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Russian Sites

• Russian Immigrants
• Polish and Russian Immigration
• Origins History of Immigration from the Russian
  Federation
• Russian Immigration
• American Jewish History 1880-1924
• Russian Jews as Desirable Immigrants (Newspaper
  article from 1893)

Main Websites page
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Political Cartoons

• http//www.victoriana.com/Irish/IrishPoliticalCart
  oons.htm (cartoons)
• http//historyproject.ucdavis.edu/imageapp.php?Maj
  orIMMinorF (political cartoons)
• http//library.thinkquest.org/20619/Comics.html
  (cartoons)

Main Websites page
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Good Luck!
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