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Immigrants by the Numbers
In this activity, students work with quantitative data (charts, graphs, and tables) from the 1910 census and the 1911 Dillingham Commission Report to understand the lives of immigrants in the Ellis Island era. The activity includes an option [...]
Tags: Common Core Reading, Delving into Data, Irish Immigration, Italian Immigration, Jewish Immigration, Reading Supports
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
Debating Immigration Restriction: The Ellis Island Era
In this activity, students consider arguments for and against unrestricted immigration during the Ellis Island era. Students analyze political cartoons, letters, newspaper articles, posters, and other sources, noting evidence in the documents to [...]
Tags: Common Core Reading, Group Work, Lessons in Looking, Reading Supports, Role Play and Debate, Using Political Cartoons
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)