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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read and discuss a narrative about emigration. They examine the reasons why emigrants leave their home land, where they went and the result of their journey. They create a timeline of related migrations of emigrants to other countries. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students, in teams, put together a proposal explaining the pros and cons of their destination for free people leaving the United States. They vote on which location the group emigrate to OR whether the group should remain in the United States. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read narratives to explore the pros and cons of the 19th century African-American emigration movement. They research major groups and people involved with the movement. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students practice their skills in reading content to locate the data on African-American emigration. After placing the data in a chart, they create a human movement map. They create another map using research on current immigration information. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore emigrants deciding to leave the United States and the events that lead to their decisions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the pros and cons of the emigration movement and research major groups and people involved in it. They view a multi-media narrative imbedded in this plan, then compose an essay stating their point of view. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read The Emigrant's Handbook and Guide to Wisconsin, and prepare a set of written instructions for individuals wanting to emigrate to their community. They consider how the economy and American society has changed since the 1850s. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students review the writings of John Lawson. Using his writings, they read comments about them to determine how his writings might have affected emigration to America. They answer discussion questions and share their answers with the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students review John Lawson's writings to discover the impact they had on emigration to America. Using the writings, they analyze the influence of them and review the early settlement of the colonies. They write their own essay sharing their thoughts on Lawson's role. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students discuss the reasons people emigrated to the United States during the early 20th century. Students role play several situations that mimic the cramped conditions of a steamship voyage to America. They problem solve situations that made the voyage uncomfortable and come up with solutions to make the voyage more bearable for the passengers. Full Review »
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