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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Immigration

For Teachers 4th
A learning module on immigrants who arrived in New York in the mid-1800s and early 1900s that includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics...
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Other

Penguin Group Canada: Our Canadian Girl: Emily (Teacher Guide) [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
This teacher's guide accompanies 'Emily: Across the James Bay Bridge', one in the Our Canadian Girl series. The novel looks at the experiences of Chinese immigrants in the early 1900s.
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Ehistory: The Changing Character of Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
Images and stories of Immigrants to the United States in the early part of the 20th century. Tells why these people came to the United States and what effect that this had on US foreign policy.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Immigration

For Teachers 5th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers the analysis of documentary photos, discusses immigration to the USA in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Welcome to All?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson is designed to be taught after an introduction to immigration history or as a culminating activity. This is a hands-on, technology-based lesson that relates a student's individual immigration history to the boom of...
Primary
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem is currently engraved on a bronze plaque and displayed on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal. The statue stands across from the historic Ellis Island, through which millions of immigrants came into the U.S. in the late 1800s and...
Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Catholicity in Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from the Catholic Encyclopedia traces the history of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada from New France to discussions of state-funded schooling. Please note that the Catholic Encyclopedia is a historic reference document...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Origins of the Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Given broad categories that describe the major goals of the progressive movement and general information about selected issues of the late 1800's/early 1900's, students will categorize the issues according to corresponding progressive...
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: Something From Nothing: The Schumiatcher Saga

For Students 9th - 10th
The Shumiatcher family, Russian Jews who emigrated to Canada in the early 1900's, grew to become successful business owners and professionals. This site outlines their history and details the making of a television documentary.
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Other

Discover Nikkei: Japanese Migration to Chile

For Students 9th - 10th
A short account tracing the migration of Japanese to Chile starting in the early 1900s, what they did there and how they were treated.