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This A Simulation: The Peopling of America activity also includes:
- 6th Grade Ellis Island Project
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What was it like to pass through Ellis Island? Learners move through the immigration process of the early 1900s in a simulation activity. A comprehensive activity includes role-playing profiles and other manipulative items such as luggage tags and currency to bring this part of the immigration experience alive.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use the simulation activity to illustrate what it was like to come to the United States as a European immigrant in the early 1900s
- Engage scholars in reflective exercises about the experience
Classroom Considerations
- Role play requires maturity of learners in positions of authority over their peers
- Resource is part of a series
- Some may consider references to African Americans and slavery within the context of immigration offensive
Pros
- Resource is complete with worksheets and other background materials
- Supplementary materials help differentiate instruction
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