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How Do Pictures Tell the Story of Angel Island? Lesson PlanHow Do Pictures Tell the Story of Angel Island? Lesson Plan
Publisher
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
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Grade
3rd - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2004
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How Do Pictures Tell the Story of Angel Island?

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Young historians learn more about the history of Angel Island Immigration Station through their analysis of primary source images. Guided by a list of inferential questions, scholars learn how to make and record observations on a "Matrix: How do Pictures Tell the Story of Angel Island?" worksheet.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

chinese immigration, chinese history, california history, american history, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, auditory discrimination, immigration, racism, discriminant, angel island, evidence, artifacts, inferences, making inferences, japanese history, united states immigration

Instructional Ideas

  • Post the photographs on an Angel Island Immigration Station-themed focus wall next to the map of Angel Island class members developed in a previous lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires transparencies, copies of photographs, and a class set of the matrix worksheet
  • Lesson 11 in a series of 14

Pros

  • The accompanying teacher guide provides instructors with historical background information about Angel Island Immigration Station
  • The Curriculum Guide provides an overview of the entire series
  • The plan provides step-by-step directions for the activity

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2

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