History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: Immigration & Urban Society: Late 19c: Quiz (2)
10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and evaluates your comprehension of immigration the late 19th century.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: The Gilded Age: Quiz (2)
11-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and covers events happening during the Gilded Age.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Freedom From Fear (Lesson Plan About Asylum Seeking)
In this mock-trial lesson, learners explore the kinds of issues that compel people to leave their own countries and seek refuge in the United States. Requires viewing of select segments from "Destination America," the four-part series...
PBS
Now With Bill Moyers: Starting From Behind
A lesson that helps students examine the immigrant experience from an adolescent's point of view by exploring how the American dream motivates students to succeed.
Other
Cet: Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943
This site from the Center for Educational Telecommunications provides the document of the Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943. The document is not too long in length, but is a little hard to understand, so a background knowledge of the...
Other
Dieoff.com: Immigration, Jobs, & Wages
This site from Dieoff.com provides an essay about the issue of immigration. The author challenges position that immigration is good for America.
Other
Gilded Age: From Frontier to Factory Timeline 1845 1916
A timeline that lists major events in culture, military, industry, and politics across three-quarters of a century.
Other
Review of the Monkey Bridge
The writer interviewed Lan Cao about her book. She includes some biographical information in the article as well as discussion of the book.
Other
The American Religious Experience: American Nativism 1830 1845
During the 1830s and 1840s Americans with nativist sentiments made a concerted effort to enter into the local and national political arenas. Nativism's political relevance grew out of the increase of immigrants during the '20s and '30s...
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Immigration
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Immigration.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Immigration and Emigration: Lesson 2
This lesson will introduce immigration and emmigration, and explain the effects both can have on a community. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Immigration and Emigration."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Immigration and Emigration: Lesson 1
This lesson will introduce immigration and emmigration, and explain the effects both can have on a community. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Immigration and Emigration."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Immigration and Emmigration: Lesson 5
This lesson will introduce immigration and emmigration, and explain the effects both can have on a community.
EL Education
El Education: More Voices of u.s.
Students interview people who have immigrated from other countries as well as the countries these people immigrated from. Then students write stories based on the information gathered and compile the stories into a book illustrated with...
TES Global
Blendspace: Immigration
A twenty-seven-part learning module on immigration including links to websites and documents that provide information on the many different types of immigrants and how they came to America.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: National Geographic Survey
[Free Registration/Login Required] How much do you know about the world around us? Questions provided by National Geographic Survey. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/roper2006/findings.html
Other
Center for Immigration Studies
A think tank research group that is "Pro-immigrant, low-immigration." Center for Immigration Studies offers current news articles and common topics in immigration.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Emma Lazarus
Brief biographical information on the author of the inscription on the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus. Provides links to related articles, lesson plans and online activities.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Naturalization
What is naturalization? Describes the requirements and application process needed for one to become a citizen of the United States if not acquired at birth.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Castle Clinton National Monument
Describes Castle Clinton National Monument. Includes history and modern day functions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Immigration
[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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Industrial Revolution & Immigration
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson has notes covering the American Industrial Revolution and famous leaders of the industrial age. Also includes the need for immigrants to supply the factories with workers.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Who Am I?
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the reveal tool and the paint bucket to review famous men of the Industrial Revolution, geography, immigration, etc.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Immigration
[Free Registration/Login Required] Immigration to the United States (Ellis Island and Angel Island) is explained beautifully by describing the interactions and contributions of the various peoples and cultures that have immigrated to the...