Immigration to the US has been a topic of discussion for many years. Inform your class about discrimination against immigrants during the Gold Rush with a short reading passage. After reading, class members answer five questions related to the text.

Concepts

the california gold rush, discrimination, immigration, chinese immigration, irish immigration, reading comprehension, the chinese exclusion act of 1882

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign this page as a homework assignment or starter exercise
• Add the passage and questions to your unit on the California Gold Rush or on immigration to the United States

Classroom Considerations

• This is part of a series of cross-curricular resources

Pros

• Includes an answer key
• Cross-curricular resource combines social studies concepts with reading skills practice

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.4.1