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- Reading Passage
- Activity
- Project
- Rubric
- Graphic Organizer
- Answer Key
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What brought settlers from Europe to North America? By exploring primary sources, such as posters seeking recruits for the new lands, class members take a deeper look at these motivations. To finish, they present their findings to classmates using entertaining skits.
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Instructional Ideas
- Analyze images of recruitment posters for immigration to North America
- Develop skits to explain the causes of European migration
Classroom Considerations
- Class members will need basic art supplies for this class
Pros
- Includes rubrics for more consistent grading
- Posters are visually engaging
Cons
- Resource does not reflect the impact of European migration on indigenous peoples
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