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The Immigrant Experience: Down the Rabbit Hole Lesson PlanThe Immigrant Experience: Down the Rabbit Hole Lesson Plan
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The Immigrant Experience: Down the Rabbit Hole

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Students relate the immigrant experience to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In this immigration experience lesson, students read Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and relate it to the immigrant experience through class discussions. Students also use primary sources to discuss the immigrant experience.

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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
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Public Domain

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