Introduction
Imagine what it would be like to have to endure life without a mother. Your mother, whom you faintly remember, is thousands of miles away in a foreign land. Eaten away by desire to see your mother again, you decide to make the treacherous voyage from Honduras to find her. This is the reality for many young South American children who illegally cross into the United States to try and find their loved ones. Your goal in this webquest is to get a glimspe into what it was like to be Enrique, a young illegal immigrant, as he traveled to find his mother. You will be tasked with preparing to travel to the United States as an illegal immigrant. The journey must be well-planned, if you wish to survive. Once you have made it into the United States, you must find work and a way to get to your mother.
Task
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The student will be tasked with learning about the journey that Enrique (and other immigrant children) have to endure to get to the United States. The student will also learn of the hardships once inside the United States. The student will be required to prepare, research, and explore various aspects of an immigrant child's trip. At the completion of the WebQuest, the student should have a greater understanding of what an immigrant child may have to encoutner to get to their mother.
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Process
The student will:
Use a GoogleDoc to collect answers.
Select one classmate to work with on the assignment.
1. Make a map of their route from Tegucigalpa, Honduras to their hometown in Fort Campbell, KY. Include the link of the map on the GoogleDoc.
2. Make a packing list for their quest using items found on the site below.
-http://foot.yalecollege.yale.edu/equipment-list
*Note: Student may only choose ten items to bring. Beware: Student should not pack things that can be easily stolen and/or grab attention on the journey. Student will make a list on the GoogleDoc and explain their choices in 3-4 sentences.
3. Describe the ride on the "Death Train". At this point the student will have survived the dangerous ride on the trains through Mexico. Review video footage of the journey on ridng on top the train, and using the GoogleDoc, write a one-paragraph description of the train ride.
4. Pass border patrol at U.S. Border. Using the map provided, observe the numerous border patrol stations. (Notice there are few places on the border where there are no stations present).
Map (Border patrol sectors and stations):
Now, using the site below, the student will research two stations and provide their location and one fact. Information will be placed on the GoogleDoc.
https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/border-patrol-sectors
5. Find work. Congrats! The student has reached Corpus Christi, Texas by hitch-hiking. Now, using the site below, choose a job that requires no prior experience and begin saving money to buy a bus ticket to Fort Campbell, KY. Place job choice and description on the GoogleDoc.
https://www.monster.com/jobs/q-minimum-wage-jobs-l-corpus-christi,-tx.aspx
6. Buy a bus ticket to Fort Campbell, KY using the site provied below. On the GoogleDoc, list the departure date and price of the ticket.
https://www.greyhound.com/?gclid=CO-X-ezqldQCFYMkgQodyAYKiw
Evaluation
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Great (5) |
Average (3) |
Poor (1) |
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Teamwork |
Students worked well together; tasks were divided evenly and no disputes occurred. |
Tasks divided unevenly with one student doing more work than the other; minor disputes occurred. |
Students failed to do assignments or one student did all of the work; major disputes occurred |
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Map |
Map was created. |
N/A |
Map was not created. |
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Packing List |
List of ten items found on the site provided were listed and a 3-4 sentence description of choices was made. |
List of 5-9 items were provided with 1-2 sentence description. |
List of 5 or less items were provided with no description of the choices. |
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Train Ride Description |
A thorough, one paragraph description of train ride provided. |
A vague, 2-3 sentence description provided. |
One sentence or less description provided. |
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Border Station Research |
Two border stations and their locations and a fact were provided. |
Only one border station was researched or only half of the information was given. |
No border station information was found. |
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Job |
Job was selected a brief description provided. |
Job was selected but no description given. |
No job was selected. |
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Bus Ticket |
Bus ticket was found and price and departure date were provided. |
N/A |
No bus ticket was provided. |
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Total |
/35 points |
Conclusion
At the conclusion of this WebQuest, students should have a greater understanding of the many aspects an immigrant child, such as Enrique, had to endure to travel to the United States, and then what it would be like once there. It is often very time consuming, costly, and filled with danger. Finally, when the child does meet with their mother, the encounter may be unexpected.
If students would like to learn more about the journey to the United States, please check out these links below for resources:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/10/unaccompanied-minors-immigrants/410404/
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/21/us/central-american-family-agony-child-border-crossings/