A pathway to freedom

Welcome to d'Arsonval English class webquest. In this section you will find documents, internet links etc to be a great news paper reporter.

But the first, read the poem and learn about the author.

http://www.biography.com/people/walt-whitman-9530126

You, whoever you are!...
All you continentals of Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, indifferent of place!
All you on the numberless islands of the archipelagoes of the sea!
All you of centuries hence when you listen to me!
All you each and everywhere whom I specify not, but include just the same!
Health to you! good will to you all, from me and America sent!
Each of us is inevitable,
Each of us is limitless—each of us with his or her right upon the earth,
Each of us allow'd the eternal purports of the earth,
Each of us here as divinely as any is here.

Walt Whitman

As the newspaper reporter, you will research the arrival of an immigrant. Using her/his nationality, compose a feature story that will appear in the Sunday edition of the New York Times.

Use the Internet information linked below to accomplish your tasks. Be creative in exploring the information so that you complete your assignments as fully and insightfully as you can.

Steps:

1- Ellis Island tour:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/stop5.htm

Activity
You must answer these questions and put them into your word document!
1) When did the Ellis Island Immigration Station open?
2) Why was it built?
3) List the steps in the arrival process. What would a future immigrant want to know about the process before coming? After exploring the site, write a paragraph of a letter to a future immigrant telling him/her what to expect.

2 - The Irish Invasion, watch the offiial trailer"Gangs of New york"

http://www.my-secret-northern-ireland.com/facts-about-irish-immigration.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHVUPri5tjA

Activity:

http://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/QuizzIrishinvasion.htm

http://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/Recapirishinvasion.htm

3 - Immigration stories

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/interv/toc.php - Immigrant stories.

Activity

1. Choose two or more life histories from the list below. Read and compare the American journeys of these people.
2. Take notes on the stories.Are there any similarities in their history? What are they?
3. Are there any differences in how they came to America and their lives after arrival? What are they?

4 - Immigration Statistics

http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/figure6_web.png

http://dcvonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/immigrants_by_origin.jpg