Comparing US Immigration, Past and Present: How are Modern Immigrants to the U.S. Different and Similar…

Comparing US Immigration, Past and Present:

How are Modern Immigrants to the U.S. Different and Similar from the Immigrants of the Early 1900's?

By:Christina Ebert

Grade level - Time frame

• High School Juniors - 11th Grade

• Two 45 minute class periods and 30 minutes of

homework for each of the 2 nights

ObjectivesHistory Standard 2Understand major trends, key turning points,and the roles

of influential individuals and groups inU.S. history from the Civil War to World War I.2EUnderstand the composition and significance of late 19th

century immigration.2KDescribes the obstacles,opportunities, and contributions

of immigrants.

Web sites for the homework assignments:

1st night: Answer the questions from

Myths & Realities Immigration Quiz

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/newamericans.html

2nd night:Answer the questions given

in class using the information from

the U.S. Census for 2003 at the following web site:

http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/cpsmar03.pdf.

Assessment Guidelines:

Day One: Write a paragraph to evaluate how much

information about immigration that you really knew, and mention the facts that you were wrong about after answering the Myths & Realities Immigration Quiz . Fill out the table with the information from the quiz.

Assessment Guidelines:

Day Two:The 2nd homework assignment questions will be turned in individually and graded by the teacher. Using the information from those questions write a one page report about the group of immigrants that seem to need the most help in integrating themselves to the American way of life, and give ideas about how that group can be helped.

Assessment Guidelines:

Final Task to Complete Assignment Compare today's immigrants to the

immigrants of the 1900's and make a synthesis of the similarities and differences of both groups. by using a table format, a check off list, or pictures.

Conclusion:

Has immigration changed in the U.S. from the 1900's to the present? How has it changed and what are the present challenges?

Lesson Plan:

New VocabularyOld immigrantsNew immigrantsNew AmericansForeign-bornWorld region population Native population

Contributions of Ethnic groups

Ethnic group

Irish american

German american

Russian Jewish

Hispanic american

Food or Music

Potatoes Brats, Sauer-Kraut

Brisket Salsa, tacosFajitas

Customs St.Patrick's Day

October- Fest

Hanukah 5th of May

Famous members

Henry Ford

Albert Einstein

Henry Kissinger

Oscar De la Renta

Questions for the 2003 Population Survey

1. - How many foreign-born people live in the U.S.?____________

2. - What is the percentage of foreign-born represented in the U.S. population?_________

3. - What part or region of the world is represented most on the pie graph?_____________________ Looking at the graph what are the percentages of the other world regions?___________________

Questions for the 2003 Population Survey

4. - What is the percentage of Latin American foreign born compared to the native population? __________

5. - Has the citizenship of the foreign-born increased or decreased? ________________

Give percentage of 3 decades:_____________Why do you think that before 1970 there was an 80.9 citizenship rate?_____________________

6. - Comparing the foreign-born to native population which age group are most of the foreign born?___

Questions for the 2003 Population Survey

7. - Which age group of male and female foreign born make up the biggest group?___

8. - Which percentage of foreign-born are under the age of 18 compared to the native population?_________________________

9. - Which two world regions have populations aged 18 to 64 compared to the native population?_________________________

Questions for the 2003 Population Survey

10. - What percentage of foreign-born aged 65 and over is from Europe compared to native population? ____________________

11. - What is the marital status of the foreign-born compared to the native population?

What do they have less of than the native population?__________________________

Questions for the 2003 Population Survey

12. - Which world region population has less than a 9th Grade education compared to the native population?_________________

13. - Which world region has the most foreign-born population with a Bachelor's degree or higher and which region has the lowest?_____________________________

14. - Which world region has the highest unemployment?___________________________

Questions for the 2003 Population Survey

15.- Which two world regions have the highest earnings of $50,000 or more._________________Which has the least?___________________

16.- Which world region earns less than $20,000 for year round, full-time work? __________________

17.- Which world region lives below the poverty level?________________________

18.- What residence area of the U.S. has the largest foreign-born population? ______________

19.- In what regions of the U.S do most of the foreign-born live? _______________

Compare Pictures

Picture A

Picture B

Picture A Picture B1.- Is this a recent picture or one

from the early 1900’s?______________

2.- Why do you think so?___________

3.- What ethnic group does this picture represent?___

4.- What do you think is the age group of these people shown in this picture? ____________________

5.- Describe the picture in detail.________________

1.- Is this a modern picture or one from the early 1900's?______________

2.- Why do you think so?___________

3.- What ethnic group does this picture represent?_____________

4.- Do you think this family is poor or rich?_________

5.- What do they need to do to integrate themselves in the American way of life?__________________

Detail of Picture B1. Can you tell what world

region is the costume from?________________

2. What kind of music is she dancing for?___________

3. Why do people perform regional dances?________

4. Why is culture important to people?_____________

5. Do ethnic groups in the U.S. preserve their traditions? ____________

Check Off List about ImmigrantsTopic: from the

1900'sModern or Present

Legal StatusYoung Age groupGood EducationWorks too many hoursLow Wages orSalaryHigh UnemploymentCollege Education

BibliographyDatabase Independentlens: The New Americans“Take The Immigration Myths and Realities Quiz.”

2004(http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/quiz.html

( July 12,2007)Database U.S. Census Bureau “ A profile of The Foreign-Born Population in the United States:

2003”Adress:http://www.census.gov/population/www/

socdemo/foreign/slides.html (July 12,2007)

Supplementary Materials: Theme BookletsPile, Murray. National Geographic’s Theme

Sets”Immigration to the U.S.”2005 National Geographic Society.Washington D.C.

Picture AHine's 1905 photograph of an Italian ...family344 x 504 - 214k - jpg

www.assumption.eduhttp://www.assumption.edu/users/McClymer/his270/

Hine1905ItalianFamily.jpg

Picture B:

East High School Folkloric Dance Group, Rockford, Il. 2003.

Hispanic students in costumes performed regional dances from Jalisco, Mexico.

The folkloric dances are performed with Mariachi music. The state of Jalisco is known for the Mariachi music, the drink of tequila and the proud spirit of the Mexican “charro”.