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By Keenan Bryan

InstructionsInstructions

• Read a slide then click the arrow to Read a slide then click the arrow to make a choice. Each choice you make make a choice. Each choice you make will affect your ending.will affect your ending.

• If you want to restart, click the cabin at If you want to restart, click the cabin at any timeany time

•To continue click the yellow arrowTo continue click the yellow arrow

Leaving the Old WorldLeaving the Old WorldPoland, 1897Poland, 1897

You have decided to leave the old world You have decided to leave the old world and start a new life. Your father is a poor and start a new life. Your father is a poor farmer, and your mother died of cholera farmer, and your mother died of cholera when you were young. You will have when you were young. You will have enough money to board the ship if you can enough money to board the ship if you can find someone to buy everything you can’t find someone to buy everything you can’t bring to America.bring to America.

At the DocksAt the DocksA friend has agreed to A friend has agreed to buy from you anything buy from you anything you can’t bring to you can’t bring to America. You now America. You now have enough money to have enough money to get on the boat. Your get on the boat. Your choice is: go in third choice is: go in third class (which costs class (which costs more) and risk not more) and risk not having enough money having enough money in America or go in in America or go in steerage (which is steerage (which is more crowded and more crowded and less sanitary) and risk less sanitary) and risk getting sick.getting sick.

Third classThird class SteerageSteerage

Leaving PolandLeaving Poland

This will probably be the worst part of This will probably be the worst part of your voyage to America (mentally). your voyage to America (mentally). You have to say goodbye to your You have to say goodbye to your family, your country, and your old life. family, your country, and your old life. If things go well you will never see If things go well you will never see any of these things again.any of these things again.

Leaving PolandLeaving Poland

This will probably be the worst part of This will probably be the worst part of your voyage to America (mentally). your voyage to America (mentally). You have to say goodbye to your You have to say goodbye to your family, your country, and your old life. family, your country, and your old life. If things go well you will never see If things go well you will never see any of these things again.any of these things again.

Third classThird classWhen you get to your room it When you get to your room it is almost dinnertime. Many is almost dinnertime. Many people are going to the people are going to the dining hall. You follow them dining hall. You follow them and find a seat.and find a seat.

PlayPlay

SteerageSteerageWhen you get to When you get to steerage, people steerage, people are already playing are already playing their instruments to their instruments to give people morale. give people morale. You remember that You remember that you used to play you used to play the violin and many the violin and many people have them people have them and are letting and are letting people use them. people use them. Do you want to play Do you want to play a violin to the a violin to the passengers?passengers?

Don’t playDon’t play

Dining RoomDining RoomWhen you get to the mess hall most people When you get to the mess hall most people are already eating. The choices of food to are already eating. The choices of food to eat are soup and bread (more nutritious) or eat are soup and bread (more nutritious) or some traditional Polish desserts (this is the some traditional Polish desserts (this is the only time these will be served).only time these will be served).

Eat soup Eat soup and breadand bread Eat dessertEat dessert

Mess HallMess HallWhen you finish playing When you finish playing the violin, it is time to go the violin, it is time to go to dinner. Everyone to dinner. Everyone really liked your playing, really liked your playing, and one man even gave and one man even gave you some medicine so you some medicine so you won’t get sick on you won’t get sick on the journey. The the journey. The choices of food to eat choices of food to eat are soup and bread are soup and bread (more nutritious) or (more nutritious) or some traditional Polish some traditional Polish desserts (this is the only desserts (this is the only time these will be time these will be served).served).


Mess HallMess HallWhen you get to the When you get to the mess hall most people mess hall most people are already eating. The are already eating. The choices of food to eat choices of food to eat are soup and bread are soup and bread (more nutritious) or (more nutritious) or some traditional Polish some traditional Polish desserts (this is the only desserts (this is the only time these will be time these will be served).served).


When you get back to your room, When you get back to your room, you feel very tired. It is very warm in you feel very tired. It is very warm in your bed and you are happy that your bed and you are happy that you are not in steerage.you are not in steerage.

Third ClassThird Class

Third ClassThird Class

When you get back to your room, When you get back to your room, you feel very tired. It is very warm in you feel very tired. It is very warm in your bed and you are happy that your bed and you are happy that you are not in steerage.you are not in steerage.

SteerageSteerageWhen you get back to your room When you get back to your room people are getting into bed. You try to people are getting into bed. You try to sleep, but there is nothing to keep you sleep, but there is nothing to keep you warm. One man gives you a blanket warm. One man gives you a blanket and thanks you for your playing.and thanks you for your playing.

SteerageSteerageWhen you get back to your room When you get back to your room people are getting into bed. You try to people are getting into bed. You try to sleep, but there is nothing to keep you sleep, but there is nothing to keep you warm. One man gives you a blanket warm. One man gives you a blanket and thanks you for your playing.and thanks you for your playing.

SteerageSteerageWhen you get back to your room When you get back to your room people are getting into bed. You try to people are getting into bed. You try to sleep, but there is nothing to keep you sleep, but there is nothing to keep you warm. warm.

SteerageSteerageWhen you get back to your room When you get back to your room people are getting into bed. You try to people are getting into bed. You try to sleep, but there is nothing to keep you sleep, but there is nothing to keep you warm. warm.

NoNo

Third ClassThird ClassWhen you wake up, there When you wake up, there is a large storm rocking the is a large storm rocking the boat. Many people have boat. Many people have already been hurt and already been hurt and volunteers are helping tend volunteers are helping tend to the wounded. Do you to the wounded. Do you want to be a volunteer?want to be a volunteer?

YesYes

Third ClassThird ClassWhen you wake up, there When you wake up, there is a large storm rocking the is a large storm rocking the boat. Many people have boat. Many people have already been hurt and already been hurt and volunteers are helping tend volunteers are helping tend to the wounded. Do you to the wounded. Do you want to be a volunteer?want to be a volunteer?

YesYesNoNo

SteerageSteerageMany days pass Many days pass without any without any sighting of land. sighting of land. Then, one day Then, one day someone sees someone sees land! Everyone is land! Everyone is going up on to the going up on to the deck to look at the deck to look at the new world.new world.

SteerageSteerageWhen you wake up When you wake up you don’t feel very you don’t feel very good. Many people good. Many people have become sick on have become sick on this boat and you think this boat and you think you might have caught you might have caught the sickness.the sickness.

SteerageSteerageMany days pass Many days pass without any without any sighting of land. sighting of land. Then, one day Then, one day someone sees someone sees land! Everyone is land! Everyone is going up on to the going up on to the deck to look at the deck to look at the new world.new world.

SteerageSteerageWhen you wake up When you wake up you don’t feel very you don’t feel very good. Many people good. Many people have become sick on have become sick on this boat and you think this boat and you think you might have caught you might have caught the sickness.the sickness.

InfirmaryInfirmaryMany people were on deck Many people were on deck when the storm hit and most of when the storm hit and most of them were hurt. You help many them were hurt. You help many of them until most people are of them until most people are healed. This took almost all healed. This took almost all day, so you go back to your day, so you go back to your room and try to fall asleep.room and try to fall asleep.

Rough SeasRough SeasAs the storm rages As the storm rages on the boat is tossed on the boat is tossed around on the waves, around on the waves, and you are tossed and you are tossed around in the boat. around in the boat. Finally the storm Finally the storm ends, and the boat ends, and the boat stops rocking.stops rocking.

InfirmaryInfirmaryMany people were on deck Many people were on deck when the storm hit and most of when the storm hit and most of them were hurt. You help many them were hurt. You help many of them until most people are of them until most people are healed. This took almost all healed. This took almost all day, so you go back to your day, so you go back to your room and try to fall asleep.room and try to fall asleep.

As the storm rages As the storm rages on the boat is tossed on the boat is tossed around on the waves, around on the waves, and you are tossed and you are tossed around in the boat. around in the boat. Finally the storm Finally the storm ends, and the boat ends, and the boat stops rocking.stops rocking.

Rough SeasRough Seas

Statue of LibertyStatue of LibertyThe long trip is finally The long trip is finally over! Many people are over! Many people are celebrating about celebrating about entering the new world. entering the new world. Now that you have Now that you have made it to America, the made it to America, the next step is to pass next step is to pass through Ellis Islandthrough Ellis Island

YesYesNoNo

SteerageSteerageAfter you played the After you played the violin, a man gave you violin, a man gave you medicine. If you use it medicine. If you use it now you won’t have now you won’t have any more for the trip. any more for the trip. Do you want to use the Do you want to use the medicine?medicine?


Many days pass Many days pass without any without any sighting of land sighting of land and your sickness and your sickness does not get any does not get any better. Then, one better. Then, one day someone sees day someone sees land! Everyone is land! Everyone is going up on to the going up on to the deck to look at the deck to look at the new world.new world.

SteerageSteerage

Third ClassThird ClassMany days pass Many days pass without any without any sighting of land. sighting of land. Then, one day Then, one day someone sees someone sees land! Everyone is land! Everyone is going up on to the going up on to the deck to look at the deck to look at the new world.new world.


Third ClassThird ClassWhen you wake up When you wake up you don’t feel very you don’t feel very good. Many people good. Many people have become sick on have become sick on this boat and you think this boat and you think you might have caught you might have caught the sickness.the sickness.


Ellis IslandEllis Island

When you get off the When you get off the boat and enter Ellis boat and enter Ellis Island, you are in the Island, you are in the great hall with hundreds great hall with hundreds of other immigrants.of other immigrants.

SteerageSteerageThe sickness The sickness made you tired so made you tired so you lie down on a you lie down on a bunk to rest. You bunk to rest. You wake up to the wake up to the sound of someone sound of someone yelling “We have yelling “We have reached America!”. reached America!”. Everyone is going Everyone is going up on deck to look up on deck to look at the new world.at the new world.

SteerageSteerageYou take the You take the medicine and lie medicine and lie down on a bunk to down on a bunk to rest. You wake up to rest. You wake up to the sound of the sound of someone yelling someone yelling “We have reached “We have reached America!”. Everyone America!”. Everyone is going up on deck is going up on deck to look at the new to look at the new world.world.






Third ClassThird ClassMany days pass Many days pass without any without any sighting of land sighting of land and your sickness and your sickness does not get any does not get any better. Then, one better. Then, one day someone sees day someone sees land! Everyone is land! Everyone is going up on to the going up on to the deck to look at the deck to look at the new world.new world.


ProcessingProcessing You are asked many questions about your life, You are asked many questions about your life, your old job, and your family. You are also your old job, and your family. You are also checked for physical and mental health.checked for physical and mental health.













When you look at the When you look at the scores that the processors scores that the processors gave you, you see that gave you, you see that you have enough points to you have enough points to enter America! You take a enter America! You take a loyalty oath and change loyalty oath and change your money into dollars. your money into dollars. Then you receive a train Then you receive a train ticket to a city, and you ticket to a city, and you can begin your new life.can begin your new life.












Congratulations!Congratulations!

You made it to America!You made it to America!

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When you look at the When you look at the scores that the processors scores that the processors gave you, you see that gave you, you see that you did not have enough you did not have enough points to enter America! points to enter America! You did not have enough You did not have enough points in the medical points in the medical section because you are section because you are sick. You must go to the sick. You must go to the deportation room to wait.deportation room to wait.

When you look at the scores When you look at the scores that the processors gave that the processors gave you, you see that you did not you, you see that you did not have enough points to enter have enough points to enter America! Even though you America! Even though you took the medicine, you are took the medicine, you are still sick enough to stop you still sick enough to stop you from entering America. You from entering America. You can go to the appeals station can go to the appeals station and see if they will let you and see if they will let you into America. Do you want to into America. Do you want to go to the appeals station?go to the appeals station?

YesYesNoNo










When you look at the When you look at the scores that the processors scores that the processors gave you, you see that gave you, you see that you did not have enough you did not have enough points to enter America! points to enter America! You did not have enough You did not have enough points in the medical points in the medical section because you are section because you are sick. You must go to the sick. You must go to the deportation room to wait.deportation room to wait.




Appeals RoomAppeals Room

When you go into the appeals When you go into the appeals room the judge decides that you room the judge decides that you should be let into America should be let into America because you took the medicine.because you took the medicine.

You were deported.You were deported.

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