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Summary and Objective
By reading a work of historical fiction about a polish immigrant family and reading primary sources, students will understand that immigrants were not always welcomed in their new communities.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Students have previously read the book, The Hundred Dresses, by Eleanor Estes, which is about a Polish immigrant family. They will have also studied
point of view in language arts.
Step 2.
Students will read the newspaper articles from the American Centuries sites to learn more about the treatment of immigrants. Students will read some
entries from a diary to learn more about point of view.
Step 3.
With the teacher facilitating, students will discuss the immigrants' point of view gathered from the various articles.
Step 4.
Students will write 3-5 diary entries from the main character's point of view concerning how she and her family were treated.
Step 5.
Students will share their diary entries with the whole class.
Step 6.
As an extension students can write their diary entries into a realistic looking old diary that they have made.
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