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¡Moviéndonos! On the Move!
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Literally on the move!
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Literally on the move! |
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Central Idea: People immigrate for social, economic, and political reasons. An inquiry into: * Immigration and migration of people * Present and past issues about immigration * The manner in which immigration has shaped our country Some of our favorite activities during this unit included: * our activity to kick off the unit, which tried to give students an idea of what refugees experience when fleeing their homes * reading many good books in both English and Spanish, as a whole class, in small groups, and individually, and presenting some of those books to classmates * guessing where our ancestors might be from, then going home to talk to family members to learn about our families' immigration stories and collect family treasures; sharing those treasures with classmates * reading Long Road Home, a story by Katherine Paterson that was published several years ago in the Star Tribune * painting to the music of the Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars For their final project, students chose from one of four options: a poem for two voices, a message in a bottle, a poster, and writing an obituary. This project allowed them to show a lot of creativity as well as to convey all that they had learned about immigration. We ended up with a terrific diversity of final projects! |
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