By participating in this lesson students will come to understand their backgrounds and the concept of immigration. In this lesson students will learn about the impact that immigrants had upon westward settlement. By discovering that everyone is different in some way, students feel that they are allowed to begin to pose questions about why. Here is an opportunity for you to get a glimpse of Ellis Island, past and present. Students read the U.S. Oath of Allegiance and answer questions.
Students find out their ethnic origins and discuss the many places from which they originate.
Excerpted from English Teacher's Great Books Activities Kit . A list of group activities, projects, and curriculum connections for The House on Mango Street . Excerpted from English Teacher's Great Books Activities Kit . Combining a selection of resource materials with specific classroom-tested activities, this book offers teachers new ways to help students enjoy history and geography. By exploring the food, clothing, art and music of eight different cultures, students not only come to better understand others' heritages but their own.