Students will identify the successive waves of new immigration, understand their attraction to America, and study the importance of Ellis Island. Students deliver focused, coherent presentations that covers ideas clearly and relates to the background and interests of the audience. They evaluate the content of oral communication.
Students write clear, coherent, and focused essays.
Students exhibit awareness of audience and purpose. Students will collect, analyze, and evaluate sources. Students will compare information collected. Students will summarize information, organize information, and present in their own words. L esson Purpose Gather information on the main ethnic groups that came to the United States in the big waves of immigration.