FRONTLOADING

http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=32063@wbbm.dayport.com

FRONTLOADING -- KWL

K What do you already know about this topic? What do you think you know?

W What do you want to know about this topic?

L What have you Learned?

ASKING QUESTIONS

What burning questions do you have about immigration? What are some big idea questions that could guide your inquiry into the story of immigration? Share them with us.

GATHERING DATA
What are you doing to gather data? What connections are you making to things you know about? What are you learning?

Use the link(s) below to explore ideas about our topic. http://www.pbs.org/itvs/beyondtheborder/story.html
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/beyondtheborder/immigration.html
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/quiz.html
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/culturalriches.html
http://www.pbs.org/kpbs/theborder/history/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/usim.html
http://www.chicagomatters.org/learning-slideshow.asp
http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Program_CM.aspx
http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Program_CM_Segment.aspx?segmentID=10928
http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Program_CM_Archive.aspx
http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Program_CM.aspx?episode=9754

MORE SITES TO EXPLORE

Asian Americans – Angel Island Immigration Station http://www.angelisland.org/immigr02.html
Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/immig/immigration_set1.html
World Almanac for Kids – Immigration Statistics http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/population5.html
Chicago-specific
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/chicago/
La Ciudad
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/laciudad/
Small World
http://archive.tpt.org/smallworld/
Ellis Island
http://www.ellisisland.org/
Coming to America
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212700/final_website/
Digital History
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/ethnic_am.cfm
The New Americans
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/
Manzanar
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/anseladams/
Conscience and Constitution
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/conscience/
POV - Rabbit in the Moon
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov1999/rabbitinthemoon/index.html
A More Perfect Union
http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/
Life Interrupted
http://www.lifeinterrupted.org/intro.html
Children of the Camps
http://www.children-of-the-camps.org/
POV – What are Your Borders?
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2002/borders/index_flash.html
North by South
http://northbysouth.kenyon.edu/
Great Migration – Chicago
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam011.html
Great Migration
http://www.inmotionaame.org/migrations/landing.cfm?migration=8
Second Great Migration
http://www.inmotionaame.org/migrations/landing.cfm?migration=9
African American Perspectives – Pamphlet Collection
http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html
Border Film Project
http://www.borderfilmproject.com/photos.html
American Memory – Mexican Immigration
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/mexican.html
Mojados - Through the Night
http://www.mojadosmovie.com/
Beyond the Border
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/beyondtheborder/immigration.html
Timeline of U.S. Immigration Policies
http://www.closeup.org/immigrat.htm#overview

FIND MORE WEB SITES

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