Online Immigration Search: Primary Resources

Part 1: Immigrant Primary Source Search

SOURCE

QUESTIONS

ANSWERS

What did you find interesting? What

stood out?

Primary Source:Young Modern Immigrantshttp://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/young_immigrants/

Choose 1 immigrant and retell their immigrant story. Make sure to answer why they came and where is their native homeland.

Primary Source:Thomas Edison Motion Picturehttp://www.loc.gov/item/00694367

What type of things does Edison decide to film? Give 3 examples.

Primary Source: Pictures of Ellis Island (Library of Congress)

Choose 3 pictures to describe. What do these pictures tell you about these immigrants

http://loc.gov/pictures/item/2001704443/

and their journey?

Primary Source: Map of Ellis Island

http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/webcast.htm

After using the Ellis Island Map, take the virtual tour and choose 2 sections of Ellis Island to highlight and summarize what happened at that section of Ellis Island.

Primary Source:“California As I Saw It” (1849-1900)http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbhome.html

Give 4 descriptions of what California was like according to those who first saw it?

Primary Source:Angel Island (pictures & poems)

http://www.poeticwaves.net/

What is similar & different about the pictures of Angel Island, compared to Ellis Island?

What type of experiences were the Asian immigrants having at Angel Island? How do they describe them?

Part 2: Google Map Activity

Instructions: Using Google Maps, mark the following locations:

● Angel Island (and the route to Angel Island that most immigrants took)● Ellis Island (and the route to Ellis Island that most immigrants took)● Current location: Provo, Utah● Top 2 countries that came into Angel Island● Top 5 countries that came into Ellis Island● Your family’s personal journey to America (where you started to where you ended up)● After you have “pinned” all these locations, and drawn lines from your family’s history,

share your map with Ms. Baker.

Visual Instructions:Step 1: Open Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/ and clip on “Create Map.” Make sure to give your map a title. I would suggest titling it, “Your name, immigration map.” (For example, “Ms. Baker’s Immigration Map”)

Step 2: Choose the “pin” option and pin your main countries that had immigrants, Ellis Island, Angel Island, your family’s immigration route (use line feature). Each pin will ask you to title that pin or line.

Step 3: Add lines and routes

Step 4: Make sure to include your immigration route. You might need to scroll over on the map to see other countries.

Step 5: Share your map with Ms. Baker by clicking the “Share” button on the top right corner of the map. Make sure to type Baker’s email in to the “Invite People” box so she can view your completed map. (Baker’s email: cassidyb@provo.edu)