Compare Contrast Immigration
A STUDY OF 2 IMMIGRANTS STORIES
Assignment
 On the back of your map make a Venn diagram
 Compare and contrast 2 immigrants (one from the
distant past, 1800s or early 1900s and one that is
more modern, or still alive)
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Their story
Where they are from
Where they entered the US
Their feelings about it
 Use these sites to read about immigrants:
 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-
018/?action=more_essay
 http://www.myimmigrationstory.com/
More Sites
 http://www.biography.com/people/groups/immigra
tion/us-immigrant/all
 http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigratio
n/young_immigrants/
Home Fun
 Tonight, add to your map on the front.
 Mark with dotted lines the path of each immigrant to the US
 Mark what each line represents in the key
 Example:
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Vito Corleone’s journey
 ……………….. Kamie Rivera’s journey