Monday 8/25/25 (DEMON):
• Agenda:
• Collect 2nd page of Syllabus, due today.
• Continue NOTES – Waves of Immigration (PPoint file below).
• Homework:
• None.
• If absent:
• Turn in 2nd page of syllabus ASAP!
• Download, print and read NOTES – Waves of Immigration (PPoint file below).
Tuesday 8/26/25 (DEMON):
• Agenda:
• In groups of 6 or 7, navigate the process of entering America contained in Stations - Going Through Ellis Island (PDF file below). As you work through each station, complete Worksheet – Going Through Ellis Island (PDF file below). Discussion to follow.
• Homework:
• None.
• If absent:
• Download, print and read the pages in Stations - Going Through Ellis Island (PDF file below). As you do, complete Worksheet – Going Through Ellis Island (PDF file below). Due WEDS/THURS!!
Wednesday 8/27/25 (MAROON) & Thursday 8/28/25 (WHITE):
• Agenda:
• Class discussion: what is a document? What are some examples of documents? What can documents tell us about our past?
• Brief “lecture” using NOTES – Chinese Immigration and Exclusion (PPoint file below). Then, complete Document Analysis – Chinese Immigration and Exclusion (PDF file below). In groups, read and discuss the Chinese Immigration Timeline (page 1), and Documents A-D (pages 2-5). As you discuss, have a chart recorder complete the Graphic Organizer (pages 6-7), based on your conversations. Class discussion: connection to modern immigration conversations in America.
• Homework:
• None.
• If absent:
• Download, print and complete Document Analysis – Chinese Immigration and Exclusion (PDF file below). Read the Chinese Immigration Timeline (page 1) and Documents A-D (pages 2-5). Then, answer the questions for each document on the Graphic Organizer (pages 6-7). Due FRIDAY!!
Friday 8/29/25 (DEMON):
• Agenda:
• Read The Gilded Age – What Was It? (PDF file below). Then, watch “The Gilded Age” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z66lixOeJfc)
• We’ll be diving deeper into the Gilded Age, and the era of American industrialization, on Tuesday.
• Homework:
• None.
• If absent:
• Read The Gilded Age – What Was It? (PDF file below). Then, watch “The Gilded Age” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z66lixOeJfc)
• We’ll be diving deeper into the Gilded Age, and the era of American industrialization age, on Tuesday.