Context: This unit is intended to establish settlement patterns and understand the geographic composition of the United States communities. There will be primary focus on push and pull factors of migration, immigration patterns/waves/maps of the United States, and the diversity and treatment of groups in our local community.
Topic Overview - Presenting All Sides
Choose one or more of these resources, in addition to your class notes, to make sure you have a firm background on the subject you will be making an argument about. Record your notes from the article you select in your source organizer.
Newsela articles
GALE Resources
GALE Global Issues: Immigrants and Immigration Topic Overview
GALE Global Issues: U.S. public is split on birthright citizenship for people whose parents immigrated illegally (Statistics from Pew Research Center)
ProQuest Resources (Log-in Information if needed, select account log-in)
Formulating your argument:
Choose at least one of these resources to support your argument. If you see a related resource you prefer in the databases as you explore, you may use that to support your paper, check with your teacher if you are unsure. Record your notes from the article(s) you select in your source organizer.