Author: Kari Reeve

Immigration Day
You will receive an entree grade which is an at home project that you will present on Immigration Day. The Desserts are optional and will be added as bonus points to your Entree grade. Immigration Day will be more fun if everyone dresses up and brings food :-)
SS5H3 The student will describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century.
d. Describe the reasons people emigrated to the United States, from where they emigrated, and where they settled.

Entrees

This is your at home project that you are completing. You will bring these in and share them with the class on December 11, 2015 (Immigration Day).
Immigrant Suitcase– with this project you will create a suitcase of artifacts along with a dossier on a fictitious immigrant. See packet for details. 100 points
Immigrant Scrapbook– you will put together a scrapbook of items based on an immigrant. See Packet for details. This can be digital or real. 100 points
Immigrant Interview– you will interview someone who has immigrated from another country and write an biography on that person’s immigration experience. See packet for details. 100 points
Packets with directions and rubrics are on Mrs. Jones’ website under “Social Studies Links”

Desserts

These are all optional and will be considered BONUS points
Dress Up– Dress up like an immigrant on Immigration Day(12/02/16). You can do this by dressing like people did in the late 1800s/early 1900s or dressing in attire that demonstrates another culture.
15 points
Food Dish– Bring a food dish that represents the culture of one of your ancestors on Immigration Day.
15 points