"What hopes and fears did Americans have about the
arrival of new immigrants into our country in the 1900's compared to the hopes
and fears that are evident in today's current events over immigration?
Sixth graders have been asking this essential question and
using their technology skills to help them research the problems and
communicate the answers they have found into an argumentative essay that shows
two points of view. They used a gaming program that
immersed them into a historical setting as a fourteen year old, Jewish girl who
emigrated from Russia in 1903. The game
promoted the idea that assuming the roll of a peer from that time period would
develop a more personal and meaningful connection with history.
http://www.mission-us.org
Another website, zoomin.edc.org,
was used to help guide the writing process.
Students were given original documents from the beginning of the 20th
century and then guided through the evidence found in them that supported
different points of view.
Finally, students summarized current news articles over the
travel ban and compared the reasoning behind the ban to the hopes and fears that present day Americans have.
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