Block Day 2/4 & 5 ~ 100 Years of Immigration

GRAMMAR

• Dangling Modifiers Quiz

IMMIGRATION

• History Lecture: Immigration History  1900-1999
• Click here for lecture notes. You should draw images or add small notes to help you remember information for a quiz later next week. Today's lecture is taken from this source document. Click here for the power point.

Line to apply for the Bracero Program

Journal 8

1. Based on what you've heard in class today, brainstorm with a partner. What are the major Push/Pull factors in today's immigration surge?  How have these factors changed over the last 100 years?
2. Write a paragraph explaining why this issue is so historically complex, emotionally charged and seemingly impossible to solve.

Journal 9: Record the citation for the Time article.

• Let's review the annotation process by writing an annotation for a couple of interesting articles about the actual travel process. Click here for an example.
• These articles might fit this research question: What are the risks of crossing the border with a coyote?
• People Smugglers, Inc. (TIME Magazine)
• 'Coyotes': Criminals or Heroes? (USA Today)

EQ: What key research question would you like to focus on for your research project?

• What makes a good research question?       

HW: Journal 10: Write at least two possible research questions proposals.