Monday, March 13 ~ Immigration Begins!

ROOTS

• Clam, claim – cry out
• Cognoac, gnosi – know
• Cred – believe 

HOUSE KEEPING

• Heads up... Roots/Confused Words Quiz on Wednesday!
• Journal Check: Show Mrs. West Journal 22 (two summarized/annotated articles). Rename this Journal 1 since it is the first journal of fourth quarter.
• While I pass back essays, take this quiz. Could you pass an immigration test? 

IMMIGRATION UNIT

• Today we begin learning the background information for our new book, Across a Hundred Mountains by Reyna Grande. It is about a girl who gets entangled in the immigration process between Mexico and the U.S.

Journal 2: The Story I Know
(EQ) What do you already know about the issue of Mexican-American Immigration?

 
















 


Journal 3: My Opinion 
Is the U.S. responsible to help people in need from other countries? Why/Why not?


















Continue your journal as you view a quick intro video from the BBC.


Journal 4: Immigration Vocabulary
Begin working on this if we have time.

HOMEWORK

• Journal 5: Parent Interview ~ Talk to your parents or any other adult about immigration. Record their thoughts on the issue. 
• Make sure you can access the book on esco or buy a book if you want to keep your hard copy (Across a Hundred Mountains by Reyna Grande ISBN 978-0-7432-6958-2).