Senator Websites
Use the following link to access your Senator’s Website:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Immigration – Life in the Tenements
Once immigrants made it through Ellis Island, they had to find jobs and a place to live. Many immigrants found these things through family members who had already settled in America or through other people from the “homeland.” Many large immigrant communities were formed in NYC during this time period, particularly in the Lower East Side. People lived in apartment buildings called tenements. Today you will be exploring the history of one tenement building and some of the families who lived in it.
STEPS:
1. Click on the link to go on the virtual tour of the LES Tenement Museum: http://www.tenement.org/Virtual_Tour/index_virtual.html
2. Take your time reading the text and really looking at all of the images (what do you see? what can you infer?).
3. Explore all of the links.
4. After you have looked through the whole exhibit, choose one family to focus on: Gumpertz, Rogarshevsky, Confino, Baldizzi, Levine. Answer the following questions in complete sentences in your NB.
5. Who were the members of the family who lived in the apt?
6. Where did the family immigrate from (what was there home country)?
7. How did the family make a living?
8. Would you say they had an easy life or a hard life? Why? (Give specific examples from the tour)
9. Would you say that America offered this family opportunity? Why or why not? (Give specific examples from the tour)
If you finish answering the questions about one family, you may choose another family for extra credit.
Model UN: Images of Child Labor
Today will be your final day of general research on the topic of child labor. On Monday, you will get your position assignments (for or against child labor) for the debate, and next Tuesday (12/2), we will begin debate.
YOUR TASK:
Click on the following link: http://www.childlaborphotoproject.org/index.html
Once on the page, you will see “Stories:” on the left and then a list of names. These are the names of photographers who have each put together online photo exhibitions about child labor. You are responsible for looking at all of their exhibitions today and adding the information that you find in those exhibitions to your notes. “Read” the photos (what do you see? what can you infer?) and read the captions.
Think and write about:
- What are the different jobs that children do?
- In which countries are these children working?
- What are the working conditions like for these children?
- Where do you think their parents are? How do you think they feel about their children working?
- What do you think the governments of the countries where these children are working think about child labor?
- What do you think governments should do about child labor? Should they regulate it (make laws limiting it) or ban it? Why?
Election Wrap Up
Does the election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States move America towards its ideals?
Please give evidence to back up your opinion and explain how your evidence proves your point.
Election Wrap Up
Last week you made your choice for president. Today, you must defend that choice. Use the skills that you learned to write your persuasive essay to persuade people to vote for your candidate.
Include:
- a hook
- a thesis (__________________ should be the next President of the United States)
- at least 2 pieces of evidence to support your thesis (What will this candidate do for the U.S.?)
- a rebuttal (Why is the other candidate a bad choice for America?)
- a concluding statement
You do not need to write 5 paragraphs, but your response should be detailed and organized. It might be a good idea to type it up in Microsoft Word first and then to copy and paste it into the comment box.
