Module 32: Coming to America- Social Studies 3 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to define immigration, connect how conflicts around the world can be a motivating factor for immigration, and identify other factors that also motivate immigration. They will identify major waves of immigration to both the East and West Coasts of the United States, identify the contributions made by various ethnic groups in the United States and describe the process of becoming a naturalized American citizen.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Immigration
  1. Define <em>immigration</em>.
2 Motivations for Immigration
  1. Connect how conflicts around the world can be a motivating factor for immigration.
  2. Identify other factors also motivate immigration.
3 Waves of Immigration
  1. Identify major waves of immigration to both the East and West Coasts of the United States.
4 Benefits of Immigration
  1. Identify the contributions made by various ethnic groups in the United States.
5 Becoming a Citizen
  1. Describe the process of becoming a naturalized American citizen.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
immigration
world conflict
motivation
diversity
citizen
citizenship
naturalized American citizen

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Immigration 6 Moving to a New Country Assignment
3 Waves of Immigration 5 Immigration Stories Assignment
5 Becoming a Citizen 5 Becoming a Citizen Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Immigration After completing this assignment, ask your student to explain what immigration is, what emigration is, who some famous immigrants are, and why people choose to immigrate to a country.
2 Motivations for Immigration After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain why people choose to immigrate to a country.
3 Waves of Immigration After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain three things they learned about immigration in this lesson.
4 Benefits of Immigration After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the benefits of immigration.
5 Becoming a Citizen After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the steps involved in becoming a citizen.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Immigration
  1. What is immigration?
Motivations for Immigration
  1. Why do people choose to immigrate?
Waves of Immigration
  1. What are some of the historical periods of immigration to America?
Benefits of Immigration
  1. What are the benefits of immigration into America?
Becoming a Citizen
  1. How can someone become an American citizen?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing