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Inspection RoomImmigrantsEllis Island

Brittnay Wilcox– Rock Hill, SC– Winthrop University– 2011

Author: Edith TarbescuAnnushka’s VoyageClarion Books, New York1998

Book Summary: The telling of two sisters who travel from Russia to New York to live with their father.

Setting: Early 20th century Russia and Ellis Island, New York

Objective: Students will examine and compare immigration images with the text.

Activity

Pretend you are traveling a long distance to live in a new country. You can only bring one small bag with you, think about important items you have. Bring in three things to share with the class and write a paragraph explaining why you chose each item.

Activity

Pretend you are traveling on the ship with Annushka and Tanya. Write in your journal about your first day on the ship. Are you scared, excited, who do you meet on the ship, where do you sleep…

Activity

Pretend you are a young immigrant, such as Annushka. You have now been in America for one year. List and discuss five ways your life has changed since moving to America.

NCSS I: Culture, NCSS II Time, Continuity, and Change

South Carolina:

Standard 5-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of major domestic and foreign developments that contributed to the United States’ becoming a world power. 5-3.4 Summarize the significance of large-scale immigration and the contributions of

immigrants to America in the early 1900s, including the countries from which they came, the opportunities and resistance they faced when they arrived, and the cultural and economic contributions they made to this nation. (P, G, E, H)

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