Tour of Ellis IslandTour of Ellis Island

IntroductionIntroduction

We have been reading stories from the Theme: We have been reading stories from the Theme: American Stories. These stories have helped American Stories. These stories have helped us learn that many people who live in America us learn that many people who live in America came from other countries and have very came from other countries and have very different backgrounds. Today you will take a different backgrounds. Today you will take a Tour of Ellis Island, a place immigrants had to Tour of Ellis Island, a place immigrants had to pass through before coming to America from pass through before coming to America from 1892-1954. After you finish the tour, you will 1892-1954. After you finish the tour, you will put yourself in the shoes of an immigrant put yourself in the shoes of an immigrant passing through Ellis Island and write a journal passing through Ellis Island and write a journal entry about your experience.entry about your experience.

Step 1: Take a Tour of Step 1: Take a Tour of Ellis IslandEllis Island

Visit this Visit this website website to take a tour of Ellis to take a tour of Ellis Island. While you are on the tour pay Island. While you are on the tour pay attention to what people must do as they attention to what people must do as they go through Ellis Island and think about go through Ellis Island and think about how you would feel if you were an how you would feel if you were an immigrant passing through Ellis Island.immigrant passing through Ellis Island.

Step 2: Write a Journal Step 2: Write a Journal EntryEntry

Now that you have visited Ellis Island, you task is Now that you have visited Ellis Island, you task is write a journal entry as though you are an write a journal entry as though you are an immigrant passing through Ellis Island. Think immigrant passing through Ellis Island. Think about these questions as you write:about these questions as you write:

What does Ellis Island look like?What does Ellis Island look like?What happens to you while you are there?What happens to you while you are there?How are you feeling as you go through Ellis How are you feeling as you go through Ellis

Island?Island?Are you being treated fairly?Are you being treated fairly?Who have you met along the way?Who have you met along the way?

Step 2: Write a Journal Step 2: Write a Journal EntryEntry

After you have thought about what you will After you have thought about what you will write, click write, click herehere to open the File~ Journal to open the File~ Journal

Entry Page.Entry Page.

Type your journal entry and be prepared to Type your journal entry and be prepared to share it with the class.share it with the class.

Pay attention to spelling, capitalization, and Pay attention to spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Also, always reread your punctuation. Also, always reread your work to be sure that it makes sense.work to be sure that it makes sense.

Follow UpFollow Up

Visit this Visit this websitewebsite to learn about three to learn about three children who are recent immigrants. children who are recent immigrants.