Lesson on Monday, November 27, 2017

Aim: How did European immigrants of the late 1800s change American society? 

Bell Ringer: Update Portfolio  

Objectives:  

1. 1. Students will compare the experience of European immigrants in the east to that of Asian immigrants in the west.  

2. 2. Students will examine the importance of social change and reform in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  

Agenda: 

1. 1. Bell Ringer (5 min) 

2. 2. Lesson Opening: Introduce students to the topic of urbanization and immigration by showing students a slideshow of images of New York City during the early 1900s, and asking them to identify and discuss characteristics of the growing city based on the images (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html ). (10 min) 

  

3.  3. Question-and-answer preview of Chapter 4 “Urban America” in the McGraw-Hill textbook United States History & Geography to introduce the key concepts related to turn-of-the-century urbanization and immigration. Suggested prompts: (10 min)  

o Look at the map on p. 112-113. What do the arrows indicate? Where were most immigrants coming from during these years? Where did Asian immigrants and European immigrants enter the United States?  

o Look at the graph on page 115. Which group increased the most over time? Which push/pull factor do you think had the biggest impact?  

o Look at the photographs on p. 119. What changes do you see in the images? How do these changes relate to industrialization?  

4. 4. Read pages 114-120 "Europeans Flood into America" and "Asian Immigrants" (10 min)  

6. 6. Complete "European Immigrants v. Asian Immigrants" Venn Diagram on Attachment B-3. (10 min) 

 Use internet as a source to complete the Venn Diagram. 

Homework:  

1.Journal 38 – How did the experiences of immigrating to the United States compare for Chinese and Europeans? (Use Venn Diagram completed in class)