Directions:

Look over the two Ellis Island pictures located at the beginning of your packet. Take a minute to review your photograph titles. Do you still like the titles? Can they be made better? When you are happy with both titles, please fill out the index card as illustrated below.

Name Date

Per. Teacher

1.Title for Photo 1: “Title”

2.Title for Photo 2: “Title”

“Ellis Island – Deconstructed” and “Island of Hope – Island of Tears” Videos

Text-Specific Question:

What details suggest why Ellis Island was known as “the island of hope, the island of tears”?

Record the key movie details using a two column notes format:

Key Details I Recall Importance of Details Explained

1. One immigrant said that if he was denied he would never go back to Russia.

1. He valued gaining new freedoms so much that he was willing to sacrifice/give up his own life so as to never have to go back to his previous life.

1.Now discuss your details with your group. You may edit/revise your own charts, if needed.

2.Collaboratively write a few sentences explaining something learned from the video, referring to key details (the evidence that you collected). This will be graded. Put all names of the students in your group at the top of your paper.

Laptops: “Interactive Ellis Island Tour”

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/

Look for:

• descriptions of the various parts of the facility and the immigration process

• the historical timeline on immigration

• graphs depicting immigration data

• a “virtual field trip” video

• short personal narratives from contemporary immigrants

What specific information and details help you to understand more about the Ellis Island immigration experience?