This lesson plan encourages students to learn more about the motives that brought settlers to their state or country, and to explore decisions that were made and risks that were taken in the immigration process. The purpose of teaching this project, is to teach the students to make intentional connections to the themselves and the risks that have been taken for them and also the risks they have taken and would like to take in the future.
Immigration, Risk and Reasons for Migration - A PBL Choose Your Own Adventure
Subject
Social Studies
Grade Level
Grade 3
Resource Type
Project Based Learning
Standards Alignment
State-specific
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Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes, paraphrase, and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.
