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A quiz:A quiz: If a person who speaks three
languages is trilingual, and one who speaks four languages is
quadrilingual, what is someone called who speaks no foreign
languages at all?
Answer: an American.The New York TimesNicholas D. Kristof December 30, 2010
Who has relatives that have emigrated from other countries to the
United States?OWhat relative(s)?OWhat country did they come from?
OWhere did they move to?
Why did they come to America?
FREEDOMFREEDOMOFrom oppressionOTo worshipOFrom wantOFrom fear
Your task:Your task:OResearch the
immigration influxes to this country from the 19th century through
today.
vs
Compare and contrast the reasons why people have
emigrated to the U.S.—how has that changed
throughout history?
OShare your results through a podcast or a powerpoint
presentation.
Your project must Your project must include:include:O A cover slide /title
O A minimum of 8 slides or 3 minutes of information on the podcast with visuals
O Questions to address:O Where did the immigrants come from?O How did they get here? (including the
conditions of travel, means of transportation)
O How has that changed over the years?O Opportunities when they arrived/arrive
O Bibliography
America by Neil Diamond
LYRICS
Resources:
O Destination America (PBS)O American Memory TimelineO History of Immigration
