American History through American Lives

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 20.01.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Demographics
  3. Content Objectives
  4. Essential Questions
  5. Content
  6. Classroom Resources
  7. Teaching Strategies
  8. Activities
  9. Appendix: Implementing District Standards
  10. Annotated Bibliography
  11. Notes

American History Through American Lives Celebrating Our Family History Through Immigration Stories

Cindel Berlin

Published September 2020

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Annotated Bibliography

Block, M. (2018, February 12). Maame Biney Came To The U.S. From Ghana At 5. Now 18, She's A Team USA Speedskater. Retrieved July 23, 2020, from https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2018/02/12/585039149/maame-biney-came-to-the-u-s-from-ghana-at-5-now-18-shes-a-team-usa-speedskater Online article about Maame Biney’s speed skating and life.

Editors, Biography.com. n.d. “Trevor Noah.” A&E Television Networks. Accessed July 21, 2020. https://www.biography.com/media-figure/trevor-noah. This webpage discusses Trevor Noah's life.

Editors, History.com. 2009. “U.S. Immigration Before 1965.” A&E Television Networks. 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/u-s-immigration-before-1965.

———. 2018. “U.S. Immigration Timeline.” 2018. This webpage is a timeline of U.S. Immigrations before 1965.

“Edwidge Danticat Biography.” 2020. 2020. https://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2005-A-Fi/Danticat-Edwidge.html. This webpage gives a brief overview of Edwidge Danticat and her life.

Flores, William V. “New Citizens, New Rights.” Latin American Perspectives30, no. 2 (2003): 295–308. https://doi.org/10.1177/0094582x02250630. This article discusses immigration for immigrants from Latin America.

“I Am From Poem.” Accessed August 5, 2020. https://www.sausd.us/cms/lib/CA01000471/Centricity/Domain/3043/I%20Am%20From%20Poem.pdf. This pdf has a poem, blank template, and an example piece for an activity.

Immigrant. (2020). Retrieved June 20, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigrant. Definition of an immigrant.

Immigration. (2020). Retrieved June 21, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigration Definition of immigration.

Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today. (2020). Retrieved June 20, 2020, from https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activities/teaching-content/immigration-stories-yesterday-and-today/ Interactive webpage for students to learn about other children's immigration stories.

Julia Alvarez Biography. (n.d.). Retrieved July 08, 2020, from https://www.notablebiographies.com/A-An/Alvarez-Julia.html Webpage for brief biography of Julia Alvarez.

“Mario Molina.” n.d. American Institute of Physics. Accessed July 20, 2020. https://history.aip.org/phn/11806011.html. Webpage with biography of Mario Molino.

Mullens, Patrica A. 2001. “Using Outside Speaker in the Classrom.” APS Observer. 2001. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/teaching/tips/tips_1001.html. Webpage with tips for using guest speakers in the classroom.

Munro, Martin, and Dany Laferriere. 2010. Edwidge Danticat: A Reader’s Guide. Edited by Martin Munro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press.

https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/yale-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3443941#. Ebook about Edwidge Danticat.

Shyam, Winnie. 2020. “Life Writing.” 2020. https://libguides.southernct.edu/biography. Webpage about autobiographies, biographies, and memiors.

Strategies, Teaching, Prodigy Math Blog, P M Search, Adaptive Learning, Game-based Learning, New Math Content, and Parent Resources. 2020. “36 Teaching Strategies to Try in 2020,” 1–36. Blog about teaching strategies to use in the classroom.

“Student Presentations.” n.d. TeachingEnglish. Accessed July 10, 2020. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/student-presentations. Webpage about student presentations and their importance in education.

Suarez-Orozco, M. M., & Suarez-Orozco, C. (2015). Children of immigration: The story of the children of immigration is deeply intertwined with the future of our nation. Phi Delta Kappan,97(4). Article about children immigrating to America.

Reis, R. 2002. “What Is Peer Learning and Why Is It Important?” Tomorrow’s Professor. http://web.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Tomprof/postings/418.html

This work explains what peer learning is and why it is important for your students.

“Yoichiro Nambu.” 2020. Nobel Media. 2020. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2008/nambu/facts/. Webpage about Yoichiro Nambu and his research.

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