Activity Overview
People immigrate to other countries for many reasons. Some may immigrate for more opportunities and better education, and some may immigrate to be with family or leave a place where life has become bad and oppressive. For this activity, students will create a spider map that illustrates three reasons why people immigrate. This is a perfect introductory activity for an immigration unit, and can also be used as a review at the end!
Template and Class Instructions
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Due Date:
Objective: Create a spider map describing three reasons why people immigrate.
Student Instructions:
- Click “Start Assignment”.
- Write a reason for immigrating in each heading.
- Create an illustration that represents each heading using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
- Write a short summary of each heading/reason in the space below the illustration.
Lesson Plan Reference
Activity Overview
People immigrate to other countries for many reasons. Some may immigrate for more opportunities and better education, and some may immigrate to be with family or leave a place where life has become bad and oppressive. For this activity, students will create a spider map that illustrates three reasons why people immigrate. This is a perfect introductory activity for an immigration unit, and can also be used as a review at the end!
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Due Date:
Objective: Create a spider map describing three reasons why people immigrate.
Student Instructions:
- Click “Start Assignment”.
- Write a reason for immigrating in each heading.
- Create an illustration that represents each heading using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
- Write a short summary of each heading/reason in the space below the illustration.
Lesson Plan Reference
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