Title: Land of Hope Project Subject/Course: AP Social Studies (World, Euro, US)Topic: Immigration Grades: 9-12Designers: Thomas Cooper, George Henry, Dr. Lenore Schneider
Stage 1 - Desired Results
Established Goals:
This project meets the following National Social Studies standards.People, Places and Environment
analyze the processes, patterns and functions of human migration and settlementIndividuals, Groups, and Institutions
identify and describe examples of tensions between and among individuals, groups, and institutions
discuss real world problems and the implications for individuals, groups and institutions
Understandings:
Students will understand that...
Culture consists of beliefs, values, institutions,norms, and traditions.
Cultures can change over time through tradeand migration.
People migrate on their own or because they areforced to.
Migrations have occurred for various reasonsaround the world and throughout time.
Migrations consist of push and pull factors,such as poverty, food, trade, religious or sexualpersecution, human trafficking, poverty, laboror other factors.
Physical geography such as topography andclimate, can affect migrations.
Essential Questions:
What were the causes of the migration?
Was the migration forced? If so, by whom?
What were the key features of the process of themigration?
What were the results of the migration for theindividual, for the region, or internationally?
What problems did the migrant have integratingthemselves into their new culture?
Are migrations generally positive?
Should we allow immigrants into our country?
How do geographical databases help usvisualize migrations and gain insight?
Students will know/be able to...
Use a threaded discussion to talk with other students about immigration.
Use a wiki to share information about a particular immigration issue you researched.
Use a geographical database to map our different immigrations and show the effects of various push/pullfactors.
Stage 2 - Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks:
Summary of GRASPS form (Goal, Role, Audience, Situation, Performance, Standards)The board members of a small museum in the southwest of the United States invites you, as one of their new junior curators, to prepare an exhibit on immigration. The museum hopes that highlighting some of the benefitsimmigrants have brought to various cultures through time will ease tensions between citizens and immigrants inthis town. Your tasks is to assemble various visual artifacts that represent current and historical migrations, such
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