Name: _____________________________________

________________________

Date:

Immigration Letter #1:

Decision to Leave
Directions: On the provided space below, imagine yourself as a young
girl/boy who has recently decided to leave your home country and move to
America. Write a letter (a paragraph) to a family member who will not be
making the trip with you about why you are leaving. Remember to
incorporate any knowledge and information learned from class discussions
and work. Please follow the guidelines defined in the rubric.
Dear ___________________________________,
I have decided to move to America. I am leaving because ___________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________. Although I am _________________________________
About moving away from my home,
__________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________. ______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________. I will miss
______________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
I look forward to ____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ even though I am feeling
______________________________ about ________________________________________
___________________. _______________________________________________________.
Love, ______________________________
Katie Risolo (2015)

Name: _____________________________________
________________________

Date:

Immigration Letter #2:

On the Boat
Directions: On the provided space below, imagine yourself as a young
girl/boy who has recently decided to leave your home country and move to
America. You are now on the boat in route to America. Write a letter (a
paragraph) to a family member in who did not make the trip with you about
your experiences on the boat and how you are feeling. Remember to
incorporate any knowledge and information learned from class discussions
and work. Please follow the guidelines defined in the rubric.
Dear ___________________________________,
______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________. I feel _________________ about having left for
home. The conditions on the boat are
________________________________________
and ________________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
I have made ________________ friends and have been _________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________. I am
excited for
___________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Katie Risolo (2015)

Love, _______________________________
Name: _____________________________________
________________________

Date:

Immigration Letter #3:

Arrival in America
Directions: On the provided space below, imagine yourself as a young
girl/boy who has recently decided to leave your home country and move to
America. You have successfully survived the boat trip over and went through
Ellis Island. Write a letter (a paragraph) to a family member in who did not
make the trip with you about your experiences arriving at Ellis Island and
now living in America. Remember to incorporate any knowledge and
information learned from class discussions and work. Please follow the
guidelines defined in the rubric.
Dear ___________________________________,
I made it! ___________________________________________________________________.
When I saw the Statue of Liberty as we pulled up in the harbor, I felt
____________
_______________________________________. Going through Ellis Island was
_________
_______________________________________ and I am glad
________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________. _____________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
Learning a new language has been __________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________. I
miss a lot of things about home, especially
____________________________________
Katie Risolo (2015)

and _______________________________. But I am learning

________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Love, _______________________________

Katie Risolo (2015)