Non-fiction: Immigration Famous Immigrants

Immigration Famous Immigrants

The United States has a rich history of immigrants. Many have overcome great odds to rise to the top of their fields. Find out more about their remarkable1 feats2 by reading the chart below.

Name Peter Jennings Martina Navratilova Madeline Albright

D.O.B. Origin 1938 Toronto, d. Canada 2006 1956 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Havana, Cuba Graz, Austria Ontario, Canada Ulm, Germany Riga, Soviet Union

1937

Profession T.V. Broadcast Journalist Professional Tennis Player Former Secretary of State Singer Actor, Governor TV Game Show Host Scientist

Interesting Facts Anchor of ABCs World News Tonight. Winner of a record 167 singles titles, including Wimbledon, the French Open, and the US Open. Escaped both Nazi and Communist governments in Europe. Received her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Miami. Was named Mr. Universe five times for bodybuilding. Became a US citizen in 1998. Lived and worked in Princeton, NJ for nearly 30 years, until his death in 1955. Starred in several motion pictures, including The Turning Point (1977), White Nights (1985), and Dancers (1987). Garcias family fled Cubas communist government when he was five and started a perfume company in Miami, FL worth millions of dollars.

Gloria Estefan Arnold Schwarzenegger Alex Trebek

1957

1947

1940 1879

Albert Einstein

d. 1955

Mikhail Baryshnikov

1948

Ballet Dancer

Andy Garcia

1956

Havana, Cuba

Actor

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remarkable worthy of notice feats acts showing great skill, strength, or daring
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1903 Bob Hope

d. 2003

London, England Furth, Germany Lagos, Nigeria Edinburgh, Scotland Kingston, Jamaica

Actor, Comedian Former Secretary of State Professional Basketball Player Inventor Professional Basketball Player

Appeared in over 50 films. Winner of five Academy Awards. Came with his family to the U.S. in 1938 to escape Nazi persecution of Jews. Won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1973. Leading shot-blocker in NBA history with 3,830 blocked shots. Patented the telephone, which revolutionized3 communication, at the age of 29. Holds New York Knicks team record for scoring, rebounding, blocked shots, and steals. This Oscar-winning film and Broadway star also became an ambassador4 for UNICEF. She worked to aid hungry children in Africa and Latin America. Married John Lennon in 1969, just before The Beatles broke up. Made albums with Lennon. First African-American to play a lead film role. Won an Oscar for his performance in Lilies of the Field. Co-founder of the rock group KISS. Used to be a schoolteacher. Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, after having survived Nazi concentration camps.

Henry Kissinger

1923

Hakeem Olajuwon Alexander Graham Bell Patrick Ewing

1963 1847
d. 1922

1962

1929 Audrey Hepburn

d. 1993

Brussels, Belgium

Actress

Yoko Ono

1933

Tokyo, Japan

Composer5, poet, singer.

Sidney Poitier

1927

Bahamas

Actor

Gene Simmons

1949

Haifa, Israel Sighet, Romania

Singer

Elie Wiesel

1928

Author

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revolutionized changed completely ambassador the top person sent by a country to represent it in another country 5 composer a writer of music
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Questions: Immigration Famous Immigrants

Name: ____________________________

Date:______________________

1. How many professional sports players are on this list? a. b. c. d. 1 2 3 4

2. How many people on this list are from Asian Countries? a. b. c. d. 0 1 2 3

3. What do Madeline Albright, Henry Kissinger and Elie Wiesel have in common? a. b. c. d. They were all in concentration camps in World War II They were all born in the 1920s They all came from Germany They all came to America because of the Nazis

4. Who is the youngest person on this list? a. b. c. d. Patrick Ewing Hakeem Olajuwon Albert Einstein Gloria Estefan

5. What is the interesting fact about the one dancer on this list? a. b. c. d. He played in the NBA He fled Cubas Communist government She was a professional tennis player He starred in several motion pictures

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6. Why do you think the author put this information into a chart? How does it help you understand the information that you just read?
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7. What four countries of origin have two people on this list?

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8. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. All of the people on the list lived in other countries _________ they became American. a. b. c. d. before because on the contrary even though

9. Answer the following questions based on the sentence below. Albert Einstein worked on science in New Jersey for 30 years. Who? Albert Einstein (did) What? _____________________________________________________ Where? _______________________________________________________ 10. Vocabulary Word: remarkable: unusual or special in a surprising and impressive way. Use the vocabulary word in a sentence: ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

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Answers: Immigration Famous Immigrants

Teacher Guide and Answers Passage Reading Level: Lexile 750 Featured Text Structure: Sequence the writer provides an order of events or steps in a process Passage Summary: Many famous Americans are immigrants. This is a list of some of them, with personal details.

1. How many professional sports players are on this list? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

2. How many people on this list are from Asian Countries? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3

3. What do Madeline Albright, Henry Kissinger and Elie Wiesel have in common? a. They were all in concentration camps in World War II b. They were all born in the 1920s c. They all came from Germany d. They all came to America because of the Nazis 4. Who is the youngest person on this list? a. Patrick Ewing b. Hakeem Olajuwon c. Albert Einstein d. Gloria Estefan 5. What is the interesting fact about the one dancer on this list? a. He played in the NBA b. He fled Cubas Communist government c. She was a professional tennis player d. He starred in several motion pictures

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6. Why do you think the author put this information into a chart? How does it help you understand the information that you just read? Suggested answer: Answers may vary but could include that the author used a chart because it might help the reader understand and organize the information. The chart can make it easier to sort through all the information and find what is important for the reader to know.

7. What four countries of origin have two people on this list? Suggested answer: The four countries with two people on this list are Canada, the Czech Republic, Cuba, and Germany. [paragraph 1]

8. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. All of the people on the list lived in other countries _________ they became American. a. b. c. d. before because on the contrary even though

9. Answer the following questions based on the sentence below. Albert Einstein worked on science in New Jersey for 30 years. Who? Albert Einstein (did) What? worked on science Where? New Jersey

10. Vocabulary Word: remarkable: unusual or special in a surprising and impressive way. Use the vocabulary word in a sentence: answers may vary.

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