In this lesson, students explore the history of this nation of immigrants. In the Introductory Activity, students identify their own countries of heritage, as well as those of their classmates. Students then identify ethnic groups that migrated to theUnited States during various historic waves of immigration. In the Learning Activities, students watch video segments from Faces of America to develop an understanding of key motivations for immigration, and explore online resources to examine specific immigrant experiences from various points in American history. In the Culminating Activity, students utilize their historical knowledge and examination of case studies to develop a brief narrative summarizing the experiences, aspirations, and emotions of a hypothetical immigrant to then the past or the present.
