LESSON:
The Importance of Health to the Admission of Immigrants
GRADE LEVELS:
Grade 2 to Grade 4
DURATION:
4 to 5 class periods (plus an education field trip). This lesson plan was designed to be customized to your learning standards and to meet the needs of your students. Complete the whole lesson or select parts to use that best fit your learning standards and time.
OVERVIEW:
The journey to America was not always an easy journey for many immigrants. Some immigrants might have arrived to America suffering from some illness. What happened to those sick immigrants? By using primary sources, students will be able to identify the various public health factors in regard to immigration in the early 20th century. Students will be able to understand the medical process on Ellis Island and how the immigrants were treated when ill.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Students will be able:
- to identify the various public heath factors in regard to immigration in the early 20th century
- to develop the skills for reading and analyzing primary sources
- to understand the importance of primary sources when studying history
- to understand the process of the medical inspection Ellis Island
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
- Why was being healthy so important for immigrant children?
- Why was employment so important for immigrant families?
- What role did health and doctors play at Ellis Island?
MATERIALS:
- The Importance of Health Lesson Plan Packet PDF
- Story of Thomas Allan (based on actual oral history; in lesson plan packet)
- Whole Oral History of Thomas Allan (in lesson plan packet)
- Connections Chart (in lesson plan packet)
- Map of Ellis Island PDF
- Pictures of Immigrants PDF and Photograph Citations PDF
- Ship Manifest for Thomas Allan PDF
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