Lesson plan
Ellis Island: Entry to Opportunity
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Description
From 1892-1924, more than twelve millionindividuals passed through Ellis Island. It has been
estimated that nearly half of all Americans today can
trace their family history to someone who passed
through the Port of New York at Ellis Island. In this lesson students will learn about the history of
Ellis Island and American attitudes toward
immigration. Students will then look at their own
family history.
Duration
2 class periodsAuthor
Patricia
Hutchinson
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information10: The characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics
12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement
Teacher Instructions
HutchinsonEllisIslandT.pdf
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