Learning Standards and Practices
4.7 IMMIGRATION AND MIGRATION FROM THE EARLY 1800S TO THE PRESENT: Many people have immigrated and migrated to New York State contributing to its cultural growth and development. (Standards: 1, 3, 4, 5; Themes: ID, MOV, CIV, ECO, EXCH)
4.7a Immigrants came to New York State for a variety of reasons. Many immigrants arriving in New York City were greeted by the sight of the Statue of Liberty and were processed through Ellis Island.
Ø Students will trace the arrival of various immigrant groups to New York State in the mid-1800s, 1890s, 1920s, mid-1900s, 1990s, and today; examining why they came and where they settled, noting the role of the Irish potato famine.
Ø Students will explore the experiences of immigrants being processed at Ellis Island and what challenges immigrants faced.
Ø Students will investigate factory conditions experienced by immigrants by examining sweatshops, the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, the use child labor, and the formation of labor unions.
4.7 IMMIGRATION AND MIGRATION FROM THE EARLY 1800S TO THE PRESENT: Many people have immigrated and migrated to New York State contributing to its cultural growth and development. (Standards: 1, 3, 4, 5; Themes: ID, MOV, CIV, ECO, EXCH)
4.7a Immigrants came to New York State for a variety of reasons. Many immigrants arriving in New York City were greeted by the sight of the Statue of Liberty and were processed through Ellis Island.
Ø Students will trace the arrival of various immigrant groups to New York State in the mid-1800s, 1890s, 1920s, mid-1900s, 1990s, and today; examining why they came and where they settled, noting the role of the Irish potato famine.
Ø Students will explore the experiences of immigrants being processed at Ellis Island and what challenges immigrants faced.
Ø Students will investigate factory conditions experienced by immigrants by examining sweatshops, the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, the use child labor, and the formation of labor unions.
Setting the Stage
What is a factory? Show video clip from PBS Learning Media about a child working in a shoe factory.
Women and Children in the Workforce
What is a factory? Show video clip from PBS Learning Media about a child working in a shoe factory.
Women and Children in the Workforce
Supporting Question 1: What were the conditions faced by immigrants working in factories in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Formative Assessment: List the problems that factory workers had to face during this time.
Formative Assessment: List the problems that factory workers had to face during this time.
Supporting Question 2: What was life like for child laborers during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Formative Assessment: Write a journal entry as if you were a child laborer during this time.
Formative Assessment: Write a journal entry as if you were a child laborer during this time.
Argument: Create a poster that shows the factory conditions from the late 1800s and early 1900s and the problems that faced these workers.
Extension: Were there factories in your community during the 1800 and early 1900s? If so, what were they like?
Taking Informed Action: Do workers face problems today? Brainstorm ideas on how workers today can solve problems.
Extension: Were there factories in your community during the 1800 and early 1900s? If so, what were they like?
Taking Informed Action: Do workers face problems today? Brainstorm ideas on how workers today can solve problems.