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Today we read about immigrants who became sports heroes in the United States.  We also researched and wrote a report on an immigrant people group.  If you did not finish this in class today, please be ready to turn it in on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

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Today we completed the Unit 8 vocabulary quiz.  You do not have any homework tonight!

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Remember to thoroughly review your Unit 8 vocabulary words for your quiz tomorrow (A day) or Wednesday (B day)!  I hope the review game we played today will help you remember the words.

Have a great night!

If you have not turned in your reflection journal, Push/Pull sheets, and Immigration Law note sheet, your grade has plummeted.  I’ve updated grades to reflect all assignments that were turned in by Friday, January 25th.  If you are one of the few who have not submitted these assignments, please do so on Monday.

Oh, and if you can spot the unit 8 vocabulary word in this post, tell me on Monday! Make sure you are studying those words this weekend; your quiz is on Tuesday (A) or Wednesday (B)!

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Today we took a quiz that is similar to the test immigrants must take during the naturalization process.  We also finished some activities in our vocabulary books.  At this point, you should have pages 94 and 95 completed.  Remember that we will have a unit 8 vocabulary quiz on Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day).  Make sure you study! 

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I collected your reflection notebooks today.  If you were unable to turn your notebook in today, be sure to submit it on Thursday.  You should have the following papers in the back of it:  Past and Present Immigration Laws note sheet, Push Factors worksheet, and Pull Factors worksheet.  Be sure you have all of the notes and reflections we completed over the past two weeks as well. 

Have a great night!

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Today we discussed the push factors that might encourage people to leave their home country for another country.  We also finished our notes on the history of immigration.  If you missed any of these notes, they can be found on earlier posts. 

Have a great night!

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Today we learned about past and present immigration laws and how U.S. immigration policy has changed over the last 200 years.  If you missed the notes, here is the PPT with everything you need.  Download immigration_laws.ppt

We also finished the last installment of "Guess the Candidate", so now we should be able to identify all of the candidates! 

Have a great night!

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Today we finished our notes on immigration misconceptions, and we looked at three more candidates: Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee, and John Edwards.  If you missed Friday or today, here are the notes you missed: Immigration.ppt.  Don’t forget to bring in your words of wisdom tomorrow!  It can be any quote that encourages people to be acccepting of others.

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Today we took a pre-quiz on immigration.  I was pleasantly surprised by how much you knew about immigration.  If you were unable to finish the reflection in class, here are the reflection questions.  You should write one paragraph answering the first two questions and one paragraph answering the last two questions.

1.  What groups and individuals are treated like outsiders in America?

2.  What are the possible results or consequences when people feel like outsiders in their surroundings?

3.  What did you learn from this experience and the poem that might help you to better understand the feelings of outsiders in the future?

4.  How might you act differently toward people when you recognize that they might be feeling like ousiders?

Have a great night!