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Immigration Lesson Plan

This lesson plan aims to teach students about immigration to the United States through reading about immigration policy and its impacts. Students will define immigration, explain different views on it, and describe its effects on society. They will read a passage on these topics and discuss in pairs how immigration impacts the economy and society. Students will then write personally about their views on immigration to spark class discussion.

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Immigration Lesson Plan

This lesson plan aims to teach students about immigration to the United States through reading about immigration policy and its impacts. Students will define immigration, explain different views on it, and describe its effects on society. They will read a passage on these topics and discuss in pairs how immigration impacts the economy and society. Students will then write personally about their views on immigration to spark class discussion.

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Use this lesson plan to introduce several aspects of immigration to your students, specifically

highlighting how they relate to contemporary American society. Students will read about
these points on immigration policy, then write about what they have learned.

Learning Objectives
After this lesson, students will be able to:

 define 'immigration'
 explain differing views about immigration from a contemporary American standpoint
 describe the various impacts of immigration on contemporary American society

  Lesson
 
  Course
2.6K views

Length
60-90 minutes

Curriculum Standards
 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary
describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social science.

 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and
information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis
of content.

Instructions
 To begin the lesson, hold a whole-class discussion about immigration in the United
States. Ask students to volunteer any information they know about the topic. Ask
them to limit this portion of the discussion to facts; leave opinions to the side for now.
Write all things that students 'know' on the board.
 Distribute the lesson The Impact of Immigration on Contemporary American Society,
either electronically or via hard copy.
 Ask students to read the 'What Do You See,' 'Basic Figures on Immigration,' and
'Impact on the Economy' sections of the lesson.
 In pairs, ask students to make a quick list of the ways immigration impacts our
economy. When pairs are finished, ask each duo to offer one item each until a
complete list is made on the board.
 Ask students to read the 'Impact on Crime' and 'Addressing Illegal Immigration'
sections. Once again, ask them to list ways that immigration has an effect on our
society.
 Have students finish reading the 'Lesson Summary' before they take the quiz in pairs.
When all have finished with the quiz, review the answers as a class and answer any
remaining questions students may have.

Activity
 Write the following prompt on the board and give students some time to free-write.
Encourage students to write their response keeping close in mind the information
outlined by the lesson.
o What are you personal views on immigration?
 This prompt is obviously quite vague, and the responses students will give will likely
be quite varied. This is intentional, as it will lead to interesting conversations at the
end of the lesson.
 When students are finished, hold a whole class discussion to talk about their
responses. You may want to budget more class time for this portion of the lesson, as it
may prove to be the most impactful.

Extension
 Set up two differing points of view and use standard debate procedures to facilitate a
discussion on the issue of immigration.

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