Block Day, March 16 & 17 - Were the Irish really all that Lucky?

☘HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY☘

WARM UP

• Take 5 minutes to find facts on Irish immigration to the U.S.
• What were the push - pull factors?
• How were these new immigrants received upon their arrival to the U.S?
• What happened way back in the 1600's?
•  After your investigation, think about what it was like for our Irish brothers and sisters when they began their pursuit for a better life.

ROOTS

• tort, tors - twist
• trib - pay
• turbo - disturb
• vor - eat greedily

IMMIGRATION

• Discuss what you learned in the webquest.
• EQ: What is the current situation? Why is it so controversial and frustrating?

Journal 7: A Recent History based on theSKIMM's timeline

1. List a few factors that have influenced U.S. laws over the last 50 years. 
2. Name at least three problems that lawmakers tried to solve with past laws.
3. What kinds of complications have made the laws hard to define and keep?

Notes: A LONG History based on a lecture

• History Lecture: Immigration History  1900-1999
• New Vocab: 
• Push Factors = Reasons to leave a country 
• Pull Factors = Reasons to enter a country.
• Click here for lecture notes. You should draw images or add small notes to help you remember information for a quiz later next week. Today's lecture is taken from this source document. Click here for the power point.

Line to apply for the Bracero Program

Journal 8

1. Based on what you've heard in class today, brainstorm with a partner. What are the major Push/Pull factors in today's immigration surge?  How have these factors changed over the last 100 years?
2. Write a paragraph explaining why this issue is so historically complex, emotionally charged and seemingly impossible to solve.