Mission 4: “City of Immigrants” COMPLETE CLASSROOM GUIDE TEACHER’S GUIDE Table of Contents Overview About Mission 4: “City of Immigrants” ............................................................................................ .......... 5 Mission 4 At A Glance ................................................................................................................................. 9 Essential Questions ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Models of Instruction .................................................................................................................................. 15 Learning Goals ............................................................................................................................................ 19 National Standards Alignment ................................................................................................................... 22 Background Timeline of Events Before, During, and After the Mission ........................................................................ 27 Educator’s Primer on the Historical Period ................................................................................................ 33 Glossary of Smartwords and Other Vocabulary ......................................................................................... 40 Character Overview and Historical Figure Profiles ................................................................................... 47 Myths and Misconception .......................................................................................................................... 55 Top 5 Things To Know Before You Play..................................................................................................... 57 Activities Prologue Writing Prompts ......................................................................................................................... 58 Part 1: Finding Home Part 1 Document Based Activity: The Immigrant Journey ........................................................................ 60 Part 1 Vocabulary Activity ......................................................................................................................... 68 Part 1 Writing Prompts .............................................................................................................................. 77 Part 1 Review Questions ............................................................................................................................ 79 Part 1 Review Questions Answer Key ........................................................................................................ 83 Part 2: Family First Part 2 Document Based Activity: Family Economy ................................................................................... 87 Part 2 Vocabulary Activity ......................................................................................................................... 95 Part 2 Writing Prompts ............................................................................................................................ 104 Part 2 Review Questions .......................................................................................................................... 106 Part 2 Review Questions Answer Key ...................................................................................................... 110 Part 3: A Night to Remember Part 3 Document Based Activity: “Popular Culture” .............................................................................. 114 Part 3 Vocabulary Activity ....................................................................................................................... 126 Part 3 Writing Prompts ............................................................................................................................ 134 Part 3 Review Questions .......................................................................................................................... 136 Part 3 Review Questions Answer Key ...................................................................................................... 140 2 TEACHER’S GUIDE Part 4: Factory Girls Part 4 Document Based Activity: Factory Life ......................................................................................... 143 Part 4 Vocabulary Activity ....................................................................................................................... 152 Part 4 Writing Prompts ............................................................................................................................ 163 Part 4 Review Questions .......................................................................................................................... 165 Part 4 Review Questions Answer Key ...................................................................................................... 169 Part 5: Uprising of the 20,000 Part 5 Document Based Activity: Strike................................................................................................... 173 Part 5 Vocabulary Activity ....................................................................................................................... 186 Part 5 Writing Prompts ............................................................................................................................ 195 Part 5 Review Questions .......................................................................................................................... 197 Part 5 Review Questions Answer Key ...................................................................................................... 201 Epilogue Epilogue Writing Prompts ........................................................................................................................ 205 Resources Additional Media Resources ..................................................................................................................... 207 Character and Scene Printables ................................................................................................................ 219 Primary Source Documents Part 1 List of the Passengers on the Batvia ..................................................................................................... 246 Pauline Newman Describes Her Family’s Journey to New York City ........................................... 247 Ellis Island Eye Inspection Photo ......................................................................................................... 249 Sylvia Bernstein on Arriving at Ellis Island ....................................................................................... 250 Table of Immigrant Origins, 1880-1920 ............................................................................................... 252 “The High Tide of Immigrant – A National Menance” .................................................................... 253 “The Surrender of New York Town” Cartoon ................................................................................... 254 Part 2 An Immigrant Writes to the Bintel Brief for Advice ......................................................................... 255 Report on Food Expenses for a Working Family in 1909 ................................................................. 256 Garment Workers in a Home Sweatshop Photo ................................................................................ 257 Floor Plan of a Typical Tenement, c. 1905 .......................................................................................... 258 “Immigration and the Public Health” Article .................................................................................... 259 Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Magazine Cover ............................................................................. 260 Part 3 Lillian Ward on Establishing the Henry Street Settlement .............................................................. 261 A Journalist Warns of the Dangers of Dance Halls ........................................................................... 263 “Far from the Fresh Air Farm” Painting ............................................................................................. 264 3 TEACHER’S GUIDE “The Story of a Sweatshop Girl” .......................................................................................................... 265 Part 4 Interior of a Garment Factory, photo ................................................................................................... 267 “The Return from Toil” ......................................................................................................................... 268 Clara Lemlich Describes Life in the Shop ........................................................................................... 269 Report on the Clothing Industry in New York, 1905 ........................................................................ 270 A Journalist Defends the New Picture Shows .................................................................................... 272 Luna Park Photo ..................................................................................................................................... 274 Coney Island Postcard ........................................................................................................................... 275 Part