The Color of Water Lesson Plan

Tateh and the American Dream

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will use Google Earth to aid in their exploration of the immigrant experience and the American Dream both in the 1930s and today.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4

Structure:

Begin by defining together as a class "The American Dream." Jot down ideas on a whiteboard or ask students to take notes individually.

Then, take...