Ellis Island WebQuest worksheet

Ellis Island WebQuest

Worksheet 1
Note: this worksheet is intended to be printed for use by students (word format/zipped format/pdf format)

Imagine:

How you would feel if you decided to leave your homeland forever?
What your impressions would be, after such a long voyage, upon your
arrival in America?
What you would have to do to get through
the immigration process on Ellis Island?

Before visiting any websites, answer these questions, putting yourself
in the place of an immigrant and an immigration officer.

Role 1: I’m an immigrant.

I come from . . .

I left my native country because . . .

I traveled alone / with . . .

I feel . . .

In my new country, I want / don't want . . .

Role 2: I’m an immigration officer.

My job is to . . .

Every day, I have to . . .

I enjoy /don't enjoy my job because . . .

I think that immigrants are . . .

I think that immigrants should . . .

Then, explore this virtual field trip to Ellis Island and answer these questions.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/immigrat/ellis/index.htm

You can use the online vocabulary help for each stop.

1 What is Ellis Island? Where is it located? ____________________________________

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2 What was its purpose? When was it opened? ________________________________

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3 How many rooms did the immigrants have to go through? ________________________

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4 Describe each of the stages in the immigration process (on back)

Later, we will use the information you found and the ideas you had
to write your diary as an immigrant or immigration officer.
You can find more information, and additional website resources, at:
http://anglais.tice.ac-orleans-tours.fr/php5/fichiers/Webquests/benz/ellisisland/ellisislandwebquest.htm