Lesson Four: Immigration Reform Topics and Precis
The immigration reform measures under consideration in Congress encompass a wide range of issues and topics. Read the opposing viewpoint article for the topic assigned to you, write a precis, and be prepared to present the information you learned to your classmates. The information you learn from the article presentations will be the basis for a letter you write to an elected official in which you articulate your position on immigration reform.
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Lesson Objectives
- Identify the political, economic, and cultural causes of oppression against minority groups (i.e. immigrants) and analyze how beliefs about civil and human rights vary among social, economic, and political groups.
- Read and comprehend complex grade level texts.
- Integrate ideas from diverse media formats to evaluate arguments and
resolve conflicting views.
Deportation |
Economics of Illegal Immigration |
Sanctuary Cities |
Refugees |
Activity One: Precis Assignment (Formative Assessment)
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Activity Two - Classroom Presentation (Summative Assessment)
You will present an overview (see details below) of your assigned article. You should also be familiar with the other article in your assigned topic. In addition to understanding and presenting your own assigned article, you will be listening to and asking questions on the topics presented by your classmates. Since there are more than ten articles representing different viewpoints, you will need to listen carefully to others’ presentations so that you can choose which topic you will use to write your letter to an elected official.
On Monday, March 5th, you will make a five to ten minute oral presentation, supported by Google Slides, summarizing the arguments in your article and analyzing the cause(s) of oppression against immigrants or refugees.
Your presentation and Google Slide(s) must…
- include the title and author(s) of the article, as well as the publication name and date ____/2
- include a definition of the reform topic ____/2
- include a detailed summary of the author's primary argument(s) and a photo that conveys the author's main idea(s) ____/4
- include an analysis of the reform topic that:
You will present an overview (see details below) of your assigned article. You should also be familiar with the other article in your assigned topic. In addition to understanding and presenting your own assigned article, you will be listening to and asking questions on the topics presented by your classmates. Since there are more than ten articles representing different viewpoints, you will need to listen carefully to others’ presentations so that you can choose which topic you will use to write your letter to an elected official.
On Monday, March 5th, you will make a five to ten minute oral presentation, supported by Google Slides, summarizing the arguments in your article and analyzing the cause(s) of oppression against immigrants or refugees.
Your presentation and Google Slide(s) must…
- include the title and author(s) of the article, as well as the publication name and date ____/2
- include a definition of the reform topic ____/2
- include a detailed summary of the author's primary argument(s) and a photo that conveys the author's main idea(s) ____/4
- include an analysis of the reform topic that:
- defines how immigrants or refugees are oppressed ____/2
- identifies the cause(s) of this oppression ____/2
- recognizes multiple points of view on this topic and analyzes how beliefs about the rights of immigrants or refugees vary among different groups ____/2
