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Monday, September 28, 2009

Mon., Sept. 28

Day 1 of Immigration and Urbanization!

Beginning with our current national debate about immigration...

Link:
YouTube video, background info. set to a dance party soundtrack.
Warning: The discussion below the video gets pretty heated/innapropriate. This illustrates how contentious our national debate over immigration really is.

Warm-Up Question:
What are your own beliefs concerning the immigration debate? How does immigration play into your own family history?

Link:
Farmingville
We watched the first 30 minutes of this documentary, and took notes...
What did you see/hear? What did you think?

Tomorrow we will have a socratic-seminar style discussion about the film and the issues that it raises.

Homework:
Read Chapter 15-1 and 15-2 of your online textbook, and complete accompanying worksheets.
Due: Wednesday

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