Book Summary
The Story of Immigration recounts the history of immigration to the United States, both voluntary and involuntary, from the earliest wave in the early 1600s up to the present. The book explains many reasons for immigration, including the need for political asylum and the search for a better life.

Vocabulary
destination
ethnic
immigrant
immigration
imposed
indentured
influx
native
persecution
quota

Reproducibles
Worksheets
Worksheet 1 - Main idea/details chart
Worksheet 1 - Verb tense

Lesson Objectives

Comprehension
You will likely address a number of comprehension skills as students work to understand the text. The section "Kinds of Immigration" offers an opportunity for students to compare and contrast information, while the section "Waves of Immigration" provides an opportunity to sequence events.

The targeted comprehension strategy for this lesson is: Identify main idea and supporting details. 

Word Work

Verb tense
Identify verbs and explain reasons for change of tense within the text.

Changing Word Meanings: Prefixes and Suffixes
Identify base words.
Understand how meaning changes when prefixes and suffixes are added to a base word.

Visual Literacy
Interpret information on a map.
Interpret information on a time line.