EGP 335 Northeast Region Alexandra Sticco

1.0 The Global City !ay 1" Alexandra Sticco #

th
Grade
45 Minutes
Concepts
o Culture and subculture of New York
o Immigration
Vocabulary
o Ellis Island
A station in New York were immigrants passed troug to
!ceck in" to America#
o Immigrant
A person wo lea$es is or er omeland to li$e in anoter
country#
o %nited Nations
A skyscraper found in New York City tat deals wit
international problems suc as unger& po$erty and war#
'kills
o %sing and making maps
o (istinguising between primary and secondary sources
o Inferring cause)e*ect relationsips
1.1 $ntegration o% &earning '(tco)es*'b+ecti,es
+ile working wit te teacer and peers& students will be able to
de,ne and label te location& capital& two ma-or cities& te .udson
/i$er and two landmarks tat are found in te state of New York#
After completing a lesson on Ellis Island and earing a read aloud of
The Boys Journey, students will be able to write a sort re0ection wit
te following key elements1 +ere tey are coming from& were tey
are going& wo tey are coming wit& wy tey are mo$ing to America
and wat tey look forward to most wen arri$ing in America#
After completing a sort lesson on te %nited Nations& students will be
able to describe te importance of te %nited Nations building on a
post)it note#
1." Standards PA Ci,ics -istory Econo)ics Geogra.hy /
NCSS The)es $ 0 1 2ith s(bthe)es
2#3#4#41 (istinguis between fact and opinion from multiple points of
$iew and primary sources as related to istorical e$ents#
2#4#4#C1 E5plain ow continuity and cange in world istory a$e
in0uenced personal de$elopment and identity#
NCSS.1.1.f ...have learners interpret patterns of behavior reflecting values and
attitudes that contribute or pose obstacles to cross-cultural understanding;
NCSS.1.3.g ...challenge learners to examine, interpret, and analye the
interactions of human beings and their physical environments;
1
NCSS.1.!.a ...enable learners to explain ho" language, art, music, belief systems,
and other cultural elements can facilitate global understanding or cause
misunderstanding;
1.3 Antici.atory Set
Now that we have covered most of the Northeast Region of the United
States, I want to focus on a state that holds the largest city in the
country, New Yor!
Yesterday we focused on New Jersey, can one "erson come u" and
"oint to where they can #nd New Jersey on the ma"!
6e teacer will ten point to te map to sow were New York is in
reference to New 7ersey and 8ennsyl$ania#
6e students will turn and talk to a partner about wat tey know
about life in New York# 6e students will compare life in most areas of
New York to life in a big city like New York City#
Before we $egin, we must remem$er that New Yor is %ity, is called a
&'lo$al %ity!( )oes anyone now why they would give the city this
nicname*
1.# Proced(res
3# 'tudents will begin wit a blank map of te state of New York# 6e
students will be asked to use tis map to ,ll in any important places
or information tat tey feel is necessary to include# 6e students
will later place tis in teir portfolio for te Norteast /egion#
9# 6e teacer will use te smart board to sow a map of New York#
6e teacer will e5plain tat New York is -ust Nort of 8ennsyl$ania
and tat tey sould always remember tat it is te largest state in
te Norteast /egion# :+ile working wit te teacer and peers&
students will be able to de,ne and label te location& capital& one
ma-or city and two landmarks tat are found in te state of New
York#;
<# 6e students& wile working wit te teacer on te smart board&
will be e5pected to label te map wit te capital# 6e students will
learn tat te capital of New York is Albany# :+ile working wit te
teacer and peers& students will be able to de,ne and label te
location& capital& one ma-or city and two landmarks tat are found
in te state of New York#;
4# Ne5t& te students will learn about New York City# 6e students will
label it on teir map of te state# :+ile working wit te teacer
and peers& students will be able to de,ne and label te location&
capital& one ma-or city and two landmarks tat are found in te
state of New York#;
5# =astly& te students will learn about te .udson /i$er# 6e students
will model te teacer and label te .udson /i$er on teir maps#
># 6e students will learn about te idea tat New York City is
considered a ?lobal City because many immigrants from all o$er
te world a$e made teir omes in New York City#
#
@# 6e students will learn tat New York City is te countryAs leader in
banking& publising& fasion& entertainment and oter industries#
2# 6e students will ten be introduced to a new group of people#
+! Today we are going to learn a$out a new grou" of "eo"le! The
"eo"le we will $e focusing on today are called, &immigrants!(
Between the years of ,--./,+0., thousands of immigrants moved
from "laces in 1uro"e and 2sia to 2merica!
3B#6e teacer will point to te map on te smart board and sow ow
te immigrants mo$ed from oter places to America#
,,!The immigrants traveled across the 2tlantic 3cean into 2merica
through a "lace called 1llis Island! 4ave any of you ever visited 1llis
Island*
39#6e teacer will continue to point te patways and landmarks out
on a map#
3<#6e students will be asked to label Ellis Island on teir map of New
York# :+ile working wit te teacer and peers& students will be
able to de,ne and label te location& capital& one ma-or city and two
landmarks tat are found in te state of New York#;
,5!The immigration years is the leading reason as to why New Yor
has so many di6erent cultures and nationalities living amongst
each other! The "eo"le who came to 2merica settled in di6erent
neigh$orhoods and to this day still live in the neigh$orhoods that
re"resent their cultures! Some e7am"les are 8ittle Italy for the
Italian culture, %hina Town for the %hinese culture and 9ueens for
the 'ree culture!
35#6e teacer will ten read aloud 2 Boys Journey! 6e teacer will
ask te students to $isualiCe wat it would a$e been like for tem
if tey were in te young boyAs soes# 6e students will be asked to
decide if te document is a primary or secondary source#
3>#After earing te story& students will write a sort re0ection acting
as if tey were an immigrant entering America# 6e students will
a$e to answer te following Duestions1 +ere tey are coming
from& were tey are going& wo tey are coming wit& wy tey
are mo$ing to America and wat tey look forward to most wen
arri$ing in AmericaE :After completing a lesson on Ellis Island and
earing a read aloud of The Boys Journey, students will be able to
write a sort re0ection wit te following key elements1 +ere tey
are coming from& were tey are going& wo tey are coming wit&
wy tey are mo$ing to America and wat tey look forward to
most wen arri$ing in America#;
3@#As te students are working& te teacer will be walking around and
cecking)in wit $arious cildren#
32#6e students will place tis sort re0ection in teir Norteast
/egion portfolio#
3F#6e students will be introduced to and sown pictures of te %nited
Nations building using te 'mart board#
0.!To wra" u" our lesson on New Yor and the cultures of New Yor, we
will $e learning a$out a famous $uilding that is found in New Yor!
This "lace is called the United Nations $uilding! The United Nations
3
$uilding is im"ortant $ecause it deals with "ro$lems all over the
world such as hunger, "overty and war!
93#6e students will be asked to label te %N building on teir map of
New York# :+ile working wit te teacer and peers& students will
be able to de,ne and label te location& capital& one ma-or city and
two landmarks tat are found in te state of New York#;
99#6e students will be asked to write down on a post)it note wat
e*ect te %nited Nations as# 6e students will place tis post it on
te back of teir map and will be used to ceck compreension#
:After completing a sort lesson on te %nited Nations& students will
be able to describe te importance of te %nited Nations building
on a post)it note#;
1.5 !i3erentiation
Gor E== students& tey will a$e te option of orally responding instead
of writing teir re0ection or answers# 6e may also a$e te option of
drawing wat teir -ourney to America would look like#
Gor students wo may need additional support& tey will a$e te
opportunity to work wit te teacer to de$elop an outline of teir
ideas for te sort re0ection# +it tat being said& for students wo
need to be callenged tey will be asked to add more detail to teir
re0ecti$e piece#
1.4 Clos(re
Today we learned a lot a$out our large state of New Yor! :e learned
how New Yor $ecame so culturally diverse, what it would $e lie to
have $een an immigrant entering 1llis Island and what the United
Nations $uildings "ur"ose is! New Yor is a very im"ortant state in our
country and e7tremely im"ortant in the Northeast Region! %an
everyone give me a thum$s u" if they feel lie they learned new
information today* :rite what you learned on the inde7 card found on
your des and it will $e your e7it sli" for today; Tomorrow we will $e
focusing on the state of )elaware! )elaware is very di6erent from New
Yor, so come ready to stretch your mind;
1.5 6or)ati,e*S())ati,e Assess)ent o% St(dents 7P01"8
S())ati,e
6e students will be labeling a blank map of te state of New York wit
te following criteria1 capital& one city& two ma-or landmarks# 6e
teacer will use a cecklist to see if te student as met all criteria#
6e map will be placed in te portfolio for te Norteast region# :+ile
working wit te teacer and peers& students will be able to de,ne and
label te location& capital& one ma-or city and two landmarks tat are
found in te state of New York#;
6e students will be writing a sort re0ecti$e piece wit te following
criteria1 +ere tey are coming from& were tey are going& wo tey
are coming wit& wy tey are mo$ing to America and wat tey look
forward to most wen arri$ing in America# 6e sort re0ecti$e piece
will be placed in te portfolio for te Norteast /egion# 6e teacer will
$
be using a cecklist to assess weter te students a$e answered all
of te Duestions# :After completing a lesson on Ellis Island and earing
a read aloud of The Boys Journey, students will be able to write a sort
re0ection wit te following key elements1 +ere tey are coming
from& were tey are going& wo tey are coming wit& wy tey are
mo$ing to America and wat tey look forward to most wen arri$ing
in America#;
6or)ati,e
6e teacer will be cecking)in wit $arious students during te time
tat tey are working on teir sort re0ecti$e pieces# :After completing
a lesson on Ellis Island and earing a read aloud of The Boys Journey,
students will be able to write a sort re0ection wit te following key
elements1 +ere tey are coming from& were tey are going& wo
tey are coming wit& wy tey are mo$ing to America and wat tey
look forward to most wen arri$ing in America#;
6e students will write on a post)it note wat is important about te
%nited Nations building# 6e teacer will ceck to see if tis is
completed# :After completing a sort lesson on te %nited Nations&
students will be able to describe te importance of te %nited Nations
building on a post)it note#;
6e students will be gi$ing a tumbs up at te end of te lesson to
sow weter or not tey felt tey learned new information# 6e
students will write wat tey learned on an inde5 card and it will be
used as an e5it slip#

1.9 :aterials*E;(i.)ent
A# '6%(EN6 MA6E/IA='H /EA(IN? /E'I%/CE'1 =ist eDuipment and materials
needed for student use# 8ro$ide references& peraps including Internet links#
2 Boys Journey 4y 'eymour /ectCeit
Inde5 cards
8en or 8encil
4lank map of New York
8aper
8ost)it notes
4# 6EAC.E/ MA6E/IA='H/E'I%/CE' GI/ =E''IN (E'I?N1 =ist resources you
used to design te lesson plan :teacer materials& to pro$ide background on
te content& etc###;
2 Boys Journey 4y 'eymour /ectCeit
'mart board
8ictures of %nited Nations building
Map of New York enlarged and labeled
Map of +orld enlarged and labeled
Chapter 5. (2007). In The Northeast Today. Orlando: Harcourt Social Studies.
Rechtzeit, S. (2014). A Boy's Journey.
A 7ourney to Ellis Island# :n#d#;# /etrie$ed 'eptember <B& 9B34& from
ttp1HHlessonplanspage#comHsscimdimmigration-ourneytrougellisislan
d<4)tmH
%
C# Cart is Attaced
(# Content Notes are Attaced
1.< Technology
'mart board
(igital images of %nited Nations building
".1 Re=ection on Planning
I found tis plan to be e5tremely diJcult to design# I felt as toug
tere was so muc information about New York tat I wanted to include& yet
tere was not enoug time to co$er all of te information in dept# I began to
de$elop te plan wit a speci,c goal in mind# I wanted te students to be
able to see wat it was like to immigrate to New York from someone wo was
actually tere# I wanted te students to use a primary document to
understand tis time period# Ine way to impro$e te plan is to possibly gi$e
te students a pre)test about New York# 6is would allow me to a$e $ital
information regarding wat te students already know and wat tey would
need more support wit# I tink tat tis would also elp me to ,nd te best
information to include in one period#
I tink tat a potential success of tis lesson is te read aloud and
sort re0ecti$e piece# I tink students will en-oy earing wat tis e5perience
was like from a boy wo was -ust about teir age wen e ad to deal wit
immigrating# Also& I tink te students will en-oy taking on te role of an
immigrant and describing wat teir e5perience was like# I tink tey will like
to use teir imagination and step out of te typical classroom to complete
tis assignment# My only concern wit lesson implementation is timing# I
ope tat te timing of te lesson goes as planned and te students do not
rus troug tings or mo$e too slow# I am willing to mo$e certain tings
&
along Duicker but I want to make sure tey a$e adeDuate time to produce a
tougtful& creati$e re0ection on teir -ourney to Ellis Island#
Content Notes
3# New York
a# Ele$ent 'tate
b# 4ecame a state on 7uly 9>& 3@22
c# 'tate Abbre$iation1 NY
d# 'tate Capital1 Albany
e# =argest City1 New York City
f# 8opulation1 3F&>53&39@
g# Ma-or Industries1 ,nance& communications& international
trade& publising& fasion
'
# Main /i$ers1 .udson /i$er& Moawk /i$er& ?enesee /i$er
i# 'tate bird1 Eastern bluebird
-# 'tate tree1 'ugar Maple
9# Ellis Island
a# Ipened in 32F9
b# Closed in 3F54
c# 4BK of all current %#'# citiCens can trace at least one
ancestor to Ellis Island
d# A ,fteen year old Iris woman was te ,rst to enter
troug Ellis Island
e# 6e total number of immigrants tat a$e entered troug
Ellis Island is around 39 million
f# 6e 'tatue of =iberty is found at Ellis Island
i# You can take tours of bot places at te 'tatue of
=iberty Monument
g# Immigrants ad to answer 9F Duestions to gain citiCensip
<# %nited Nations
a# +as named by %nited 'tates 8resident Granklin (#
/oose$elt
b# Came into e5istence on Ictober 94& 3F45
c# Glag
i# Emblem
3# Ili$e brances) peace
9# +orld map) te area of concern to te %nited
Nations
ii# Introduced on Ictober 9B& 3F4@
iii# Gollows te %nited Nations 0ag code and regulations
d# Main purposes of te %nited Nations
i# 6o keep peace trougout te world
ii# 6o de$elop friendly relations among nations
(
iii# 6o elp nations work togeter to impro$e te li$es of
poor people& to conDuer unger& disease and
illiteracy& and to encourage respect for eac oterAs
rigts and freedoms
i$# 6o be a centre for armoniCing te actions of nations
to acie$e tese goals#
Name1LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Cecklist for Map of New York
LLLLLLLLL Capital :Albany;
LLLLLLLLL Ine ma-or city :New York City;
LLLLLLLLL =andmark :Ellis Island;
LLLLLLLLL=andmark :%nited Nations 4uilding;
LLLLLLLLLH 4
!
)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Name1LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Cecklist for 'ort /e0ecti$e 8iece
LLLLLLLLL +ere tey are coming fromE
LLLLLLLLL +ere are tey goingE
LLLLLLLLL+o are tey coming witE
LLLLLLLLL+y are tey mo$ing to AmericaE
LLLLLLLLL+at tey look forward to most wen arri$ing in AmericaE
LLLLLLLLLH 5
2 Boys Journey
4y 'eymour /ectCeit
'eymour /ectCeit was 2 years old in 3F9B& wen e left is ome in
8oland and -ourneyed to America# +y do you tink e came& and wat
appened wen e arri$edE 6is is 'eymourMs story& in is own words#
Sey)o(r>s Story
My name is 'eymour /ectCeit and I was born in =NdC& 8oland& in 3F39#
My family is 7ewis& and I ,rst began singing in our synagogue# 4y te
time I was 4& I was called a wunderind, or !wonder cild" in Englis#
'oon I was singing in concerts all o$er 8oland#
1)
My family decided tat I sould come to America& were tere would
be more opportunities for me# 6e ?reat +ar :wic you know as +orld
+ar I; ad -ust ended& and it was a bad time in Europe# I ad an uncle
li$ing in America& and e sent two tickets for my fater and me to sail
across te Atlantic Icean# 6e rest of my family stayed in 8oland# 6e
plan was tat my fater and I would earn enoug money to e$entually
bring tem to America& too#
In (anCig& a city on te sore of te 4altic 'ea now known as ?dansk&
we boarded a sip called 6e =apland# It was 3F9B& and I was on my
way to America#
Crossing the Atlantic
/iding on a big boat across te Atlantic Icean may sound like fun& but
it wasnMt# 6e two)week trip was miserableO Iur beds were in steerage&
way down in te bottom of te boat# It was lined wit bunks& one on
top of te oter# It was uncomfortable and crowded# I went up on deck
all te time& -ust to a$e space to mo$e around#
+e it many bad storms at sea# It rained ard& and I was often wet and
si$ering# 4y te time we sailed into New York .arbor& past te 'tatue
of =iberty& I ad a $ery bad cold# 'till& I was up on deck in my good
wite suit& ceering along wit e$eryone else at te awesome sigt of
te statue#
4ack ten& immigrants ad to pass a medical e5amination before tey
were allowed to enter te country# Many people were sent back to
were tey came from# I was 2 years old and I was ill# I didnMt know
wat was going to appen to me in America#
Ellis $sland
At Ellis Island& my fater& wo was not sick& stood in long lines as part
of te entry process# IJcials asked im lots of Duestions about were
e came from& wat e did for a li$ing back in 8oland& and wat is
plans were in America# All immigrants ad to answer tese Duestions#
Inly ten could te newcomers lea$e Ellis Island and take a ferry to
New York P and ,nally set foot in America#
+en te doctor e5amined me& e disco$ered I ad a cold# .e said I
could not go wit my fater& toug I cried and begged# I was terri,ed
to be all alone in tis strange place#
!etained
I stayed on Ellis Island for a few days& until I was feeling better# I ad no
toys wit me# I didnMt know of suc tings# 4ut tere were oter sick
boys to keep me company# 'ome of tem spoke Yiddis& my language#
+e ate in a uge dining room# 6e food was di*erent P it was
American style# 4ut it was good& especially te milk#
11
6ere was a long gate tat led to te boats tat took people o* te
island& across New York .arbor& to te city# E$ery day& we boys would
walk to te gate and look out o$er te water# +e wanted to see
America# It was like being in a -ail# +e felt sad and wondered if we
would e$er get troug tat gate and onto a boat for tat ,nal -ourney
to our new country& te %nited 'tates#
Ne2 &i%e in Ne2 ?or@
My cold soon went away& and ten te oJcials told me tat my fater
and uncle were coming to get me#
As I stepped o* te boat from Ellis Island& I felt a rus of -oy# All around
me were undreds of families greeting teir relati$es& welcoming tem
to America#
6at was te beginning of my new life in New York# /igt away& I
started singing in concerts and earning money to elp bring te rest of
my family to America# I sang in scool& too# I sang QMy Country M6is of
6eeQ and Q6e 'tar)'pangled 4anner#Q I learned Duickly#
Child Star
I became a cild star of $aude$ille# 6atMs a kind of entertainment in
wic actors sing and tell stories# I was $ery popular because I was a
kid# I tra$eled from place to place to entertain#
+itin a few years& I ad made enoug money to bring my moter&
broters& and sisters to America# 4ut I faced a new problem1 It was
3F94& and by ten& not as many immigrants were being allowed into
America# My family could not get permission to come# 6ey were in
8oland& and my fater and I were in America# .ow would we be a
family againE
Singing %or the President
My $oice was te ticket tat would bring my family to America# A
congressman wo ad eard me sing arranged for me to come to
+asington& (#C#& and perform for leaders at te %#'# Capitol#
6e politicians liked me and wanted to elp# 6ey arranged an
in$itation to sing for 8resident Cal$in Coolidge in te +ite .ouseO
6at did it# After I sang& I met te 8resident# .e sook my and and
told me I sang well# .e said eMd elp get my moter& broters& and
sisters to America# +e would be a family againO
Star o% ?iddish Theatre
Many wonderful tings appened to me in America# I kept singing as a
young man and became a star of Yiddis teater# I appeared onstage
and made many records# I met my wife& Miriam Rressyn& wo was also
1#
a singer and an immigrant# .er family came troug Ellis Island& too#
+e were married for 4< years#
I went back to Europe& tra$eling as an actor& but I ne$er returned to
8oland# I a$e always been $ery appy to be in tis wonderful country#
13
1$
1%