2. Analyze the Learner
• General Characteristics: There are 24 students enrolled in Ms. Wolfe’s 5th grade
class. Out of the 24 students, there are 13 girls and 11 boys. In this class there are
a select few of minorities, which are Hindus, Asians and African Americans. Out
of the 24 students in the class, 9 of these children fit into these minorities. There
are 2 Hindus, 2 Asians, and 5 African Americans.
• Specific Entry Competencies: This class will not have many if any prior
knowledge on Immigration in the Americas. The students will most likely know
that certain ethnicities from other countries came to America. Many students will
get this information from previous classes, books or the media. I believe the
students will be very eager to learn about Immigration in the Americas, with the
different activities I have planned for this unit.
• Learning Styles: Auditory, Visual and Kinesthetic
3. Main Objective
My students will know and describe Immigration in
the Americas after looking at videos, posters, a
robot, pictures, a book, a QR Code, a Voki, a
WebQuest and a personal story they created by then
end of the week with 85% of accuracy.
4. Day by Day Breakdown
1. I will introduce the topic, using the poster and videos.
2. As a class we looked at people from different countries coming to
Ellis Island. I will use the book I Was Dreaming to Come to
America by.Veronica Lawlor. Demonstrated a robot and continued
a class discussion.
3. The class will be divided into groups, they will complete a
WebQuest.
4. The students will present their personal immigration story
5. Immigration Day- students will have to bring a paper bag with
two objects that they would want to bring from their homeland,
dress like the immigrates did, take a citizenship test and have to
go through similar routines as the immigrants did. They will
make a podcast with their ”family” of their journey to America.
5. Use of Technology
• Computers- to conduct the WebQuest
• YouTube- use to show videos.
• Podcasts- To record a lecture
• Robotics- I will show the class the ship I made as a visual
on immigrants coming to America.
• QR Code- Link to a YouTube Video
• Voki- Welcome immigrants to Ellis Island
• Posters- a visual for the students
