1. DO NOT WRITE or DRAW ON THIS INSTRUCTION SHEET.
City life for an Immigrant is…(What would they say is the reality of American life for an Immigrant in the city?)
I think America is going to be…(What they thought America was going to be like before they arrived at Ellis Island.)
Directions:
Step 1: Draw a Word Bubble and a thought bubble and complete the sentences above
Step 2: Draw your urban immigrant from the late 1800s. What would they look like.
Step 3: Put a MINIMUM of 6 captions on or around your immigrant explaining the society in which they live. (ex working conditions, living conditions, racism, ethnic enclaves, political machines, etc…)
Directions:
Step 4: On half of your paper around your immigrant draw pictures and symbols that represent what their living conditions were like.
Step 5: On the other half of your paper around your immigrant draw pictures and symbols that represent what their working conditions were like.
Make sure everything is very detailed and the entire page is in FULL color. No white anywhere.
DO NOT WRITE or DRAW ON THIS INSTRUCTION SHEET.
Living Conditions
Working Conditions

2. Assignment
Example

3. Must use the entire page to write your diary entry. DETAILS!
Diary On Back
On the back write a diary entry from the perspective of an immigrant. Make sure to include the following info.
Working conditions
Living conditions
Expectations/ reality of American life
Must use the entire page to write your diary entry. DETAILS!