1. Unit 2 Portfolio Help
US History A

2. Set Up Story board: OR PowerPoint/Google slides
Think comic strip
Draw, use the computer, etc OR
PowerPoint/Google slides
Ask your family about any relatives that may have immigrated to American in the late 1800’s/early 1900’s and tell their story!

3. What are you Turning in…..
A story about immigration
Storyboard: create a table with 8 boxes: think comic strip
At least 8 panels(squares)
Created on a word document
OR: PowerPoint: 1 slide per panel
Use both words and pictures
If you use pictures off of the internet, you must cite where you got it
If you DO NOT cite where you got your pictures off the Internet, I will send your portfolio back to you.
If you are a good artist: draw pictures and scan them into your project

4. Big Ideas
Review information about immigration to the United States in the late 1800s
Think about: Angel Island vs. Ellis Island
What countries were immigrants coming from?
How were immigrants treated?
What jobs were immigrants doing?

5. Choose a Character for your Storyboard
Pick a country they are coming from
Male/female
Age
Where to the US did they immigrate?

6. Research
Research immigration to the United States in the late 1800s
Use your textbook, online links and information from Discovery Education videos
Extra research links are your portfolio lesson 6
Think about: why did they leave their home country?
What was their port of entry?
What community did they settle into in the US?
Use notecards or a word document to organize your research
Keep track of all the websites you use!

7. Things to Think About……
How does your characters _________ affect their immigration/experience?
Age?
Country of origin?
Gender?
Education level?
Level of English?

8. Create Your Story Historically accurate
Talks about your character’s life BEFORE, DURING and AFTER immigration

9. Work Cited Page MLA Format 
Remember you are doing research for this portfolio and also cite your pictures.