Warm-Up the Immigrant Experience

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Writing an Informative Essay about the Immigrant Experience

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Lesson

Question

Lesson Goals

Organize ideas and .

Identify good sources

for

.

Write an informative

essay.

Revise to use concrete .

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Words to Know

Fill in this table as you work through the lesson. You may also use the glossary to help you.

cite draft

to

a passage, book or author, especially

as an authority or expert

a

round of writing that will later be revised

research

the

of a subject in order to find facts and

draw conclusions

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Writing an Informative Essay about the Immigrant Experience

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Words to Know

revise source credible

to make corrections, of writing

or update a piece

a

, statement or person from which

information is gathered

believable,

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The Writing Process

Do research

Use credible sources

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The Purpose of an Informative Essay

An

provides factual information without personal

opinions.

An informative essay will:

? provide expertise.

? include

.

? have facts and details from

.

? explain an unfamiliar topic.

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the reader.

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Today's Writing Prompt

Write an informative essay on the topic of immigration. Your essay will use research to describe the changes and challenges that today's immigrant children experience.

: What will you write? ? An informative essay

: What will you write about? ? The changes and challenges that immigrant

children experience

: Who will read your writing? ? Peers and adults

: Why will you write? ? To inform on the topic of immigration

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Developing a Research Question

Sometimes it is necessary to develop a research question about a given topic.

? Example: What are some challenges that immigrant children in the US face today?

To develop your own research question, ask yourself:

? What about the topic is

?

? Can I find enough information to answer this question?

? Is the question the assigned length?

enough that I can cover it in a paper of

A research question should be interesting. It should not be too broad or too narrow.

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Revising Research Questions

Answering research questions can lead to more

.

What are some challenges that immigrant children face?

How are the children a ected?

How are a ected?

Conducting Research

Sources for research can be found by reading books in libraries, searching on the Internet, and asking experts on the topic.

Reliable Internet sources

Unreliable Internet sources

? in .gov)

sites (ending

? Education sites such as college and university sites (ending in .edu)

? Sites with authors

? Sites written by individuals with no expertise on the topic

? Organization sites such as , libraries, and

? Sites with information

nonprofits (ending in .org)

? Online

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Reading for Information

Read about the role of doctors on Ellis Island at this site:



As you read, look for answers to these questions:

? What role did

play on Ellis Island?

? What happened to immigrants who were found to be in

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Collecting Quotations

When researching, it is important to keep track of

.

Choose text to quote

List where you find the quotation

Use consistent style

? Put around the text.

? Be sure to

the author and page number.

? "Many immigrant families arrived penniless. Others had to make the journey in stages" (Freedman 6).

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Quoting Texts with No Author

If there is no known author,

put the

in

quotation marks.

If the source has no author or title,

use the

name.

Example: "There were three big steamships in the water waiting to land their passengers and there was much anxiety among the new-comers to be the first landed at the station. The honor was reserved for a little rosy-cheeked Irish girl" ("Landed" 1).

? This quotation is from a 1892 New York Times article titled "Landed on

Ellis Island." It was published

an author's name.

? Note the

title.

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Paraphrasing Text

To

a portion of text, write the idea in your own words. Cite

the text you are paraphrasing.

Exact quotation

Paraphrased text

"Many immigrant families arrived . Others had to make

the journey in stages" (Freedman 6).

Many immigrants were

when they arrived in America. Some couldn't even afford to make the entire journey (Freedman 6).

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Using a Chart to Organize Notes

Immigrants Face

Immigrants Face

? They must learn new customs, or ways of doing things

? Some may have to learn a new language.

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