10th Grade Service 2009-2010 Course Archives


Montagnards:

http://www.cal.org/co/montagnards/vpeop.html

 

http://www.montagnards.org/

 

Interactive Map - political & economic impact of immigrants in the US

http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/immigration-by-state

 

First Christmas for Vietnamese Immigrants:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4242037

 

Border Wars: 

http://www.npr.org/series/97467703/the-u-s--mexican-border-a-changing-frontier

 

NYC Teen Immigrants - the High School Experience

http://www.npr.org/2011/09/26/140812785/school-poses-unique-challenges-for-immigrant-new-kids

 

 

Oct. 3

Field Trip Reflection & Journal write time

A History of Mexicans in the U.S

Whose land was it? 1840s border wars

 

Sept. 26:

Intro to the Family History project - where does your family come from?

Prep for field trip

Mendez v. Westminister

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/osi04.soc.ush.civil.mendez/

http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/perspectives/lasting-impact-mendez-v-westminster-struggle-desegregation

 

Sept. 19:

Honor Code Signing Assembly

Project Guidelines to Family History handed out

 

Sept. 12:

What is an immigrant? What is a refugee?

Immigration as a last resort.

What services are needed upon arrival?

 

Aug. 31: 

What our Service Class means and is.

Simple Acts of Kindness / The impact of a smile (in conjunction w/ Pay It Forward)

 

FALL 2011 (above) 

 

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Read for Friday, May 13:  African immigrants to the US:

http://www.africamigration.com/archive_02/j_takougang.htm, http://www.migrationinformation.org/usfocus/display.cfm?ID=719

- African American "Words of Wisdom" Game

- Japan:

 

 

TRIMESTER 2 

 

Article for March 8th

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703954904575110124037066854.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird

 

Sept 25 - Field trip to Levine Museum and Charlotte Library for Research on Family Tree

 

Sept 29 - Discussion on the field trip

Be ready to discuss various quotes, feelings and any interesting facts that you discovered! 

 

Current Volunteer Opportunities:

Amigos de Cristo Tutoring:

Huntersville Presbyterian Church

Training - Sept 29 @ 4:30pm

Tutoring on Mondays and Tuesdays from 4:30-6:00pm

 

 

 

 

Journal Entries & Reflections for Fall 2009:

What's it mean to be American?

Reflection on the Levine Changing Places Exhibit