Lesson Plan: A Conversation about Immigration

Objective - Students will be able to describe the current conversation

surrounding immigration and practices, and their effects on people
in the U.S.
- Students will be able to interpret various texts relating to
immigration

Do Now: Answer the following questions:

1. What do you know about the immigration debate currently taking
place in the United States?

2. What impact do you believe immigrants have on your community?

Intro to Material I will provide students with a brief history of immigration practices in the
United States and what the conversation around immigration looks like
today.

Vocabulary Immigration: the act of coming to a country of which one is not native.

Asylum: refuge granted to an alien by a sovereign state on its own

territory.

Policy: a course of action adopted and pursued by a government

Zero-Tolerance: a policy of very strict, uncompromising enforcement of

rules or laws

Naturalization: to confer upon an alien the rights and privileges of a

citizen.

Texts 1. “US ‘zero-tolerance’ immigration policy still violating fundamental

human rights laws”
2. “No One Is Safe.' How Trump’s Immigration Policy Is Splitting
Families Apart”
3. “A Deported American on Why Immigrant Rights Are Human
Rights”

Activity 1 Students will answer questions on immigration on Penpalschools.com.

When they are finish, they will comment on at least 2 other students posts.

Activity 2 Students will discuss the current situation for immigrants wanting to enter
the country. They will share out as a whole group. When they are finished,
they will write a short reflection on what they believe their lives would be
like if they were immigrants trying to enter the country to have a better life.
Closing Reflection:
How is the debate around immigration hurting people and their families?
Reference at least 3 ideas from two of the articles.

How do you plan to continue advocating for an immigration policy that is

fair and equitable?