August 1, 2006
“The New Americans.” The Independent Lens. PBS. 1 Aug 2006.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/
Geared towards grades 7-12, this interactive site provide users with opportunities to explore the immigration experience interactively—through a timeline, maps, and exercises in tracking family history and examining the effect of immigration on the nation. (Litwin)
The New Americans is a documentary series that aired on PBS and follows the lives of five immigrants over the course of four years in their journey from their homeland to the United States. As Patty Litwin explains in her summary of the site, “The For Educators section of this site offers 11 lesson plans that address varied historic and modern day immigration issues. Lesson plans aligned with national academic performance standards, give students hands-on opportunities to grasp the essence of immigration to the United States, from analyzing factual data to conducting oral histories of first or second generation immigrants. These lessons connect students more intimately The New Americans immigrants and those living at large throughout the United States.”
Litwin, Patty. “For Educators.” The New Americans. PBS. 1 Aug 2006.