IMMIGRATION UNIT

Assignment #1

  1. You are to research the history of United States immigration policy. Please print out or create a timeline representing the evolution of Immigration Policy in United States history from 1607-2016

Assignment #2

  1. Your group needs to compile a list of potential issues/questions as it relates to Immigration from the Lens/perspective you were assigned. You need to present that to the class.

Assignment #3

  1. You need to choose 3 preliminary research questions and begin researching them. In your research you must use a variety of sources from more than 1 perspective/side of the argument. These questions are preliminary. They can and will be tweaked as a result of your research and self-examination/assessment of them. From these questions you will eventually be responsible for choosing 1 question to research, write an IWA on, and present to the class.

Assignment #4

  1. Once your research question has been approved you need to thoroughly research the question/topic. At this time the only parameters that are placed on your research is as follows
  2. It needs to consider multiple perspectives
  3. It needs to provoke thought in you from multiple perspectives
  4. You need to cite your sources
  5. It needs to be as complete and thorough as you can be in the timeframe
  6. It needs to lend to the credibility of your Thesis(argument)
  7. From your research you need to come up with your final draft of your research question (it is ok if it has been refined due to your research)
  8. From your research you need to develop a preliminary Thesis statement that establishes your argument in response to the research question.
  9. You need to turn in both your research question and Thesis statement to Mr. Printz for approval.

Assignment #5

  1. You are to compile a 2-3 page rough draft Individual Witten Argument Report in response to your research question. It needs to follow these guidelines
  2. Typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font, standard margins.
  3. Needs to use MLA or APA format for annotation

Assignment #6

  1. You are to put together a presentation of your research question, thesis, and evidence. The presentation can be done in any presentation platform you select(powerpoint, prezi, etc). Your presentation should comply with the PT 2 Rubric. It should be no less than 3 minutes and no more than 5. At the end of your presentation you will be asked to some oral defense questions.