Past, Present, and Future:

The Impact of Immigration in Our Lives

Assignment: In order to understand the many facets of immigration and its impacts
Phase 1: In in every aspect of life, create and conduct a short interview to capture the
your group, immigration story of someone you know. After you conduct your interview, you will
create ten write an essay to further examine and process the role that immigration plays in our
(10) lives.
questions
that you will submit for approval through your teacher on Google Docs. Pick a person to
interview, give them the letter, and gain approval. Questions must be created using
Blooms Taxonomy Higher Order Thinking (see chart).
Phase 2: Conduct the interview. You can do this using audio, video, or written transcript.
Do not include the name of yourself or the person youre interviewing.
Phase 3: Summarize your interview with a short reflection (1-2 paragraphs)

Essay Prompt: Reflect on how immigration impacts your past, present, and your future.
What can you do now to improve upon its affects in your life?

Write 1 paragraph on each of these focus questions:

What pressures do you have coming from an immigrant family? How can you
deal with these pressures?
How does immigration in your family (or your own immigration) affect your
education?
What strengths, values or motivations did you gain through the interview?
What do you have to offer to your community and to yourself because of your
experiences?

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