Lynn Ditchfield, one of our project scholars, has developed a Creativity-Based Curriculum Guidebook on Immigration among many other teaching resources on FIESTA, that includes 35 lesson plans that may be adapted across subjects.
An example:
Students experience empathy and understanding of people who leave their countries fleeing from poverty, violence, war or other kinds of traumatic situations.
In preparation, students begin by a writing activity, answering pre-activity questions:
1. When I think of immigration, I think…
2. When I think about the connection between my life and the topic of immigration, I think … 3. One thing I wish I knew about immigration is…
After spending 20 minutes in the Portal, students would spend another 20 minutes writing a reflection. At the next class meeting they will tell a story about the person they talked to in the Portal, either in first or third person. The presentation could include poetry, artwork or music to help convey the experience.
Post-Activity Questions:
1. Before, when I thought of immigration, I thought…….but now, I think….
2. When I think about the connection between my life and this unit, I think… 3. One thing I wish other people knew about immigration is…