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The Destination America Teacher's Guide offers educators lesson plans based
on Five Freedoms featured in the immigration documentary: Freedom from
Fear, Freedom to Create, Freedom from Oppression, Freedom from Want and
Freedom of Religion. The lesson plans draw from both Destination America,
the four-part series, and from Destination America, the book, along with a
wide range of other resources. |
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Students will investigate reasons why people have sought to seek freedom to worship in the United States and some of the difficulties and issues facing them in their immigration. |
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Students will explore historical and current genocides and develop "magazine (or newspaper) pages" reporting on their research. Students will also debate how the international community should react to genocide. |
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Students will examine the many problems immigrants have faced in trying to assimilate into American society. Students will use their research to write a "first person" account of the successes and failures these groups have in realizing the "American Dream." |
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Students will learn about the process of applying for asylum through a mock trial involving the case of Rodi Alvarado. |
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Students will research foreign-born artists who came to America and the impact they had on American society and culture. |
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About the Author:
Michael Hutchison is a social studies teacher at Lincoln High School in Vincennes, Indiana. He has written lessons for several PBS programs, including The Civil War, Baseball, Horatio's Drive, and Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson. Recognized regionally and nationally for his use of classroom technology, Michael is a faculty member for Connected University, as well as a member of the board of directors of
the Indiana Computer Educators. |
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Go to PBS TeacherSource - for more than 3000+ lesson plans and activities. |
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