3/6/2018 73 Comments Chain MigrationListen to the NPR interview about the United States visa program through which immigrants already residing in the United States can bring their family members into the country. As you listen, read along with the transcript, and take notes. What questions do you have about the program, the president’s stance on it, or any other aspect of it? Write at least two questions in the comment section below. Now, read the article, “‘Chain Migration’ Has Become a Weaponized Phrase. Here Are the Facts Behind It.,” and answer the questions below. Write in complete sentences and use evidence from the text to support your answers. If you want, you can submit your answers in a Google Doc. 1. What term has become a point of contention between Democrats and Republicans, and why? What term do Democrats prefer to use? 2. How many immigrants are admitted through family sponsorship? 3. What are the details on how the sponsorship program works? 4. What is the relationship between “chain migration” and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program?
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2/26/2018 12 Comments e-learning Day #3To get a better understanding of the politics surrounding DACA, use the link below to read the article, “What Is DACA? Who Are the Dreamers? Here Are Some Answers.”
2/26/2018 46 Comments e-learning day: Post #2After completing the discussion, use the link below to watch the video featuring immigrants currently protected by Daca. while you are watching, write down your reactions to the video and any questions the video raises for you. Share your reactions and questions in the comments section. Be sure to respond to each other's questions and comments.
2/26/2018 102 Comments E-Learning Day: Post #1The Debate ON Dreamers
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11/27/2017 Research Paper GuidelinesRationale:
The research paper is an important part of this course's curriculum. By completing this assignment, you will learn valuable skills that can be applied to other classes, to college, and to your career field. Skill areas that this assignment focuses on include: finding and evaluating sources of information, reading for information, note taking, organizing information, outlining, and word processing skills. Please note the due dates for each part of the research paper. There will be class time to work on each assignment; however, you will find it necessary to also work on this project outside of class in order to meet each due date. You have up to the stated due date to turn in each part of the project. Assignments turned in after a due date will not receive full credit unless you have received permission from me. Requirements:
11/15/2017 0 Comments Quickwrites: Swinging the RiverOne by one they climbed out on the thickest limb,
crouched like 12-year-old Tarzans, then jumped, whipped through needley branches, strangling the hemp rope till their nerve broke and they dropped thirty feet to the river. I was second-to-last in line. Second- to-chickenest, I guessed. I’d never done this. Rocks and tricky currents had drowned two kids in three years. (One was never found.) My mother’d kill me if she knew… My turn. My shaking hands grabbed at the rope. I didn’t dare think, just jumped, swooped down, arced up, higher, flew free, seemed to hang in the air while the splash reached up to swallow me, blacking out. You're Turn: Write for 2-3 minutes all that comes to mind when you read this poem. Or model the style and write your own poem about something you were first afraid to try. |
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