Reasons to Immigrate

People immigrate to other countries for many reasons. Some may immigrate for more opportunities and better education, and some may immigrate to be with family or leave a place where life has become bad and oppressive. For this activity, students will create a spider map that illustrates three reasons why people immigrate. This is a perfect introductory activity for an immigration unit, and can also be used as a review at the end!

Due Date:

Objective: Create a spider map describing three reasons why people immigrate.

Student Instructions:

1. Click “Start Assignment”.
2. Write a reason for immigrating in each heading.
3. Create an illustration that represents each heading using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
4. Write a short summary of each heading/reason in the space below the illustration.