Thursday, February 12, 2009

208 Civics & U.S. History: American Dream & Immigration




Part A: Vocabulary

1. What is a census?
2. What are the Sun Belt States?
3. Why do may Americans move to the Sun Belt states?
4. What were exclusion laws?
5. What are service jobs?
6. What does demography mean?
7. Describe what "baby boomers" are.

Part B: Immigration and the American Dream

8. Why do you think some immigrants do not learn English?
9. Have you or someone you know ever been discriminated because you were speaking Spanish? What happened?
10. What measures and steps would you take to make sure that all immigrants learned English?
11. The rock band White Stripes has a song that has the lyrics:

"Well, Americans, what?
Nothing better to do?
Why don't you kick yourself out?
You're an immigrant too?"

a. What do you think the band is trying to say (hint: it is a message to people who are against illegal immigrants)?
b. Do you agree or disagree with the message? Why?

It is due on Monday, February 23rd.

P.S. Click on the Title to take you to the White Stripes video!

22 comments:

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Hi PPD
Adrianid Rodriguez....

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Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

To whomever wrote the last comment,

Peace out and enjoy your vacation!

Mr. PPD

Anonymous said...

Part A: Vocabulary.

1. A census is a population survey that it taken every ten years.

2. The Sun Belt States are Georgia, Texas, and Arizona.

3. Americans do many move to the Sun Belt States because many people began to concentrate in urban areas where jobs were avalaible in factories and offices. I think that also Americans do may move to the Sun Belt States because in these States there are more works and they were paying better.

4. The exclusion laws prohibited any further immigration from China and Japan.

5. The service jobs are doctor,teacher,and the people who fixes your family's car are all engaged in service jobs.

6. The demography mean the study of the size,growth,and distribution of humans populations.

7. The baby boomers are many American couples had three or more child,but today,the large number of people born during the baby boom has swelled the ranks of Americans in 40 to 60 age group.

Part B:Immigrant and the American Dream.

8. Ithink do some immigrants do not learn english because they always working to support to his family, they think that is so dificult to learn english, and some immigrants had metal problems, or some of them are very old and cannot study because they are sick.

9. Yes I been discriminated because I speaking spanish. One day me and my little sister where in a party and us are speaking spanish and there are other children who were speaking english and me and my little sister were laughing and the children said why you don't speak english and I said to the children because I don't want to speak english and he said you are in the United States and you have to speak english or if don't speak english you never learn english.

10.Some measures or steps would I take to make sure that all immigrants learned english are they don't had better jobs,they don't had licenses of driving,and if they don't speak english they are not going to be able to defend when a people speak to they english,and for that I said that they had to speak english to obtain a lincenses of drinving,had better jobs,and to be able to speak with people that only speak english.

11.
a. I think the band trying to say that the Americans are same that the immigrants and none is better than other one.

b. I'm agree with the message because the rock band White Stripe is trying to say that is not metter if you are an American or an Immigrant both are the same,and also both are people.

Brankely Garcia.....

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Brankely,

What a wonderful response. I really liked how you wrote only in English and that you were very honest and candid about immigration and rights.

WELL DONE

Check your grade online and enjoy the weekend before school starts!

Mr. PPD

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Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Hanny,

I thought that it was you. Did you do anything fun during this vacation? All I did was to go to the gym almost everyday. That's it.

Mr. PPD

Anonymous said...

part A:

1.The process of officially counting sth specially a country's population ,and recording various facts.

2.Sun Belt states are the soouthen and south-western parts of the US,ex:Florida,Texas,Arizona,California, and other.

3.The Americans move to the Sum Belt States because of the warm climate and more oportunity of jobs.


4.Exclution lows was due to grenad success in business got form the Japan and China the other group were accusing them taked away jobs,so a law were pased to stop immigration from japan and china.


5.Sevice jobs are peoble that help you when you need something ex: doctor, teacher, and others.

6.Demography mean the incrasing of poblation or somethig already be in a city ,field,or cuntry.

7.The baby boomers was the drmatic rice in the numbers of birth that ocurred between 1946 and 1964.

part B:

8.I think that many immigrants don't learm English because they work ang don't have time to study and other don't are interesting to learn (tourists).

9.I don't know no one that was descrimonated and i don't never was descriminated for speak spanish.

10.The measure and stape is when dey have a time to study that meke because they leand somesing.

11.
a.is song try to said that we all are igual already be immigrants or americas and no one is better of other.

b.I'm agree because is true that the song said .

Beatrice Bodre

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Beatrice,

Demography is the study of population patterns like growth.

I think you can do a better job on question 10.

QUESTION:

If you were the new secretary of education, what would you do to make sure that immigrant students and immigrant adults learned English faster and better. Think about three steps that you would take and explain each step

PREGUNTA:

Si usted fuera la nueva secretaria de la educación de los Estados Unidos, qué usted haría para cerciorarse de que los estudiantes inmigrantes y los adultos inmigrantes aprendieron más rápido y mejor ingles. Piense cerca de tres medidas que usted tomaría y explique cada paso.

Mr. PPD

On Monday we will talk about Baby Boomers and census.

Anonymous said...

The three step to the immigrants learn English lest are give to then books ,courses to biginner to then for if they want to become citizen,to work in something like teacher,doctor, and other,and to take licenses to drive.

Beatrice Bodre

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Beatrice,


Thank you for replying (answering) my feedback (question) so fast. They are great ideas, but in the future I will expect more details and explanations.

Thanks

Mr. PPD

Anonymous said...

HI PPD


Part A:vocabulary

1.A Census is a population survery that is taken every 10 years.

2. The Sun belt states are Alabama,Florida,Georgia,California and Arizona.

3. Americans move a lot to the sun belt states because is better in the way of the economy and jobs.

4. had problem doing this one.

5.The service jobs are people ,teachers or doctor the help the family fixes car or other problems.

6. had problems ..

7 the baby boomer are 2 Manny American couples that had more than three children s. so now today the larges # of people born during the baby boomer has swelled the rants of Americans in the 40 to the 60 age of group.

8. I think the some immigrant do not learn English because is 2 hard for them or because they want to be trope out and they don't care about there future , they don't have time to study the English.

9.Yes i had been discriminate because I speaking Spanish. last year ma and my oldest sister were at a mall and we was talking about the close the is cuter Thant in puerto Rico and the this old white lady came to as and said why you speaking Spanish hello you in American and my sister said I'm sorry but I'm Hispanic and Ia not stopping of speaking my language because we in America.

10.some measures or step would take to make sure the all immigrant Lear English is the they don't be doing a lot of thing so they can have time t Lear English and if the think is to hard get a lot of help of teachers and parents.

11.
a.I think the band is trying to said that the Americans are immigrant too and American and immigrant are not differentfor each other.

B.I agree with the message because the rock band is saying the if your American or an immigrant it don't meter because we are the same.


BY:Adrianid Rodriguez......

Anonymous said...

1. Un censo es una encuesta sobre población esa él tardado cada diez años.


2. Los estados de la correa de The Sun son Georgia, Tejas, y Arizona.


3. Los americanos hacen mucho movimiento a los estados de la correa de Sun porque mucha gente comenzó a concentrar en zonas urbanas donde estaban avalaible los trabajos en fábricas y oficinas. Pienso que también lo hacen los americanos pueden trasladarse a los estados de la correa de Sun porque en estos estados hay más trabajos y pagaban mejor.


4. Las leyes de la exclusión prohibieron cualquier inmigración más otra de China y de Japón.


5. Los trabajos de servicio son doctor, profesor, y la gente que fija su family' el coche todo de s se dedica a trabajos de servicio.


6. El medio de la demografía el estudio del tamaño, del crecimiento, y de la distribución de las poblaciones de seres humanos.


7. Los nacidos en el baby boomes son muchos pares americanos tenían tres o más niños, pero hoy, el gran número de gente llevada durante el baby boom ha hinchado a las filas de americanos en 40 a 60 categorías de edad. Parte B: Inmigrante y el sueño americano.


8. Ithink hace a algunos inmigrantes no aprende inglés porque que trabajan siempre para apoyar a su familia, ellos piensan que sea tan dificult para aprender inglés, y algunos inmigrantes tenían problemas del metal, o algunos de ellos son muy viejos y no pueden estudiar porque son enfermos.


9. Yo discriminado sí porque español de discurso de I. Un día yo y mi pequeña hermana donde en un partido y nosotros están hablando español y allí son otros niños que hablaban inglés y yo y mi pequeña hermana reían y los niños dijeron porqué usted don' t habla inglés y dije a los niños porque I don' t quiere hablar inglés y él dijo que usted está en los Estados Unidos y usted tiene que hablar inglés o si don' t habla inglés que usted nunca aprende inglés. las medidas


10.Some o los pasos I tomarían para cerciorarse de que todos los inmigrantes aprendieron que los ingleses son ellos don' t tenía mejores trabajos, ellas don' t tenía licencias de la conducción, y si ellas don' t habla inglés que él no va a poder defender cuando una gente le habla inglés, y para ése dije que ella tuvo que hablar inglés para obtener lincenses de drinving, tenía mejores trabajos, y poder hablar con la gente que habla solamente inglés.


p.p.d no se la 11 ok
Por:Angel De Jesus

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Anonymous said...

1.Whatis a census?a census is a population survey that is taken every ten years.


2.What are the sun belt states?the sunbelt states are Georgia,Florida,Texas,and Arizona.

3.Why do may Americans move to the sun belt states?the have to move sun bet states because most people lived on farms or in small towns along the eastern seacoast.Americans not have only moved from the farms to cities,they also have to move from the North and the East toward the South and the West.

4.What were exclusion laws?exclusionlaws prohibited any further immigration from China and Japan.These laws was repealed in 1952.after 1972,immigrants from Southeast Asia began arriving,driven from their homes by wars and revolutions.

5.What are service jobs?service jobs are worked in farming and manufacturing.

6.What does demography mean?demography mean the study of the size,growth,and distribution of the human populations is calleddemography.

7.Describe what "baby boomers" are.baby boomers are another reason is the "baby boom"or the dramatic rise in the number of births that occurred between 1946 and 1964.

8.Why do you think some immigrants do not learn English?I think some immigrants do not learn English because if they know any word they don't want to sais for scared to said something bad.

9.Have you or someone you know ever been discriminated because you were speaking spanish?What happened?No i never been discriminated because i speak spanish.nothing happened.

10.What measures and steps would you take to make sure that all immigrants learned English?I take to make sure that all immigrants learned English,i think the steps are seat for one hour to reading a book in English,watch a video of English,and take a class of English like two or three days a weekend.

11.The rock band white stripes has a song that has lyrics:

"Well,Americans,what?
Nothing better to do?
Why don't kick yourself out?
you're an immigrant too?"


A.What do you think the band is trying to say(hint:it is a message to people who are against illegal immigrants)?the message trying to say some Americans things they're more better than other.

B.Do you agree or desagree with the message ?why?I agree withthe message because the message want to say everybady have freedom of speech.


Nirorkis Guerrero.

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Adrianid,

Exclusion laws were laws created to stop Chinese and Japanese immigrants to move to the United States. These laws were made because of racism. We will look at these laws more carefully next week.

6. Demography is the study of population growth and patterns. Demographers look at questions like why are people moving to this state?


8. I didn't understand this part "because they want to be trope out". Can you explain this to me?

and they don't care about there future , they don't have time to study the English.

9. Your sister and you have the right to speak whatever language you want! Good for her!

10. We have classes for parents at the Curley.

Great job Ms. Rodriguez

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Angel,

Very good job doing your work.

2. Texas si escribe con "X"


3. They are warm also! Ellos son calientes tambien.







8. I agree with. Many immigrants have to deal with many problems that do not help them learn English. I agree with you. We have to encourage more English, but we can;t just force English on people. We must show that learning English is important!

Gracias por ter hablado sobre la discrimancion que usted y tu hermano hubieron passado.

We will talk in class about the song.

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Nirorkis,

You did not answer number 3. You should try again!

Escriba en espanol or in English, but in your own words.

5. Can you give me some examples of service jobs?
.
8. I agree with you, there is a fear of saying the wrong word. But we need to overcome this fear!

9.Can you think of why some people discriminate against people who only speak Spanish?

10. I liked your ideas!

Nirorkis,

Answer my questions for a better grade.

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Yerrisca wrote,

I think you did this too fast. Here is

3. WHY do people move to the SUN BELT?

5. You did not answer my question. What are service jobs? Give examples.

7. No estoy seguro que tu sabes que son "Baby Boomers" y demografia. Me explique en espanol.

8. Can you think about any other reasons?

9. Can you think why some people discriminate against people who speak in Spanish only?

10. What else? I want you to write two more ideas.

11. Me explique en espanol que significa?

Answer my questions for a better grade.

Mr. PPD

Anonymous said...

The census is a population survey that it taken every ten years.
2. This word in Spanish means “Los estados del sol naciente” this states are Georgia, Texas, and Arizona.
3. The American people come to the Sun Belt states for the climate and for the betters’ jobs.
4. The exclusion laws prohibited any further immigration from China and Japan.
5. In the world we have different groups of works actually we have three these are: the production group for example who take care of the trees, the next one is the group who change it for example who make a book with the tree an the last one are the service jobs for example a teacher that he teach with the book .
6. The demography means the study of the size, growth, and distribution of human’s populations.
7. The baby boomer is a group of families that got more than 3 children they are approximated 40 to 60 years olds.
8. I think that them do not learn English because the find some friends that speaks Spanish and the help them in all so they don’t find the moment to practice and then they just keep without to know speaks English all the time.
9.yes , when I was in the bus I was talking witha friend I have and I didn’t know how to say one word so I said it in Spanish and a boy that was back ay me told me that this is America and I cannot to speak Spanish anymore.
10. Teel them that they have to try to talk in English all they can and go to any class to learn English.
11.
A. that nobody is actually American every one had some body that wasn’t American even they doesn’t know.
B. agree because every one has the right to be legally wherever they want without be discriminate.
Gabriela Cortes

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Gabriela,

Thanks for doing your work. It is very late and we are no longer discussing immigration in class. Therefore, there is no purpose for feedback at this point.

I will say this... I know that you can do better. Some of the questions required more thinking and writing.

Check the grade online

Mr. PPD