Today’s Schedule: Brief explanation of Ellis Island Poem “Ellis Island” by Joseph Bruchac (as a class) TPCASTT Template “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus

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Todays Schedule: Brief explanation of Ellis Island Poem Ellis Island by Joseph Bruchac (as a class) TPCASTT Template The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus (on your own) Slide 2 Ellis Island opened in 1892 as a federal immigration station and closed in 1954. Located in the upper New York Bay 40 percent of all current U.S. citizens can trace at least one of their ancestors to Ellis Island Slide 3 Slide 4 Title: of poem meanspredict what poem might be about Ellis Island by Joesph Bruchac Immigration/ Immigrants History on Ellis Island Slide 5 Beyond the red brick of Ellis Island where the two Slovak children who became my grandparents waited the long days of quarantine, after leaving the sickness, the old empires of Europe, a Circle Line ship slips easily on its way to the island of the tall woman, green as dreams of forests and meadows waiting for those whod worked a thousand years yet never owned their own. Like millions of others, I too come to this island, nine decades the answerer of dreams. Yet only one part of my blood loves that memory. Another voice speaks of native lands within this nation. Lands invaded when the earth became owned. Lands of those who followed the changing Moon, knowledge of the season in their veins. Slide 6 Like millions of others, I too come to this island, nine decades the answerer of dreams. Paraphrase this short part in your own words. Just like other generations, the speaker of the poem went to Ellis Island, which was the answer to all their dreams that have come true. Slide 7 Answerer Someone who replies to a question or statement (Dictionary Definition). Ellis Island is the answer or reason that the speakers dreams have come true. Slide 8 Attitude What is the attitude of the author, characters or yourself? Shift At first we think or feel one way then there is a shift: identify the shifts and explain them At first I felt Like millions of others Speaker went from talking about the past to talking about him/her self. Yet only one part of my blood loves that memory Speaker connects the poem with the past and present. Slide 9 Analyze the poem: The New Colossus By Emma Lazarus Using the TPCASTT Template Finish for Monday as homework. There will not be any time given on Monday to complete this. Monday: Beginning the Immigration Unit