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Who Can I Interview?Directions: Brainstorm at least three adults you can think of that would be good interviewees. Remember, your task is to interview (preferably) someone who has immigrated into the United States. If you do not know an immigrant, you could interview a direct descendent who knows a lot about family member who immigrated. If you still can’t think of a person like this, you can interview someone who has made a decision to make a big move within America.

Once you’ve thought of someone, note where they moved from, why they’re a good person to interview and how you plan on interviewing them (phone, in person, Skype, etc.)

Interviewee’s Name

Home Country (or state)

This person is a good choice because… I will interview them by…

After thinking about who the best candidate is, highlight the row that matches the person you’ve chosen to interview. Explain who your final choice is and why you picked them.

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Interviewer’s Name_________________________________________

Peer Reviewer’s Name_______________________________________

Lights, Camera, Interview!Directions: Read over the interviewer’s planned interview questions. Use the checklist to provide feedback to the interviewer. If you cannot check “yes” for any of the required interview components, work with the interviewer to revise the interview plan.

INTERVIEW REQUIREMENTS: YES NOThe interviewer picked an adult interviewee who has immigrated, a person who is directly related to an immigrant or a person who has made a big move.The interviewer wrote their question starting with the word who, what, where, why or how.The interviewer planned questions that require more than a one word answer.

Each question is written in a way that shows the interviewer has a purpose in conducting the interviewee. (They have done their research).The interviewer has written at least three additional questions to ask their interviewee.

Interviewer’s Name_________________________________________

Peer Reviewer’s Name_______________________________________

Lights, Camera, Interview!Directions: Read over the interviewer’s planned interview questions. Use the checklist to provide feedback to the interviewer. If you cannot check “yes” for any of the required interview components, work with the interviewer to revise the interview plan.

INTERVIEW REQUIREMENTS: YES NOThe interviewer picked an adult interviewee who has immigrated, a person who is directly related to an immigrant or a person who has made a big move.The interviewer wrote their question starting with the word who, what, where, why or how.The interviewer planned questions that require more than a one word answer.

Each question is written in a way that shows the interviewer has a purpose in conducting the interviewee. (They have done their research).The interviewer has written at least three additional questions to ask their interviewee.

Interviewer’s Name_________________________________________

Interviewee’s Name_________________________________________

Interview Reflection Directions: After you interviewed your interviewee, please reflect on the following questions using complete sentences on a separate piece of paper. You can print or type up your responses and staple this sheet to the front before turning it in.

1. How do you feel your interview went? Why?

2. Did you enjoy interviewing this person? Why?

3. Did you ask any additional questions that you did not prepare in advance? What were they?

4. What did your interviewee tell you that particularly stood out to you? Why?

5. Do you think you did a good job writing down their exact words? Why?

6. If you could go back and change one thing about this interview, what would you change? Why?

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Immigrant Biography Presentation Plan of:_____________________________________

My immigrant’s name is:

They immigrated from:

They immigratedto:

Benefits of immigrating:

Drawbacks of immigrating:

What I think of their decision….

because…

Extra information to share…

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How Do People Become Part of Our Country?R E F L E C T I O N O F L E A R N I N G

You have spent a great deal of time learning about why and how people immigrate to the United States. You have learned that immigrants have to compare benefits and drawbacks of immigrating and you’ve learned how to evaluate these costs and benefits. You made this knowledge come alive through your interview of an immigrant. To wrap everything up, you taught your classmates about this special person and their immigration journey.

Directions: Reflect on your learning through this unit. Write at least one paragraph explaining what you learned. What do you think the most important idea from this unit was? Does anything still confuse you? What was your favorite part of this unit?

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