Immigrants

= Thursday, Sept. 26th = We have discussed oppressor and oppressed relationships (Conflict Theory) and bully and bullied relationships (Symbolic Interactionism) as well as recognizing those elements in our own identity and experiences.

Consider now, how different cultures, ethnicities, and religions are oppressed in America.

Essential Question: Were early immigrants who were forced to assimilate to become credible Americans oppressed? In the early stages of a new America-what did "being American" mean and how was it different from those who were immigrating?

With a partner create a google doc between the two of you and share it on the spreadsheet [|Oppression in the US]


 * Explore the sites listed below but also feel free to do your own searches ** ,

[|The Washington Post's Site: America the Melting Pot] [|Cultural Foundations of Oppression in America]

Your task is to (these should be stated in your google doc) 1. identify 4 different groups within American society that have suffered or continue to suffer oppression and 2. identifying their oppressors (this may not be clearly stated or not stated at all throughout the articles). 3. identify the reaction of the oppressed (reject, accept,) Give specific examples 4. identify and describe any attempts to discourage or stop the oppression 5. How has the oppression impacted American society as a whole? Does it still continue today?

= Friday, Sept. 27th = Edublog Entry [|(LINK YOUR EDUBLOG ENTRY IN THE FOLLOWING SPREADSHEET)] Choose one of the following assignments from the first 5 weeks of class: The World As I See It My Sociological Perspective Responding to Shane Koyzcan's "To the Bullied and the Beautiful"

1. Title the Blog Entry: Sociology and Me 2. Describe the Task (whichever you choose from list above) 3. Hyperlink to your work 4. Explain how the assignment demonstrates your ability to meet the following PO's: Recognize Perspectives: Express personal perspective on situations, events, issues, or phenomena, and identify various influences on that perspective. Take Action: Reflect on your ability to make change/advocate for change locally, regionally, or globally 5. Tag the entry social studies, your current grade, and sociology

= Monday, Sept. 30th = Please make sure your edublog post is finished and posted in the spreadsheet by the end of today!

New Immigrants as an oppressed group With a partner begin a google doc titled New Immigrants in America and post it to the[| spreadsheet]

I will unveil of series of questions that you and your partner will talk about and then respond to re: the experience of Immigrants in America

= Tuesday, Oct. 1st = Task 1: You and your partner for yesterday should search for 1. article that corroborates (agrees with) your view of the experience of a new Immigrant to America. 2. article that contrasts (differs from) your view of the experience of a new Immigrant to America

Task 2:

Read the KEY FINDINGS section of the [|New Immigrant Survey (Guide) for immigrants to Europe.] How might this compare to the experience of American immigrants? With your partner, work through each of the Key Findings by section, label your paper with the topic (for instance Employment) and number each statement. Mark the statement as True (if you believe this statement is true for American immigrants) and False (if you believe this statement is not true for American immigrants).
 * You will need to provide evidence for your responses. **

= Wednesday, Oct. 2nd = Go over our comparison from Tuesday: European Immigrant Survey compared to US Immigrant Experience Students give rationale for their responses to the European Survey You and your partner will do the following: 1. choose 2 statements from the key findings 2. formulate a sentence that defends/explains your opinion of T or F (True this is true for American Immigrants or False this is not true for American immigrants) 3. Every group will share out there 2 statements

Begin: A Documentary: A 50 State Road Trip Modern Immigration in America Who is immigrating and what are their experiences? [|Citizen USA 2011]

= Thursday, Oct. 3rd = Finish Documentary: A 50 State Road Trip Modern Immigration in America While we continue to watch the Documentary, Individually respond to the following prompts:


 * The immigrants depicted in the documentary...**


 * I am still wondering about...**


 * The documentary was.......because**

Turn to a partner and describe how the documentary compares to your perception of immigrant life in America? Share out.

With your partner Respond on the butcher paper provided How did the documentary change or impact your view(s) of immigrants and immigration?

=Friday, Oct. 4th= Sociological Research: Designing a research study of modern American Immigrants

Draw numbers-groups of 3, now become a sociological research team. Create a name for your research team.

Consider: What do you still want to know or investigate about the experience of Immigrants in the US?
 * Task 1:** What is your **hypothesis**? You and your "research team" should [|develop a working hypothesis] on the topic of US Immigrants.

=Monday, Oct. 7th= Sociological Research: Designing a research study of modern American Immigrants

Working in your teams you will be:


 * Task 2**: Deciding what **method of research**.[| Sociological Research Methods]

Step 1: Once you have developed a working hypothesis you have to figure out what type of research method would work best for your hypothesis. Use the website [| Sociological Research Methods] to decide which method to use.

Step 2: You and your team will decide which method you will use to investigate your hypothesis and put your chosen method in the [|spreadsheet].

Step 3: You will need to begin a google doc titled: Research_Last Names and put the link in the [|spreadsheet] On your google doc you should include thus far: Topic: Immigrants to the U.S. Hypothesis: Method: Explanation for Method: This method is best suited for our study because...

**Tuesday, Oct. 8th** You and your team should find articles (research from scientific journals, sociological studies, and credible news sources) that address **your research hypothesis**. Your team is trying to discover: Has anyone looked at your topic before? And what did they find?
 * Task 3: A literature review**. (looking at work published on similar or the same topics)

For each article (5 minimum) please put the Title of the Article, Source, and URL. As well as a brief overview of the article (this is what they call an annotated bibliography) See example below:

Chinese Immigrants Transition to American Life Sociology Today www.sociologytoday/chineseimmigrantstransition.com This article focuses on the time it takes new Chinese immigrants to transition to the U.S. way of life (in particular, employment and schooling).

=Wednesday, Oct. 9th & Thursday, Oct. 10th=


 * Task 4: Designing your research study.**

If you group has successfully conducted a 5 article minimum literature review and annotated bibliography please reflect on your shared google doc on answering: What did the literature tell you?

Then you can move on to Task 4: Designing your research study (How you will collect data) You and your group have chosen a METHOD for conducting your research. Now you must describe the way in which you would **collect the data** (this may be designing the interviews, experiment, or survey). You will need to write it out step by step. This will look different based on what type of research you are collecting.
 * These steps should be specific, should articulate your participants, the time, location, and duration of your study, and include any actual documents that you would give to participants in your research study.**

=Friday, Oct. 11th= Task 5: **Share your study.** We are comparing how each of the groups developed their hypothesis into a potentially workable research study. Each group should create a google slide show consisting of no more than 5 slides that includes the following information: Slide 1: Purpose for the study Slide 2: Hypothesis & Method of Research Slide 3: Results of literature review: What did the literature tell you and how was it relevant to your study? Slide 4: The design of your research study (steps) Slide 5: Potential flaws or difficulties with conducting your research (predictions)

=Tuesday, Oct. 15th & Wednesday, Oct. 16th (PSAT day) & Thursday, Oct. 17th= Presenting your research study. You and your research team should spend 10 minutes looking back over your presentation and deciding WHAT you will say to explain as well as WHO will speak when.

Each group will have 10 minutes to present their potential study. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions and push the presenters to be specific about HOW they would carry out their study. Each study should be ranked on a scale of 1-5 for[| validity]. 1 being least and 5 being most.

Each class will vote on the best study. Out of the top 3 finalists Ms. Allen will choose the overall winners to receive a prize!

Extension:[| Facebook CEO Talks Immigration and Social Networking]

=Friday, Oct. 18th= Edublog Entry:[| Spreadsheet for Edublog Entry]

1.Entry Title:Sociology Research Study

2.Describe the Task: (from beginning (hypothesis forming) to end (research presentation))

3. Hyperlink to Research Presentation and Google Doc Brainstorming Sheet

4. In your opinion EXPLAIN what would be most challenging about doing an ACTUAL sociological research study.

5. Explain how your work with your research team addressed the following PO's: Investigate the World: Identify, describe, and frame questions about an issue, and explain how that issue is locally, regionally, and/or globally focused. Investigate the World: Analyze, integrate, and synthesize evidence to formulate a coherent response to a globally-focused question.

6. Tag the entry: your grade, social studies, sociology