Hello everyone,

This week, we worked on the webquest that you did on Ellis Island.

Here is what we wrote:

 

Friday, December 2^nd

(the second)

Correction of the test: Survival

Ex1:

b) While I was crying, I heard a helicopter.

d) If I had to start it all over again, I would not eat just berries but leaves too.

2: scared : afraid/terrified – cry: shed a tear.

A hole: a pit – quite: rather. No water: dehydration

Stop fighting: give up – it’s finished: this is it

3: a: stuck  / b: a shelter / c: freezing

4: I suppose he is going to stop fighting.

Correction of the webquest on Ellis Island:

1. How many immigrants landed at Ellis Island ?

12 million immigrants.

 

2. When did Ellis Island open ?

In 1892.

3. Look at the map of Ellis Island. What are they ?

1. The passage

2. The arrival

3. The baggage room

4. The stairs to the registry room

5. The registry room

6. The medical exam

7. The legal inspection

8. The detainees

9. Why is Annie Moore famous ?

She was the first immigrant to land at Ellis Island. She was a 15-year-old Irish girl. 

5. Where was the baggage room ?

On the ground floor þ 

 

6. Why did doctors stand at the top of the stairs ?

They watched the immigrants climb the stairs and checked if they were healthy and fit (they checked if they had a medical problem or a disability).

7. What did doctors do if they thought an immigrant was sick ?

They put a chalk mark on the immigrant's clothes. They were 17 different marks.

8. What happened if…

An immigrant had a curable disease ?

He was sent to the island's hospital.

An immigrant had an incurable disease ?

He was sent back home and the steamship company that had brought him had to pay for his fare.

 

9. How long did it take to pass through Ellis Island ?

5 hours at best.

10. You're an immigration officer at Ellis Island. Ask three questions to an immigrant.

a. Where are you from ? / What nationality are you ?

b. Where are you going to live in the United States ? / What is your final destination in the United States ? 

c. Where are you going to work ? / What is your job / occupation ? / What do you do for a living ?

 

11. By 1921, immigrants had to take the Literacy Test if they were over 16 years old.

 

12. How much money did immigrants had to have in order to enter the USA ? $ 20.

 

13 Where did immigrants usually go after leaving Ellis Island ?

To Manhattan (1/3 of the immigrants)  or       to New Jersey (2/3 of the immigrants)

14. How far is Ellis Island from Manhattan ?   1 mile.

 

Next, you did a reading task to learn more on Ellis Island and we wrote this lesson:

(1 mile is about 1.6 km þ)

Tuesday, December 6^th

(the sixth)

The different places on Ellis Island

When the immigrants arrived by boat, they put their luggage in the baggage room.

They had to pass the six seconds medical exam and if they had a problem, they had to do complete medical exams.

Families waited in the Great Hall for sometimes just a few hours, or sometimes even months.

 

HOMEWORK: Thursday, 8^th:

 

Learn information + vocabulary from the lesson.