Transcript Ellis Island - D41 Teacher’s

INTRODUCTION:
Ellis Island will amuse you
with excitement and take you
to the past. You can see
thousands of people walking
through the halls. 7,000 a day
49,000 a week. You should
come and explore Ellis Island
and explore a national park.
STATUE OF LIBERY
The statue of liberty
represents hope, freedom and
opportunity. People would cry
from seeing the statue, or
getting sent home.
Ellis Island is a very scary place for
immigrants. Immigrants had to go through
6 minute check ups. Immigrant speak
several different languages. Ellis Island was
named after Sam Ellis.
Fun fact
Did you now that
Annie Moore was the
first one to go
through Ellis Island?
Immigrants come from so many countries.
Immigrants mostly came from Hungary, Italy,
Turkey and all of Europe. Immigrants came
to get a better life, and to reunite with their
family. Immigrants sometimes got separated
from their family.
Fun fact
Did you know that
3,000 immigrants
had to fit on one
ship?
Doctors examine immigrants in 6
minutes. The doctors put a hook in
there eye to see if they hade
trachoma. Doctors had to speak many
different languages, and asked them a
lot of questions.
Come to Ellis Island now
and find out what the
immigrants were going
through and experience a
time of your life. You will
love hearing immigration
stories and seeing greats
sites so get up, get on a
plane, and go to past!
Ellis Island doorway to freedom liberty, Kroll
Steven,1995.
Cynthia Kingel, Robert b. Noyed, Ellis Island
wonder books, copyright 2001.
Sander Martin, Island of hope, Copyright,
schoolastic,2004.