Transcript Aaron’s Gift” Research - St. Bernadette School

“Aaron’s Gift”
Research
Sixth Grade ELA
Read all directions carefully to
complete this webquest assignment!
“Aaron’s Gift” by Myron Levoy
Before we read “Aaron’s Gift” by Myron Levoy, a
wonderful story about family and heritage, it is
important to learn certain terms, definitions, and
basic facts about this particularly turbulent time
period and area in Ukraine/Russian history. Using the
Internet links provided, answer the following
questions on the time period and setting of the story.
Howdy, Partner!
Some of you will answer the questions on
slides 3 & 5, some will answer slides 2
and 4, and the others will answer slides 1
and 6.
What do I do first?
On the half sheet, circle the numbers of the
questions for which you are responsible. You can
find this information by scrolling through the
slides. As you look up each answer, JOT DOWN
NOTES in your own words on the half sheet.
Remember: copying information directly from any
source is plagiarizing. You must show your completed
answers to your teacher when it is complete. You will
then type your answers with your partners onto
the template located on our websites.
The questions you will be answering are
located on the next six slides. Each question
has a link below it to click on!
Good luck, learn a lot, and do your best
work!
Let’s learn about the Ukraine!
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1.What is the Ukraine?
Ukraine Link
1.What are some of the physical characteristics such as climate? Is it
hot, cold, wet dry? Are there mountains, plains, lakes, and or ocean?
Ukraine Characteristics
1.Where is the Ukraine located? Find it on a map and tell where it is.
Name some neighboring countries
Ukraine Location
The Cossacks and Czars
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4. Who were the Cossacks?
Cossacks
5. What is a czar (also spelled tsar)?
Czars
6. Who were czars during the time period of about 1880 – 1920? Try
to find out what each was known for. What did each do?
Czars:1880-1920
Life in the Ukraine
7. What were the pogroms?
Pogroms
8. What is a shtetl?
Shtetl
9. What was life like for Jews in Russia around 1880 – 1918?
Jewish Life
Jewish Life - 2nd Link
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Persecution and Tolerance
10. What is persecution?
Persecution
11. What are the reasons why people are persecuted?
Reasons for Persecution
12. Give details about these times in history when people have been
persecuted. Slavery
Holocaust
Anti-Jewish Discrimination
Armenian Massacre
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Immigration
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13. What is tolerance?
Tolerance
14. What is an immigrant?
Immigrant
15. What are some of the ethnic groups of people who immigrated to
America between 1890 – 1924 and why did they come?
Ellis Island
Polish Immigration
Chinese Immigration
Italian Immigration
Jewish Immigrants and Carrier Pigeons!
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16. Why did Russian Jewish immigrants come to the U.S.A.?
Why?
a. Where did many settle? Where?
b. What kind of work did they find? Why? Types of Work and
Why?
17. What is a carrier pigeon? Give 2 or 3 facts about carrier
pigeons. Carrier Pigeons
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