Thursday, January 25, 2018

1.25- Bell-ringer, Activity

January 24, 2018
Bell-ringer: Write the quote and answer the questions that follow.

“Happiness is not something that you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.”—Jim Rohn

1.     How might someone postpone (put off) his/her happiness for the future?

2.     Is happiness a choice? Explain.

     "What to Bring" Paragraph
     Using the information that you read in the close reader, write a paragraph describing the items immigrants bring with them to American. I have provided you with the topic sentence and the conclusion. All you have to write are the three supporting details. Remember that these should be fully formed ideas, not piddly little sentences. 

Topic sentence: As people migrate to the United States, they bring an assortment of items of various purposes with them.

Supporting detail #1:  

Supporting detail #2:

Supporting detail #3:

Conclusion: While some of the items brought by immigrants into to the country seem insignificant to others, each one helps the possessor begin his/her new life.

Individual Immigrants Story

Write a paragraph with the provided topic sentence, three supporting details, and a conclusion about an immigrant to America. This person can be a famous immigrant, someone you know, or just a person that you have researched.

Your paragraph should answer the following questions: Who is the immigrant and where is he or she from? Why did s/he move to America specifically? How has this person been successful/unsuccessful in his/her new country?

Topic sentence: Like all people, each immigrant to the United States has his/her own unique stories and experiences.



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