Lesson Plan
Introduction to Primary Sources
Students start this lesson by looking at contemporary primary sources and discover how they tell a story. They apply these skills to the Confino family’s 1913 Ship Manifest to start to put together the story of Victoria Confino, a young immigrant from Greece.
Theme
Arrival
Aim
How can we use ordinary documents and objects to put together a story?
Duration
1-2 Class Periods
Important Information
What will students understand through this lesson?
Immigrants were processed at Ellis Island through a series of inspections which brought fear and uncertainty to immigrants. Today, when immigrants come across a border, whether on an airplane or otherwise, there is still fear and uncertainty.
Related Museum Program
Primary Source
1913 SS Argentina Ship Passenger List (Manifest)
Find the Confino family on the passenger list of a ship that brought immigrants to the United States in 1913.
Related Family Story
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