Unit 6: High hopes

Pages 108-109
Pages 110-111
Pages 112-113
Page 115
Pages 116-117
Pages 120-121
Pages 122-123


 

 

Pages 108-109 - Outline
 
  Immigration to the USA: then... and now
Ellis Island
(US) • The official site for Liberty Island and Ellis Island. With stories about the immigrant experience.
USCIS (US) • The official website for the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services.
  Audio: Banker to the poor
Home Office: Immigration
(UK) • An official page that informs prospective immigrants about their rights
   

 

Pages 110-111 - Text 1: Refugee blues
 
W.H. Auden
  Auden biography • The Wikipedia biography of Wystan Hugh Auden.
  Poems by W.H. Auden • On Poets.com, a short profile and a few poems for you to read or listen to.
 
Refugees
  UNHCR • The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The international agency that protects the rights of refugess and displaced people.
  The road to refuge • A BBC specil feature about refugees: persecution, the journey, life in a foreign land, etc.
  Against all odds [GAME] • A video game made for the UNHCR for players to understand the plight of refugees.
 

 

   

 

 

 

Pages 112-113 - Text 2: Into the unknown
 
Namibia
  Namibia information • Get more information about Namibia thanks to Wikipedia, the BBC, and the CIA World Factbook.
 

 


 

 

 

 

Page 114 - Views
 
Anti immigration groups
  Minutemen • There are two main groups of volunteers who patrol the border: the Minuteman Project (official site | Wikipedia) and the Minuteman Civil Defence Corps (official site | Wikipedia).
  Federation for Immigration Reform • This organization advocates "a temporary moratorium on all immigration". Check the Wikipedia article on FAIR for more information.
   
Activity 4: People who help immigrants
  The Samaritans • A group based in Tucson, Arizona. Samaritans give food and water to immigrants.
   
The immigration issue
  For more about immigration to the USA, see Issue.
   
   
 

 


 

 

Pages 116-117 - Text 3: Corner store
 
The author & his writing
  Dinaw Mengestu captures immigrant life • An article about Dinaw Mengestu, with another extract from his book. You can also listen to the author speaking about the book and reading from it.
  Mengestu reads from his book [VIDEO] • Dinaw Mengestu reading a passage from The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears.
 
Places
  Ethiopia • Get more information about Ethiopia thanks to Wikipedia, the BBC, and the CIA World Factbook.
  Washington, D.C. • Get some information about Washington, D.C. (NOT Washington State!) and the Logan Circle neighbourhood, where the narrator lives.
 

 

 

 

Pages 120-121 - Issue: Let them in?
 
The immigration issue
  Facts • First, visit the Wikipedia pages about the Mexico-USA border and the US-Mexico barrier. Then, have a look at the following articles: immigration to the USA; migrant deaths along the border; US Border Patrol.
  Migration information source • News about international migration.
   
Anti immigration groups and their opponents
  For more about immigration to the USA, see Views.
 

 

 

 

 

Pages 122- 122 - Extra text: My first pound
 
The author & his works
  Frank McCourt • The Wikipedia article about McCourt. You can also read more about Angela's Ashes.
  Academy of Achievement: Frank McCourt • A profile with a short biography and an interview.