Lycée de la Côtière The Ellis Island Webquest ① Introduction : http

② Go on a virtual tour of Ellis Island and answer these questions: Click on the link and start the tour http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.
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Lycée de la Côtière

The Ellis Island Webquest

 Introduction : http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island_history.asp

http://www.history.com/topics/about-

ellis-island#a0 + video: Ellis Island deconstructed http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island_timeline.asp a. Where is Ellis Island located? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. b. Which other famous monument can you visit nearby? ………………………………………………………………………….. c. What was Ellis Island for 62 years? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… d. How many immigrants landed at Ellis Island during its 62 years in operation ?.................................. e. When did it open? When did it officially close? …………………………………………………………………………………… f. What happened on September 10th 1990? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… g. What can you read on the ‘Wall of Honour’? ..............................................................................................  Go on a virtual tour of Ellis Island and answer these questions: Click on the link and start the tour http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm 1st stop: …………………………………………………………………………………… a. Where did most immigrants who came to America through Ellis Island come from? ................................................................................................................................................................................ b. Was their journey to America easy? Describe it in a few words. …………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… nd

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stop: …………………………………………………………………………………… c. What was the first thing they could see when they arrived in New York harbour? ................................................................................................................................................................................ d. Were all the passengers taken to Ellis Island for medical and legal inspection? Explain ................................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................................ e. Who was the first immigrant to arrive in Ellis Island? ................................................................................................................................................................................

3rd stop: ………………………………………………………………………………………… f. What were immigrants given as soon as they entered the main building? ................................................................................................................................................................................ g. What was the name of the first room they entered? ………………………………………………………………………… h. Why was it called like that? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… i. th

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Where did they have to go then? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

stop: ………………………………………………………………………………………… j. How long did the immigration process usually take? Why? ................................................................................................................................................................................

k. Who stood at the top of the stairs? What for? ................................................................................................................................................................................ th

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stop: …………………………………………………………………………………………. l.

What was the other name given to the ‘registry room’? Explain. ................................................................................................................................................................................

m. What were immigrants waiting for there? ................................................................................................................................................................................ n. Was it comfortable? Explain. ................................................................................................................................................................................ th

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stop: …………………………………………………………………………………… o. What was the ‘six-second physical’? ................................................................................................................................................................................ p. What did doctors do if they thought an immigrant was ill? ................................................................................................................................................................................ q. Click on ‘photos’. Choose or write the right symbols corresponding to these diseases or disabilities: X sign

Pg sign

Trachoma* *A highly contagious disease that caused blindness

Heart problems

r. What happened if an immigrant had a curable disease? ................................................................................................................................................................................. s. What happened to those who couldn't be cured? ................................................................................................................................................................................. th

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stop: ………………………………………………………………………………………… t. What did the ‘legal inspection’ consist in? .................................................................................................................................................................................

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stop: ………………………………………………………………………………………… u. What happened to those failing the tests? …………………………………………………………………………………………… v. What was called the ‘hearing room’? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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stop: ………………………………………………………………………………………… w. Which stairs did you have to take if you wanted to settle in New York? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… x. Which stairs did the ‘unlucky’ ones go down? Explain. …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… y. What big change was introduced after 1925 which had a strong impact on immigration? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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stop: …………………………………………………………………………………………

z. What was the ‘kissing spot’? Explain ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………