Stories of Immigration

Lesson 3
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ELA

Unit 4

2nd Grade

Lesson 3 of 29

Objective


Explain why the United States is called “a nation of immigrants” by writing simple sentences in the past tense.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Coming to America: The Story of Immigration by Betsy Maestro 

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Discussion & Writing Prompt

Why does the author of Coming to America: The Story of Immigration call the United States a “nation of immigrants?”

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Common Core Standards


  • L.2.1.d — Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, told).
  • L.2.1.f — Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy).
  • W.2.2 — Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
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