I was dreaming of coming to America/A Refugee Remembers

What is the name of the main character of a Refugee remembers?

• John

• James

• Jim

• Jornathabew

Put these countries in the order that John went.

• America

• Sudan

• Ethiopia

• Kenya

What is a refugee.

• A safe place to go during a storm.

• A person fleeing a dangerous situation.

• The early 2000's band famous for the song Killing me Softly

• The 1971 song by Tom Petty

What is a refuge?

• A safe place to go during a dangerous situation.

• A person fleeing a dangerous situation.

• The early 2000's band famous for the song Killing me Softly

• The 1971 song by Tom Petty

What is an oral history?

• Recording people's personal experiences for the historical record.

• An old story about mouths

• Events that occurred in the past

• Spooky scary skeletons send shivers down your spine.

Give a 1-2 minute oral history on your own experience immigrating to the United States.

What can we use a thesaurus for?

• Looking up definitions to words we do not know

• Finding better words to use in our writing

• Translating words into our own language.

• To find the lyrics of a song we like.

Which country on this map no longer exists?

• Egypt

• Kenya

• South Africa

• Sudan

Why was Ellis Island important, what happened there?

Draw a Venn Diagram