You will be taking this journey with a partner. You and your partner are responsible for specific activities. You will work both as a group and individually. You will both be graded on the final product.

The two roles for this activity are:

• The Captain: The person who does the searching on the Internet during your journey. The captain guides the journey through  the sites in search of information and makes sure that the first mate is recording the  necessary details of the trip.

• The First Mate:  The person who records all of the details during the journey. The first mate is also responsible for keeping the team on task so that they arrive at the end of their journey on  time.

1. To prepare for your journey you are going to conduct research about America and what your life will be like. Included is a questionnaire to help get you ready. You can find the questionnaire in the resources section.  Please read over all the questions before you begin. After you have read through the questions you will begin your research by going to the websites included in the list of resources. The answers to these questions will be found there and will help you understand the new life you are about to start.

     2. After you have visited these sites and have found all the information that you need you are ready to record your journey. Remember that your journal needs to be in first person. Make it as realistic as possible, and remember to include the date (example: September 6, 1871). Use the list of websites at the end of this section to accumulate information needed to develop your journal. Both partners will need to work together to complete the journal.

• How to make your journal: This information should be recorded using Microsoft Word. Take your time and try to create an entry that looks old, as if it were written by hand. You are trying to recreate the feeling of a journal. You may want to include pictures that you find from the Internet such as maps of your country of origin, a picture of your native flag, and information about your background (currency, ethnic foods, language you speak).  Some information you may want to include in your journal would be a boarding pass, identification, and inspection papers. You can either make these items or find pictures of them on the Internet.

     3. Using the information that you gained from the websites, you will include the following items in your journal:

• Journal Entry #1: Create an imaginary immigrant. Your job is to describe this person. You will tell where they are traveling from? What is their name? (be sure that it reflects their nationality-the country they are from- use the websites to do this) What is their age? What is the year of their journey? What is their occupation? Who are they traveling with if they are not alone? Provide some information about those people.

• Journal Entry #2: Describe your journey. How long is it? What are the conditions like? What prized possessions do you bring? (maybe include pictures). How do you feel when you first see the Statue of Liberty?

• Journal Entry #3: Describe your experience going though immigration. What inspections do you have to go through? What types of problems do you face? (Include pictures or other artifacts) Why are you coming to America?

• Journal Entry #4: Describe your new life. What is it like? Where are you living? How is your life different in America? How are you functioning here: communicating, making money, eating, and living? Find a picture of your new city- from that time period and include it in your journal. Do you have plans for the future?

• Journal Entry #5: Write a conclusion. Think about all that you have been through to risk coming to this country. Explain your feelings and thoughts.  How does your story end? What do you learn from your triumphs and tribulations? How does your admission into this country contribute the United States of America? What, if anything, should have been done differently? This is your conclusion.

4. Your final task is to create a realistic and authentic cover for your journal. Make it look original and old. These will be displayed for everyone to read.