***This word contains a Latin root! Immigrant ***This word contains a Latin root! migr Latin change, move migrate, immigrant, emigrate & migratory Throughout history, many people have emigrated to America. In How Many Days to America: A Thanksgiving Story, refugees come by boat to the United States.

The First Thanksgiving When most people think of pilgrims, this is the picture they have in their minds. These original pilgrims endured many hardships while crossing the Atlantic Ocean to live in America so they could have religious freedom. Throughout history many people have emigrated to America and this continues to this day.

What Does it Mean to Be Free?- Monday Enter your journal entry here…. What does it mean to be free? https://goo.gl/forms/KCWLtuWzag9SH37K2

Where is Cuba? -Monday Although it is never clearly stated where the characters are leaving from, we can guess that it may be from Cuba, a country where many have left to come to America where they can be free from life under an oppressive dictator. A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power and leads in an abusive manner.

Click on the map link below to view the journey… Monday https://www.google.com/maps/@25.2386942,- 73.6006485,6z?hl=en

Read or listen to pages 1-17. Tuesday

Click on the Google Form below to list what you would take with you if your were one of the people in this story. Everything must fit into a backpack. It cannot cost money or use electricity. It cannot make noise. Be prepared to share your list with the class. https://goo.gl/forms/iWWIINt6QA96oNlO2 Tuesday

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Wednesday- Journal Entry https://goo.gl/forms/IFY98uEp3XnzO5Er1 Pretend you were a passenger on the tiny boat...

More Background Information on Immigration- Wednesday After you finish your Journal Entry, research about Ellis Island. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm

Compare and Contrast- Thursday Compare and contrast what you know about the First Thanksgiving with this Thanksgiving story. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/int eractives/compcontrast/map.html

Comprehension Review- Thursday Reference the text to complete the questions on the Google Form link.