1. Civics Today Introduction to Reading
Chapter 1, section 1

2. Read pp
For each of the RED headings, write a GIST according to the following guidelines.
A GIST is a summary of the reading in a predetermined number of words. Focus on new concepts, vocabulary & facts.
For heading 1, write a GIST of no more than 25 words.
For heading 2, use the questions on the final slide to analyze the charts on the next slide. Write the questions or rephrase them in your responses.
For heading 3, write a GIST of no more than 30 words.

3. American Immigration Immigration Origins in 1880
Year
% of Native Population
% of Foreign-born Population
2010
87.50
12.50
2000
88.95
11.05
1970
95.27
4.73
1940
91.19
8.81
1910
85.3
14.7
1880
86.68
13.31
Immigration Origins in 1880
Immigration Origins in 2010

4. American Immigration
How could you explain the increases and decreases in the number of immigrants over time?
What factors may have caused the spike of European immigration in the late 1880s and early 1900s?
What factors may have caused the rise of Asian & Latin American immigration over the last 40 years?