Essential Question

Today's essential question: Why is it necessary to evaluate an information source?

Essential question for research: How do migration and immigration affect Latino culture?

Website Evaluation from Common Craft

Getting Started

What can you determine about the importance of purpose and point of view in the study of Latin American migration and immigration by exploring the two links below. (Hint: Start by determining the purpose of the sites.)

FAIR: Federation for American Immigration Reform
FIRM: Fair Immigration Reform Movement

Group Activity

19 Reasons Latin Americans Come To The U.S. That Have Nothing To Do With The American Dream
Telling All Americans' Stories: Introduction to American Latino Heritage
Between Two Worlds: How Young Latinos Come of Age in America
Death in the sands: the horror of the US-Mexico border
Europe’s refugee crisis is making headlines, but Latin America’s is just as alarming
The face of Latin American migration is rapidly changing. US policy isn’t keeping up
How to Understand the Latino Culture of New immigrant Students and How it Impacts Academic Achievement
Immigrants Fleeing Increasingly Violent Latin America, Study Suggests
Immigration among Latin American countries fails to improve income
Latin America Confronts the Challenge of Globalization
Latin American Diaspora in the world
Latin American Migration Project
Latin Americans’ Motives for Migration
Latinos and the Changing Face of America
Migration in the Americas: Mexico and Latin America in Comparative Context
Most Mexicans See Better Life in U.S. – One-In-Three Would Migrate
South American Immigrants in the United States
What Does it Mean to be Latino in America Today?
When These Latinos Tell Immigration Stories, They Push Beyond Fairy Tales
Why fewer Mexicans are leaving their homeland for the U.S.

Xtreme CRAAP Test
Evaluate a webpage, focusing on the accuracy and purpose of the information as it relates to the research question.

Source Smackdown

In one minute or less, tell me the title of your source, the score you gave it and why it would or wouldn't be a good source for a project on how migration and immigration affect Latino/a culture.

Migration and Immigration: Purpose & Point of View

Essential Question

Getting Started

Group Activity

Source Smackdown

In one minute or less, tell me the title of your source, the score you gave it and why it would or wouldn't be a good source for a project on how migration and immigration affect Latino/a culture.