This unit focuses on the topic "Immigration is Transforming the City of New York" with arguments supported by statistics, photos, and historical records. Students will learn to consider important issues from different perspectives. They will also learn to be sensitive to social problems and be critical about politics.

Students will be able to recognize primary and secondary sources.
Students will develop reading skills and learn to identify useful information in a long article.
Students will develop communicative skills through conducting interviews, holding discussions and giving written answers to questions.
Students will be able to understand the writer's perspective and evaluate it critically.
Students will write creatively after reading historical materials and viewing photos.

Students' essays
Recording of students' interviews and role play
Completed worksheets
Photos of their neighborhoods
Bar graphs on the basis of the data found in the documents

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