ELLIS ISLAND - New Hope in a New Land by William Jay Jacobs
Students entering the 5th grade in September for the school year 2017-2018 were given these books on 6/27/18.
Reading Foundational
RF.5.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support
comprehension.
RF.5.4a Read grade-level text with purpose and
understanding.
Reading Informational Text
RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two
or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or
technical text based on specific information in the text.
RI.5.6 Analyze
multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and
differences in the point of view they represent.
Chapter 1
1. Describe challenges the poor faced onboard.
2. The newcomers were amazed as the ship approached the harbor,
why?
Chapter 2
3. Describe the scene at Ellis Island. Describe the ‘faces’ of
these immigrants.
4. Describe the medical examination the immigrants endured. Use
details from the text.
5. What was the purpose of the examination?
Chapter 3
6. People came to America in the 1900’s for several reasons.
Cite at least three reasons; be sure to find text evidence to support your
answer.
7. Explain why Castle Garden closed down?
8. Using a world or European map, locate several home countries
of the new arrivals.
Chapter 4
9. What were some of the new rules for getting into the United
States?
10. In what year was Ellis Island shut down and why?
Chapter 5
11. How is Ellis Island remembered?
12. Describe the changes in immigration United States today.
