Grasps


 * Goal:[[image:arrivals-2.jpg align="right" caption="A family arrives in the United States"]] **

Create a scrap book about what you went through in the immigration process.


 * Role: **

You are an immigrant from one of the time periods and country that you chose.

**Audience:**

New friends at your new school that want to know more about you.

**Situation:**

You have just arrived in Massachusetts from _. The year is. You do not speak English well yet, and you want the kids at your new school to know more about you.

**Product Performance and Purpose:**

You need to create a scrap book that includes pictures, quotes, letters, tokens and other items that depict your journey and arrival in Massachusetts.

**Standards and Criteria for Success:**

Include in your scrapbook:

- Items that you brought with you from your home country

- Depict your journey and how you got here

- Include what it was like when you first arrived

- Be sure to note why you left your home country