Immigration


 * === Content Objectives ===

SWBAT evaluate if the term Paddy Wagon is a derogatory term.

SWBAT analyze two Primary Sources using the APPARTS Chart and identify the Author's POV.

SWBAT evaluate if the Sources show Nativism and why.


 * Technology Objective

SWBAT create and share a Voicethread.

Todays Lesson will focus on what life was like in the 1840's for Irish Immigrants that migrated to the U.S. in search of jobs and opportunities. You will have to analyze 2 Primary Sources to determine if and how the Irish were discriminated against.


 * Tasks:**


 * 1) Activator - Paddy Wagons**

Is the term, Paddy Wagon, an Irish Racial Slur?

In my opinion, yes, the term "Paddy Wagon" is a racial slur, because it used as a disparaging remark. The term paddy wagon is the vehicle that was used to arrest drunk people; this term is referring to the Irish as the drunk people.

What makes a slur racist or prejudiced? Does it depend on who says it? Or does it depend on who it's being said to?

A slur is prejudiced if it brings dishonor to whoever it is targeting; no matter who it is being said to or who says it. It is racist if it is used as a derogatory term. - Sarah Z.

Does the term show Nativism against the Irish today? Why/Why Not?

I do believe that the term still shows Nativism today because Irish are still known for getting drunk. Even though the Irish population is much different today and has effected much of today's American culture, there will always be people who are racist against the Irish; the past doesn't just leave, people of today aren't that different from back then. Today the term "Paddy Wagon" is still used today to describe the vehicles that arrest intoxicated people. - Ms. Legare


 * 2) Analyze 2 Primary Sources using the APPARTS Chart**

Two Primary Sources:



Primary Source: The Inevitable Result to the American Workingman of Indiscriminate Immigration

Date: 1892

Author/Illustrator: Victor F. Gilliam 1858 - 1920

Location: --

[|URL: Georgia State University Data Base]

APPARTS Chart:

** APPARTS ANALYSIS CHART **


 * ** Analytical Questions ** || ** Answer and Evidence ** ||
 * ** Author: Who created the source? ** || ** Victor F. Gilliam ** ||
 * ** Place: Where and when was it created? ** || **It was published in a New York newspaper, the "Judge", in 1892.** ||
 * ** Prior Knowledge: What do you already know about it? ** || ** I already known that the Irish were treated harshly against due to their willingness to apply for low waged jobs and their religious beliefs. ** ||
 * ** Audience: For whom was this source created? ** || **This source was created for the nativist American citizens.** ||
 * ** Reason: Why was this source produced? ** || **This source was produced to bring awareness to the American citizens of the fear that is invoked by the Irish immigrants.** ||
 * ** The Main Idea: What point is it conveying? ** || ** This main idea of this source is that the Irish were thought to be repulsive thieves and were at the bottom of the social class hierarchy. ** ||
 * ** Significance: Why is this source important? ** || ** This source is significant because it shows the harsh treatment against the Irish because of job opportunities and their religious beliefs. ** ||


 * 1) What is the author's POV (Point of View)?

The Author's Point of View is one that shows the animosity towards the Irish immigrants in the 1890's. The author shows the fear of the Americans because of the Irish population's notion of taking the job's away from citizens.

2. Does the Source show Nativism? and Why do you say that? (Bullet list what __evidence__ in the source convinces you of that)

The source does show Nativism, because it delineates a repulsive, abominable man, who is an Irish immigrant. In the picture the Irish man is stealing the citizens bread and butter. The bread and butter represents the jobs opportunities the Americans had.



Primary Source: Contrasting Faces; Florence Nightingale and "Bridget McBruiser"


 * **Analytical Questions** || **Answer and Evidence** ||
 * **Author: Who created the source?** || **Samuel R. Wells** ||
 * **Place: Where and when was it created?** || **1866, New York Publishing Company.** ||
 * **Prior Knowledge: What do you already know about it?** || **I already know that the Irish Race were treated as inferior to the Americans because of their beliefs in the Roman Catholic Church and for stealing jobs.** ||
 * **Audience: For whom was the source created?** || **This source was created for the American citizens.** ||
 * **Reason: Why was this source produced?** || **This source was created to disparage the Irish by depicting their race as primitives.** ||
 * **The Main Idea: What point is it conveying (passing on)?** || **This image is conveying the concept of nativism by showing the Irish race as barbarians.** ||
 * **Significance: Why is this source important?** || **This source is significant because it shows that the Irish were at the bottom of the social class, even lower than slaves.** ||
 * 1) What is the author's POV (Point of View)?

The author's point of view is that the Irish race is so low classed and uncivilized that they are equal to a primate unlike than the American citizens.

2. Does the Source show Nativism? and Why do you say that? (Bullet list what __evidence__ in the source convinces you of that)

The source does show nativism because it conveys Nightingale a white woman being compared to a primate, who represents a typical Irish immigrant.


 * 3) Create a Voicethread analyzing how the sources show Nativism**

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