Social Studies for April 19, 2013

It's been over a hundred years since the Statue of Liberty found her home in the harbor of New York and it has become an important part of American culture. But would you believe that Lady Liberty was actually a gift from the French? Read on for more fun facts on the Statue of Liberty.
Your Task: 

You'll continue your investigation of immigration today by reading an article and answering some questions. The article can be found at this link, but you'll also get a hard copy in class. Your questions can be found at this link.
  
What you will be graded on:

1. You must read and annotate the article. Here's an example of what annotation looks like on a written article. You should have margin notes, you should underline main ideas of each paragraph, and you should circle words you don't know the meaning of.
2. Your answers on the questions (the link is above). Free response questions should be at a 3 or 4 level to earn full credit.

If you finish early:

Use this article to complete the bonus questions available at this link. Completing questions 1-3 will earn you $300, and completing all questions (1-5) will earn you $500. You can do any of this work from home, too.