Maya watched a BrainPop Jr. clip on Ellis Island. Throughout the video, we stopped and discussed what was occurring. She was introduced to new vocabulary; ancestor and translator. We did role playing to act out a translator and the significance of the role. Following the clip, she played an electronic game where she unscrambled the sequence of events of immigrating to Ellis Island in the 1800's. She began to create a Family Tree with the immediate members of her family, extending vertically to her great grandparents. We will extend horizontally to her aunts, uncles, and cousins. Maya completed her Ch. 4 test on Immigration and earned a 100%. Maya answered many multiple choice questions, read a paragraph on topic and responded to reading with 2 short written response questions. Finally, she wrote a letter "home to her country" after becoming a citizen of a new country. She included a benefit and cost to the transition. Maya was very engaged and roleplaying before she actually wrote down what she wanted to. Beautiful job!