This is a collection of resources for high school teachers to use when teaching the topic of Irish Immigration.

1. Irish Immigration
Grades 9-12
Emily Zwart

2. Rational
On the Statue of Liberty, the symbol
of America, it reads
"Give me your tired, your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
These lines hold the promise that so many
emigrants hoped would prove true.

3. Rational
• The topic of immigration is one of vital importance for
all Americans, especially during our modern era.
• Focusing on the experience and background of Irish
immigration provides insight into a manageable case
study of struggles and accomplishments
• Technology adds to this study in that it allows students
to look at evidence across the ages and think using 21st
century methods
• Students can achieve a more interactive understanding
of the experience of others and the realities of the past
and present

4. Youtube Video
• Famine to Freedom: The Great Irish Journey
(click link to access video)
• This is an informative and entertaining video that
provides a comprehensive background on Irish
history and the immigrant experience.

5. Blog Link
• Latest News Blog from the Coalition of Irish
Immigration Centers (click link to go to website)
• Through this site students can learn about
current updates and issues with Irish
immigration from a reliable, and Irish-based
webpage.
• It is important to gather information from global
perspectives, as well as from American and Irish
viewpoints, this opinion is Irish-based.

6. Podcast
• Ireland's New Immigrant Wave (click link to
access podcast)
• Through this podcast students can listen to a
scholar speak on more modern issues in Irish
immigration.

7. Agencies/Organizations
• IRIS Homepage (click link to access webpage)
• The IRIS organization works to provide aid
and assistance to refugees, asylees, and
immigrants who are living in America.
• The site would be useful for students to look
through what is available for immigrants in
the United States and to see what sort of
services are the most necessary.

8. Agencies/Organizations
• Emerald Isle Immigration Services Homepage
(click link to access webpage)
• This site is more specifically focused on Irish
immigration in America, especially because the
Emerald Island Immigration Services was founded by
Irish immigrants.
• The blogs and other resources available also provide
great insight into the Irish experience and current
advances.
• Video Blog from this Site (click link to access video)

9. Agencies/Organizations
• The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (click link
to access webpage)
• This site is the homepage of the Irish
Immigration Lobbyist page and contains many
resources and updates on Irish immigration and
how advocates are working for change.
• The site contains news updates and blogs to
keep students informed on the debate over
rights for undocumented Irish immigrants in
America.

10. Graphic Organizer

11. Teaching Materials
• Immigration Webquest (clink link to access
webpage)
• This site is very interactive and takes students on
a tour of the immigrant experience through Ellis
Island.
• There are multiple different sources such as
videos, documents, and images for the students
to explore

12. Teaching Materials
• Digital Story Telling by Immigrants and Refugees
(click link to access webpage)
• This site provides students with firsthand
accounts of the immigrant experience and
appeals to the audio and visual aspects of
learning.
Participants in
collecting, editing, and telling the
stories

13. Teaching Materials
• Virtual Tour of Tenement Museum (click link to
access website)
• This site allows students to take a virtual tour of
the Tenement Museum. The tour goes through
the poor conditions that many incoming
immigrants had to face, including the Irish.

14. Teaching Material
• Images of Immigration (click link to access
webpage)
• This site allows students to look through photos
based off of Edward A. Steiner’s book along with
textual descriptions to add context to the
images.

15. Teaching Material
• Irish Immigration Lesson Plan with Worksheets and
Primary Sources (click on link to access webpage)
• This lesson plan focuses on the Irish experience and
has the students look at art and short readings. The
primary sources and worksheets are included.
• Irish Immigration Web-Based Lesson Plan (click on
link to access webpage)
• This lesson plan is also on the Irish, but focuses on
images and language. There is a worksheet as
well, but the sources are mainly found online.

16. App Site
• TED App (click on link to access app)
• This free application can either be a website, or
an ipod app, and gives students access to TED
talks that vary in topic. There are many different
videos on immigration that can be accessed
through the search bar.

17. Subject Specific Site
• PBS Home Page (click link to access webpage)
• This site provides reliable information for any
social studies teacher on a variety of sources.
• When searching “immigration” or “Irish
immigration” various sources and videos become
readily available.

18. Uses of the Internet
• United States Census Bureau (click link to access
webpage)
• This site is invaluable for the topic of
immigration. Both students and teacher can find
information on the population of the United
States as it pertains to immigration throughout
different years.

19. Uses of Internet
• Global School Net (click link to access webpage)
• This source connects students and teachers
globally so that they can collaborate on projects
• The teacher can also create interactive online
expeditions to distant places, such as Ireland, to
help students better understand a different
culture

20. Web 2.0
• History Pin (click on link to access webpage)
• This site is very useful for collaboration between
students, teachers, and a global community
• The basis of the site is to “pin” history where
ever it can be found and work to gather as much
history as possible
• This website can be used in
communities, schools, and smaller groups. It
could be adapted to various uses in the
classroom setting

21. Web 2.0
• Addict-o-Matic (click link to access webpage)
• This feature customizes webpages to a specific
search. Students can use this site to search
under immigration and Irish immigration and
gain access to varied sources from all different
types of online media.

22. Conclusion
• This presentation combines a variety of sources
that allow students to travel through time, as
well as look into the future, when talking about
Irish immigration. They will be able to interpret
broad themes of immigration and ground their
understanding with the case study of the Irish.
Through using technology, they have access to
more resources that a text book and chalkboard
can provide. As a nation of immigrants, this issue
is key to our concept of our national and
individual identity.

23. Sideshare
• This presentation can be found on slide share
• (click the link to access the webpage)