Ellis Island
Where is Ellis Island?
In New York Harbour
When Jangmi arrived at America, their neighbours cooked some food for them to welcome them. What are the neighbours showing to Jangmi´s family?
Empathy and kindness
What is a realistic fiction story?
It´s a story that could happen in real life, but the characters are fictional, they don´t exist in real life.
When did Ellis Island close?
In 1954
When did Ellis Island open?
In 1892
How did Jangmi feel when travelling to America? How do you know she felt this way?
She felt sad and homesick. Because she cried a lot and she said she missed her house, family and friends.
What is the moral in Suki´s kimono?
That you have to be happy with who you are, accept and love yourself/ That you don´t have to play attention to other people´s opinion/ To be loyal to yourself
How did people travel to Ellis Island?
By steamship
How many people went through Ellis Island between 1928 and 1954?
12 million
What character in the stories read in class showed loyalty to himself/ herself?
Suki.
Name one tradition of Japanese culture
People eat sushi / People practice SUMO/ People make a bow when they meet someone (the lower you go, the more respect you show)/ They do origami/ They wear kimonos
How was the 3rd class in steamships called?
Steerage
How were passengers divided in the steamship?
In three classes: 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Marco did not know English or how to play basketball. How did Sam show empathy to him?
They played video games together. Sam learned to play soccer to make Marco feel more at home.
Name one tradition of Korean culture
People take off their shoes when they enter a house/
What did the boy call Suki at school?
He called her "bat"
Why could people be sent back to their country?
Because they failed to pass their medical exam or had problems with their papers
How did Suki feel when her classmates bothered her? How do you know?
She felt embarrassed. Because her cheeks burnt.
Name one difference between Korea and America
Roofs are different (shingled in America - clay tiled in Korea) / Korean houses have an ondal and American houses have radiators / The food is different (rice and vegetables in Korea - fast food in America) / Different languages (Korean - English)/ There are paper rice doors in Korea and wooden doors in America
What did inspectors in Ellis Island check?
They checked the passengers´ papers (passports, names, country of origin)