New Immigrants
A nonfiction film that presents information about people or events
Documentary
The purpose of informational text
To inform
The most important idea about a topic to convey
Main Idea
a feeling of unease or a state of dissatisfaction
Unrest
How students become eligible to enroll in the International High School
Fail an English language assessment test
The name of the project in the documentary
The Building Bridges Project
Types of informational text
Textbooks, news articles, feature articles, web sites, instructional manuals
How you find a main idea
The first or last sentence, the title and subheadings, context clues
Having the right to do or obtain something
Eligible
The differences between ESL and ELL
English as a Second Language (one other language) & English Language Learners (multiple languages)
The three motives in which a director would create a documentary
What is social, commercial, and political
Where you can find the general overview of what sections and topics appear in a text and the pages
The table of contents
Types of supporting details
Reasons, facts and statistics, examples, and sensory details
To make important or take the chance to gain advantage from
Capitalize
This describes America as a place where people from different cultures and backgrounds mix together and assimilate creating a new culture
Melting Pot
The purpose of the Building Bridges Project
Students share their personal immigration stories and learn about difficulties coming to and living in America
The difference between nonfiction and fiction
Ways to find an implied main idea
Titles, subheadings, and supporting details
To take in or to absorb
Assimilate
Taking the train or subway when moving away from rural farms or mountains cause this
Culture shock
The reason immigrants come to America
To work, to learn, to get a better life - escaping hardships such as war or oppression
Types of text features
Table of contents, headlines and titles, headings and subheadings, index
Words, phrases, or sentences that tell more about the main idea
Supporting details
To express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly
Imply
The cause and effects of taking children out of school at an early age
Cause: help provide and take care of families
Effect: denied a full education