New Immigrants
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Main Idea
Vocab
Common Bond
100

A nonfiction film that presents information about people or events

Documentary 

100

The purpose of informational text

To inform

100

The most important idea about a topic to convey

Main Idea

100

a feeling of unease or a state of dissatisfaction 

Unrest

100

How students become eligible to enroll in the International High School

Fail an English language assessment test

200

The name of the project in the documentary

The Building Bridges Project

200

Types of informational text

Textbooks, news articles, feature articles, web sites, instructional manuals

200

How you find a main idea

The first or last sentence, the title and subheadings, context clues

200

Having the right to do or obtain something

Eligible

200

The differences between ESL and ELL

English as a Second Language (one other language) & English Language Learners (multiple languages)

300

The three motives in which a director would create a documentary

What is social, commercial, and political

300

Where you can find the general overview of what sections and topics appear in a text and the pages

The table of contents

300

Types of supporting details

Reasons, facts and statistics, examples, and sensory details

300

To make important or take the chance to gain advantage from

Capitalize 

300

This describes America as a place where people from different cultures and backgrounds mix together and assimilate creating a new culture

Melting Pot

400

The purpose of the Building Bridges Project

Students share their personal immigration stories and learn about difficulties coming to and living in America

400

The difference between nonfiction and fiction

Nonfiction provides factual information about real people, places, things, and events
400

Ways to find an implied main idea

Titles, subheadings, and supporting details

400

To take in or to absorb 

Assimilate

400

Taking the train or subway when moving away from rural farms or mountains cause this

Culture shock

500

The reason immigrants come to America

To work, to learn, to get a better life - escaping hardships such as war or oppression 

500

Types of text features

Table of contents, headlines and titles, headings and subheadings, index

500

Words, phrases, or sentences that tell more about the main idea

Supporting details

500

To express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly

Imply

500

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