Ellis Island

National Park Service. (2021, September 10). Ellis Island.

Old and New Immigration Buildings, Photographs Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration

The National Park Service’s website featuring Ellis Island and Liberty National Monument describes the journey 12 million immigrants took through this site from 1892 to 1954 using a variety of ways to tell their stories. 

Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards – English Language Arts 

  • ELA.9.R.1.2 Reading Prose or Poetry – Theme – Analyze universal themes and their development through a literary text.
  • ELA.9.R.2.2 Reading Informational Text – Central Idea – Evaluate the support an author uses to develop the central idea(s) throughout a text.
  • ELA.9.C.1.4 Communication Standards – Expository Writing – Write expository texts to explain and analyze information from multiple sources, using a logical organization, varied purposeful transitions, and a tone appropriate to the task.
  • ELA.9.C.2.1 Communicating Orally – Oral Presentation – Present information orally, with a logical organization and coherent focus, with credible evidence, creating a clear perspective.

Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS) 

  • Strand: Reading Standards for Literature, Cluster 3: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – LAFS.910.RL.3.7 – Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment (e.g., Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts” and Breughel’s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus).
  • Strand: Writing Standards, Cluster 4: Range of Writing – LAFS.910.W.4.10 – Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time framers (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
  • Strand: Reading Standards for Speaking and Listening, Cluster 2: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas – LAFS.910.SL.2.4 – Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.