What big problem happened on Ellis Island?
The WOODEN buildings caught fire. They had to rebuild with brick and stone.
Make a sentence using the phrase "support myself / supports herself / supports himself"
Ex: She supports herself by helping to manage a grocery store.
She uses a calendar to ____________ all of her appointments.
Keep track of
VOCAB: Many people ________ the stadium to see the football game.
flooded into
VOCAB: She wrote a note on a __________ of paper and put it on the refrigerator to help her remember it.
scrap
Make a sentence with the phrase "catch fire" or "caught fire" (past tense).
Ex: The car caught fire when the other car hit it.
Vocab: They are new home __________. They got the keys to the house today.
owners
Make a sentence with the word "store/to store/stored"
Ex: He stored the tools on the wall in the basement.
Who became the second owner of Ellis Island, after Samuel Ellis?
The U.S. Government
Why did the US government start to control immigration?
They wanted to test newcomers. They wanted to make sure people were healthy and could work in jobs.
Make a sentence using the word "arrival"
Ex: Their arrival at the airport was at 5:00PM.
What do you remember about Annie Moore, the person we see in this statue on Ellis Island?
Ex: She was from Ireland. She came on a ship at age 15 with her brothers. She was the first to pass through Ellis Island.
Make a sentence using the phrase "found out"
Ex: She found out some surprising news today at her job!
VOCABULARY: People thought Annie Moore was ______ because she traveled with her young brothers to America at age 15.
Brave
What services were available on Ellis Island?
Laundry, hospital, foreign money exchange, place to buy train tickets, send telegrams, etc.
How did Annie Moore have a hard life after she moved to New York?
She lived in a very small apartment and had 11 children. Five of her children died as infants.