Alabama Social Studies SS24.2.14a

Social Studies2nd GradeHistory

The Standard

SS24.2.14: Explain how and why people have moved into and within the United States.

Describe the experiences of groups that have migrated to and within the United States throughout history.

2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students explain why groups moved to or within the United States. They use maps and short accounts to describe the trip, arrival, and challenges each group faced.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can explain why some Irish families came to the United States after potato crops failed and why many Black families moved North for jobs and safety. They can show each route on a map and name a challenge each group faced.
Common Misconceptions: Some students think everyone moved for the same reason or that every move was a free choice. Others assume life was easy once people arrived.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Using the two story cards, name one reason an Irish family moved to New York, one reason a Black family moved from Georgia to Chicago, and one challenge either faced.

Lesson moves

Use yarn on a map to trace Irish families from Ireland to New York and Black families from Georgia to Chicago.
Read two short passages, one about an Irish family's sea trip and one about a Black family's train trip; ask what each hoped would change.
Sort clue cards reading “ship to New York,” “train to Chicago,” “potato crop failed,” and “unfair Southern laws” under the two groups.
Compare photos of a present-day bus station and a 1920s train station; list what travelers might need upon arrival.

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