2.3 – Think and Apply Activity 1
Similarities and Differences Activity
Look at the Similarities and Differences Activity Handout. Work in pairs or small groups to WRITE answers to these questions. Then when you’re finished, share your ideas with the whole group.
- What are two similarities and two differences you see between U.S. culture and the culture of your country of origin?
Similarities
- ________________________________________________________________
- ________________________________________________________________
Differences
- ________________________________________________________________
- ________________________________________________________________
- What are some difficulties that you or other people have as immigrants? Are there people, services, and organizations in your community that help immigrants? How?
It was hard to __________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________.
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helps immigrants by ___________________________________________________
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As students share services or resources that helped them, have your teacher write on the board/screen if they will be useful for others in class.
