"Immigration No. 1", Regents US History Short Essays

Regents US History Short Essays, "Immigration No. 1" This teaching resource helps develop students' historical document analysis skills for the updated New York State Regents US History exam. It contains two sets of primary source documents with accompanying essay prompts formatted exactly like the real Regents exam. Set 1 prompts students to describe historical context and explain cause/effect, similarities/differences between documents. Set 2 also focuses on context but adds analysis of how audience, purpose, bias or point-of-view affects reliability of the source. Using one set monthly followed by peer review develops skills. With authentic primary sources mirroring the Regents, this resource provides an enriched, real-world experience examining history as historians do. Useful for whole-class instruction, small group discussion or individual practice, it prepares students for the essay component of the Regents exam.