About the Text: Ellis Island
Ellis Island by Elaine Landau introduces students to immigration and provides them with specific facts and details about Ellis Island and the immigrants who came to America through Ellis Island. Students learn why immigrants came to America in the late 19th and early 20th century, the difficulties of the journey, the establishment of Ellis Island and what went on there and its decline and restoration. Included at the end of the text are true statistics, other resources about Ellis Island and immigration, and important words. Landau presents information in a lively continuous narrative accompanied by photographs, captions, diagrams, statistics, and maps.
According to Scholastic Book Wizard, this text is best suited for students in grades 3 - 5. It has a grade level equivalent of 4.5 and is labeled a guided reading level Q.
We selected this text because the topic of Ellis Island and immigration intrigued both of us. Our Nonfiction Reading Instruction Guide is focused at the 4th grade level because the social studies curriculum in 4th grade, is focused on New York State and local communities and their change over time. Within this curriculum, students learn about immigration and migration from the early 1800's to the present.
APA Citation: Landau, E. (2008). Ellis Island. New York, NY: Children's Press.
According to Scholastic Book Wizard, this text is best suited for students in grades 3 - 5. It has a grade level equivalent of 4.5 and is labeled a guided reading level Q.
We selected this text because the topic of Ellis Island and immigration intrigued both of us. Our Nonfiction Reading Instruction Guide is focused at the 4th grade level because the social studies curriculum in 4th grade, is focused on New York State and local communities and their change over time. Within this curriculum, students learn about immigration and migration from the early 1800's to the present.
APA Citation: Landau, E. (2008). Ellis Island. New York, NY: Children's Press.