Writing and Q&A

SP 20 AmLa 80 Paper 2

Topic: The Migration Experience

How do push and pull factors affect our decision-making about migration?

Prewrite: Refer to Paper 2 Themes Table! Remember, talk to your instructor and teammates for

ideas!

Course Themes

Family

Economics

Politics

Danger

Poverty

Compassion

History

Violence

Evidence: Class Materials

The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande

“Push and Pull Factors” by Juan Ramos

“25 Ways to Develop a Growth Mindset” by Saga Briggs

“Family, Hope and Resilience on the Migrant Trail” by Jon Lowenstein

“Immigrants and the American Dream”

“immigrant” by Rupi Kaur

Organization: Writing Task

In the second part of our course, our teams discussed the difficulties facing immigrants,

including the Grande family, in their immigrant story. Each immigrant story that we have

examined has a protagonist (main character) and a team that has influenced the decision of

families to migrate.

In the first paragraph (❡), describe the push and pull factors in your own and/or your family’s

decision to come to the United States.

1. Introduce the key terms, push and pull, and define them for the reader.

• Try using one of these phrases to introduce the article information:

i. According to (author’s full name) in the article (title in quotes) _________...

ii. In the article (title in quotes) _________ the author (full name)________

explains that...

2. Explain two (2) to three (3) pull and/or push factors that caused your migration. Tell

whether the factors that caused your migration are push factors or pull factors.

In the second paragraph (❡), identify and analyze the push and/or pull factors that influenced

the Grande family’s (from The Distance Between Us) choice to emigrate from Mexico. Should

Reyna’s parents have stayed with the three children? Why or why not?

In the third paragraph (❡), analyze the most pressing/prominent/important theme and explain

why this theme appears in all of this module’s materials. How does this affect immigration?

Please review Criteria for Success below and remember:

● Your paper must be your own work ● Plagiarism will result in a grade of NP + other the consequences ● Your grammar and structure do not have to be perfect, but carefully review your paper

so that all of your language is comprehensible (you may ask the instructor if you have any language or writing questions).

Criteria for Success (Rubric)

Self-Evaluation Criteria for Success Teacher Feedback

Student composes 3 paragraphs

Student uses MLA format: Heading with four lines Last name/Page # Tab for each paragraph Double spaced Title is centered, appropriate

Student builds each paragraph with:

- A strong and clear topic sentence

- Supporting details - A clear concluding sentence

Student makes clear connections to DBU and class materials.

• (❡1) Student introduces key

terms and explains personal push and pull factors

• (❡2) Student describes the

push and pull factors in DBU

• (❡3) Student chooses and

analyzes the most important theme.

• (❡3) Student explains how

theme affects migration.

Student uses mostly comprehensible (mostly clear) language

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