Baseball and Early Syrian and Lebanese Immigration to Texas: Making Connections from a Text

Subject:

Culture

Geography

History

Region:

North America

Julie Weiss


Look at the immigrant experience in America and how baseball helped them assimilate.

 

The following activities and text are abridged from “A League of Their Own,” written by Dianna Wray and photographed by Lisa Krantz.

WARM UP

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Hypothesize the theme and main idea of the article.


IF YOU ONLY HAVE 15 MINUTES ...

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Review several quotes on immigration and baseball from well-known Americans. Find evidence from the article that exemplifies one of the quotes.


IF YOU ONLY HAVE 30 MINUTES ...

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Examine the immigrant experience for Syrian/Lebanese people in the United States during the early 20th century including how baseball played an important role in their lives.


Answer the question, “How do you make photographs of documents interesting?"


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