Distinguish the four paths of arrival - immigrant, refugee, descendant of involuntary migration, descendant of Indigenous peoples
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~5 min
hist.g2.s.his.four_paths_migration.ex_03
Language Check
Prompt
Read these sentences. Which use respectful language and which use harmful language? Replace the harmful ones with respectful ones. (1) 'They are illegals.' (2) 'They are a refugee family who came for safety.' (3) 'Alien families.' (4) 'A newcomer family.' (5) 'Immigrants who came for jobs.'
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
respectful language correction
rubric
5/5 correct = mastery; 4/5 = practicing
answer key
- harmful - replace with 'newcomer family' or 'family without documents'
- respectful
- harmful - replace with 'newcomer family'
- respectful
- respectful
Hints
- Harmful = words that turn a person into a category.
- Respectful = words that center the family.
Misconceptions to watch
- Children may have heard harmful words from outside influence - redirect calmly without shaming.