4.8: The Chinese Exclusion Act - SY23
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Content Objective: I will be able to explain how 19th-century Chinese immigrants helped to make America great.
Standard Objective: I will be able to identify claims and counterclaims explicitly stated in text or determine implicit claims and counterclaims from text.
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Content Objective: I will be able to explain how 19th-century Chinese immigrants helped to make America great.
Standard Objective: I will be able to identify claims and counterclaims explicitly stated in text or determine implicit claims and counterclaims from text.
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Warm Up: How is your week going? Is there anything you are looking forward to or would like to share with your U.S. History teacher(s)?
Warm Up: How is your week going? Is there anything you are looking forward to or would like to share with your U.S. History teacher(s)?

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Prohibited by law in 1790 from obtaining US citizenship through naturalization [legally becoming a citizen], Chinese immigrants faced harsh _______ and violence from American settlers in the West.
The Chinese community banded_______ in an effort to create social and cultural centers in cities such as San Francisco. They sought to provide services ranging from _______ to education, places of worship, and health facilities to their fellow Chinese immigrants.

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But, as Chinese workers began competing with white Americans for jobs in California cities, anti-Chinese discrimination increased with the rise of _______ .
Racism and discrimination became law. The new California constitution of 1879 denied naturalized Chinese citizens the right to vote or hold state _______ .
Furthermore the US Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, which was the first significant law _______ immigration into the United States. The ban lasted for 10 years and was later extended on multiple occasions until its repeal in 1943.
Applying Knowledge Together: Today, we are going to analyze a political cartoon from the time that the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed. Recall the persuasive techniques of political cartoons that we learned last week
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Applying Knowledge: Let's take a look at another political cartoon from the time period we're studying.- Meet the Cartoon: What do you notice first? (Circle the 3 most obvious elements in "Show Your Work")
- Observe the Visuals: List the people, objects, and places. Consider actions or activities as you caption each element. Which ones do you think are symbolic?
- Consider the Words: Which words or phrases are most significant? List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed in your captions.
Applying Knowledge: Let's take a look at another political cartoon from the time period we're studying.
- Meet the Cartoon: What do you notice first? (Circle the 3 most obvious elements in "Show Your Work")
- Observe the Visuals: List the people, objects, and places. Consider actions or activities as you caption each element. Which ones do you think are symbolic?
- Consider the Words: Which words or phrases are most significant? List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed in your captions.

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4. Dig Even Deeper: What time period do you think this political cartoon is from? What was happening historically at the time it was created?
4. Dig Even Deeper: What time period do you think this political cartoon is from? What was happening historically at the time it was created?
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5. Use as Evidence: What is the overall message of this image?
5. Use as Evidence: What is the overall message of this image?
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Exit Ticket: Which persuasive techniques were used in the "Golden Gate of Liberty" political cartoon?
Exit Ticket: Which persuasive techniques were used in the "Golden Gate of Liberty" political cartoon?
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Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:
Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:
