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ESL096-097-098-099: Transitional, Rachel Scheiner: Welcome!

Your Assignment

Research immigrants who are influential in their communities.

​Malala Yousafzai   --  Viet Thanh Nguyen --  Madeleine Albright  --  David Ho  --  Trevor Noah  --  Ilhan Omar  --  Mo Farah

This guide is a starting point for your research.  It includes recommended sources and strategies to find useful credible content about the work and impact of these immigrants in their communities.

Workshop Activities

  • Understand the difference between Google/Wikipedia and finding credible materials
  • Select appropriate search tools and strategy to find resources about immigrants
  • Create citations and a works cited page

Research takes time!

Be curious   --   Be flexible   --   Be patient