Depth of Knowledge Guiding Questions for Denied, Detained, and Deported
Short Answer Responses:
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Restate the Question (DO NOT ASSUME THE READER KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT)
Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES
CITE THE TEXT (at least 2-3 pieces of textual evidence)
5 Sentences in Length
Total 100 Points!
Chapter 1 Questions:
Chapter 2 Questions:
Chapter 3 Questions:
Chapter 4 Questions:
Chapter 5:
1.
Vocabulary: Immigrant, Refuge, Haven, Detained, Deported, Exile
2.
What is ironic about the title of chapter 1: “Excluded: Unguarded Stand Our Gates”? After
reading chapter 1, how do you interpret the author’s use of language in the title? (RI 8.4)
3.
How did the US create an anti-Chinese culture? (RI 8.1)
4.
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What is the central idea of chapter 1? (RI 8.2)
Vocabulary: Define anarchy, infamy, and hysteria (RI 8.4)
2.
What is the impact of J. Edgar Hoover calling Goldman and Berkman “two of the most dangerous
anarchists in this country”? (RI 8.4)
3.
Why was the Buford (the large, old military transport ship) appropriately called the “Red Ark?”(RI
8.4, RI 8.1)
4.
Do you agree with Hoover’s call to deport Goldman and Berkman? Were his fears justified?
Explain. (RI 8.2)
5.
How does the title capture the central idea of the text? Use textual evidence to support your
answer? (RI 8.2, RI 8.1)
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How was the voyage of the German Jews to Cuba deceiving? How does the experience of the
German Jews compare to the theme of the poem “Statue of Liberty Dreams of Emma Lazarus
Awakens with Tears on Her Cheeks” by Naomi Shihab Nye? (RI 8.2, RI 8.1)
2.
Determine the central idea of chapter 3. Analyze the development of the central idea throughout
the chapter. Use textual evidence to support your answer. (RI 8.1 and 8.2)
3.
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Herb Karliner and his family were denied voyage to the United States; however, in 1980 125,000
Cubans were allowed admittance into the U.S. without any problems. Why do you suppose the
U.S. refused to allow only 900 Jews trying to escape Hitler in the 1930’s but allowed hundreds of
thousands of Cubans into Florida in 1980? (DOK 2)
Vocabulary: Define Euphemism, Dissent, Incarceration (RI 8.4)
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What was the significance of the Matsudas family burning all their belongings on page 64? (RI 8.1)
3.
How does the U.S. government’s word choice of calling the “concentration camps” of the
Japanese “assembly centers, relocation centers, and internment camps” impact the way others
would perceive the events happening to Japanese Americans? (RI 8.4)
4.
What did Mary Matsudas mean when she wrote, “Dissent is an essential expression of
democracy?” (RI 8.4)
Vocabulary: Marginalized, Advent, Exploit, Exodus, Inevitable, opulent
Analyze the way the author presents the immigration experience of Mexican and Arab Americans
in Denied, Detained, and Deported comparing it to the experience of the Russian, Chinese,
Japanese, and German Jews’ experience, as discussed in previous chapters?
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