The Immigrant Experience – From South Africa to America
13:49
Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: Hear one man’s story about emigrating from South Africa to America. Learn about life in his home country, what brought him to America and how moving to America has changed his life.
Type of Video: Interview*
Unique Video ID: DCulture-74**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as part of your students’ study of geography. Have students locate South Africa on a map and calculate the distance from South Africa to the United States. Have students follow up viewing the video by researching more about South Africa and then sharing what they learned with the class.
- Prior to viewing the video, ask students what they know about South Africa. List any items mentioned on the board. After viewing the video, have students share new things they learned about South Africa.
- As part of your discussion/use of the video, place it in its time frame context. Mr. Brown is speaking of a time between 5 and 15 years ago. Have students research how laws have changed in South Africa since Mr. Brown came to America.
*Interviews feature extended conversation exploring fascinating topics with fascinating people in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
