A Common Bond and Documentary

How do the subheadings in "A Common Bond" contribute to the author's message?

• They emphasize the problems students face when they are new to the United States.

• They emphasize the benefits of attending the International High School for recent immigrants to the U.S.

• They suggest that international students must give up their culture to fit in.

• They suggest that American society does not have a place for International students.

Read the footnote from part 2 of the article:

The purpose of the footnote is to...

• include an additional statistic

• Provide a quotation

• explain the meaning of the phrase

• provide a translation for a foreign term

What is the main message of the documentary?

• Coming to America as a young immigrant may seem difficult but is much less challenging than it is for older adults.

• High school students who are English language learners must first learn English before they can begin to gain an education in America.

• High school students who are English language learners face challenges but can overcome them if educators understand the issues they face.

• Young immigrants who are just learning to speak English have little in common with their American counterparts in most high schools.

Which sentence best describes the overall structure of the documentary?

• It shows the causes of immigration for many and the resulting effects.

• it compares and contrasts the experiences of immigrant students taking part in a program.

• It shows the problems many immigrant families face in America and possible solutions.

• It explains the steps in the process of immigrating to America and becoming a student.

Read this sentence from a student's summary of the documentary.

"After participating in the program students share their experiences with American students."

What changes, if any, should be made in the above sentence?

• change students to students'

• Change American to America

• Add a comma after program

• Change participating to participated

What is the most likely reason the documentary was produced?

Choose 2

• to describe the work of human rights activists around the world

• to explain statistics related to young people and immigration to America.

• to compare the experiences of immigrants from different countries in New York.

• to raise awareness about the experiences of young immigrants

• to tell some of the reasons why young immigrants come to America

The main purpose of the documentary and the article is

• to cite statistics related to immigrant students

• to compare the success rates of American students

• to show the process of how to immigrate to America

• to describe the experiences of immigrant students

The graph conveys the information that...

Choose 2

• Public school students in New York graduate at the same rate as students from the International High School for Recent Immigrants

• Public school students graduate at a higher rate than those from the International High School.

• Students from the International schools graduate at a much higher rate than immigrants in public schools.

• The International School is very successful at teaching immigrant students.

• The International School is not successful at teaching immigrant students.

What was most likely the filmmakers' main motive for making the documentary?

• to highlight a problem in society

• to take a position on a political issue

• to provide information about a school project

• to recommend a specific kind of education

Which quotation from the documentary best supports the answer you chose from #9?

• "Our students generally haven't been in any school in the United States before, so all of our students are English language learners."

• "Learning a new language and adapting to a new culture, my father's pancreas cancer is complicated. He was going to die."

• "In this year's project called Building Bridges, Newcomers students will share their personal immigration stories, and the St. Luke's students will interview them about their lives and turn their findings into research papers."

• "Julie's students, like the larger immigrant population, are struggling with the perception that their presence in this country is a threat, and that their differences make them dangerous."