The immigrant experience is a pervasive aspect of Canadian literature" Unt.il recent years, not only has Canadian literature align specifically with the immigrant experience been overlooked as a distinct theme in anthologies, but also the immigrant strains have been overlooked in high school curricula. This curriculum unit on the theme of the immigrant experience primarily uses an anthology of short genres, and is intended for a period of four to six weeks out of a Canadian literature course in senior high school.