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AMERICA'S RESPONSE TO A CHANGING WORLD
AMERICA'S RESPONSE TO A CHANGING WORLD
Your to-do list What do you think life for refugees is like? What do they go through on their journey to find a new home? Please list at least four predictions about what their lives are like on the handout provided. A review of Abdi Iftin's visit Thanks to those of you who took the time to come to the presentation in the Library yesterday. Let's start by reviewing what Mr. Iftin talked to us about. TCB What was Syria like? Check out the Searching for Syria site created by the United Nations and Google. Examine what was Syria like before the conflict. Exodus Please watch Exodus. As you watch, think about what you see that confirms your preconceptions of refugees and what doesn't.
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Our guest today is Abdi Nor Iftin. If you missed the last class, you can catch up on the details of his journey to the United States by checking out some of the resources from our last class.
Our guest on Wednesday will be Abdi Nor Iftin. I think the best way that I can introduce you to him is to let you be captivated by his story the same way I was when I first heard it.
Please listen to "Abdi and the Golden Ticket" from This American Life. We'll also listen to an update from him on another episode of This American Life:It's Working Out Very Nicely. As you listen please post at least three questions for Mr. Iftin to this form. I will share these questions with Mr. Iftin before his presentation so that he has a better idea of what you would like to know. Your to-do list Please return to your groups continue your research on different refugee groups. What was Syria like before? Check out the Searching for Syria site created by the United Nations and Google. Examine what was Syria like before the conflict. Exodus What do you think life for refugees is like? What do they go through on their journey to find a new home? Please list at least four predictions about what their lives are like on the handout provided. Please watch Exodus. As you watch, think about what you see that confirms your preconceptions of refugees and what doesn't.
Your to-do list
Where are refugees from? With your teammates pick a current refugee group from around the world and research it. Please find out the following information.
Don't forget that your family history is due in our next class
Your to-do list
Please make sure that you submit your 1631 project to eBackpack.
How much do you know about refugees?
Please take the Council on Foreign Relations quiz on refugees. As you take the quiz, you’ll learn not only from the questions and their answers but the additional information provided. As you take the quiz, make note of one thing that you learned beyond the answer about refugees.
Please submit your work to eBackpack when you are done. This assignment is worth ten points. How does it work?
Using the resources posted below, find eight steps that you need to complete to gain admission to the United States. As you do, please note if any of the items you find match with what you predicted.
Goldilocks and entry to the United States
Imagine that you are in the role of Goldilocks and need to evaluate the standards the refugees need to meet to enter the United States and their path to citizenship. Is it too easy, too hard, or just right? Please cite three examples from the policies we have looked at that lead you to your opinion. (Collins, Type 2, 10 points)
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Please post three results from the Midterm elections on our class' padlet. The results do not necessarily need to be from Maine. |
Can you make it out? Play Syrian Journey from the BBC a few times. How do you fare getting out of Syria? Please write at least three lines on what happened to you during your attempts. (Collins, Type 1, 6 points) |
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