2. Wednesday, October 21st http://stories.unhcr.org/ http://stories.unhcr.org/ 1. Go to the website above and find your assigned refugee. Are there any photos, videos, or additional information you can add to the graphic organizer? Map their journey. 2. Choose one more refugee from the website and using that person’s information, complete the graphic organizer and map their journey. 3. Research the country of origin or the host country from one of the refugee’s stories, use the resources below. A. Find information about the country’s government, economy, and social policies and programs. B. Write a short essay about your findings, outlining possible reasons why refugees made, or had to make, certain choices. BBC Country Profiles http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ BBC Country Profiles http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ 4. US citizenship test A. Visit http://www.history.com/interactives/citizenship-quiz take the test and record your scoreshttp://www.history.com/interactives/citizenship-quiz

3. Mapping One Refugee’s Journey  In order to learn more about the current refugee crisis, you will read the account of one refugee and then map his or her journey.  Mapping One Refugee’s Journey and Refugee Stories  Read the story  Review any vocab that is challenging  Fill out the organizer  Complete the map exercise  In addition to the specific tasks, use creativity to illustrate aspects of their refugee’s journey that you think are important. (Draw a picture or add text to the map)  View the stories on the UNHCR website, which includes photos and videos of some of the refugees.  http://stories.unhcr.org/ http://stories.unhcr.org/

5. Refugees Stories  Ahmet (Syria to Cyprus) Ahmet (Syria to Cyprus)  http://stories.unhcr.org/ahmets-story-cyprus-p52234.html http://stories.unhcr.org/ahmets-story-cyprus-p52234.html  Awad (Sudan to South Sudan)Awad (Sudan to South Sudan)  http://stories.unhcr.org/awad-2-p131.html http://stories.unhcr.org/awad-2-p131.html  Hosein (Iran to France)Hosein (Iran to France)  http://stories.unhcr.org/hoseins-story-greece-p13163.html http://stories.unhcr.org/hoseins-story-greece-p13163.html  Sahara (Somalia to Slovakia)Sahara (Somalia to Slovakia)  http://stories.unhcr.org/sarahs-story-slovakia-p3233.html http://stories.unhcr.org/sarahs-story-slovakia-p3233.html  Shahad (Syria to Lebanon)Shahad (Syria to Lebanon)  http://stories.unhcr.org/shahad-p148.html http://stories.unhcr.org/shahad-p148.html  Shookrullah Alizadah (Afghanistan to Sweden)Shookrullah Alizadah (Afghanistan to Sweden)  http://stories.unhcr.org/shookrullah-alizadahs-story-afghanistan-sweden- p6778.html http://stories.unhcr.org/shookrullah-alizadahs-story-afghanistan-sweden- p6778.html  Yasser (Syria to Bulgaria)Yasser (Syria to Bulgaria)  http://stories.unhcr.org/yassers-story-bulgaria-p2853.html http://stories.unhcr.org/yassers-story-bulgaria-p2853.html

6. Class Discussion  Summarize each refugee story for your classmates and present map to the class.  What did you learn about each refugee?  What were some of the reasons people gave for leaving their countries of origin?  Did any of the refugees’ stories have similarities? How did experiences differ?  Were you surprised by anything that you read?  What challenges did the refugees face during their journeys, and how did they respond?  Who or what organizations or governments have they turned to for aid?  Is there anything else you would like to know about the refugees you read about? About other refugees?  Who do you think should be responsible for helping refugees? What do students think that people, organizations, and governments should do? What role do you think that the United States should play?  Did hearing refugees' stories shape your opinions about the refugee crisis? If so, how?

7. Extra Challenges  Research the country of origin or the host country from one of the refugee’s stories, use the resources below.  Find information about the country’s government, economy, and social policies and programs.  Write a short essay about their findings, outlining possible reasons why refugees made, or had to make, certain choices. BBC Country Profiles CIA World Factbook BBC Country Profiles CIA World Factbook

8. US Citizenship Test  http://www.history.com/i nteractives/citizenship- quiz http://www.history.com/i nteractives/citizenship- quiz  WOULD YOU PASS???