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Lesson Plan 1
Australia and the Refugee Crisis
Lesson 1
In this class we engage with the topic and orient towards the project
Learning Intentions:
I will: Understand the main issues surrounding the refugee crisis
Success Criteria:
I can:
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Explain the difference between an illegal immigrant and an asylum seeker
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Explain the difference between an asylum seeker and a legally recognised refugee
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List at least 3 issues that are points of contention regarding this topic
Watch this video
What is happening?
Why would these people undertake such a dangerous journey?
Refugees / Asylum Seekers / Illegal Immigrants
What is the difference between these three terms?
Do you support or oppose Australia's policies regarding them?
Go to Slido.com and enter the Event Code
Enter any questions you can think of about the topic
Don't evaluate the questions yet - just write as many as you can
Once the time is up:
In groups:
Discuss the questions
- First categorise the questions into ‘Open’ or ‘Closed’ questions
- Then discuss which questions are the most interesting / useful to begin an inquiry.
Go back to Slido.com and vote for your top 5 Questions
Once the results are in - discuss why some questions are more popular than others
Next Time:
Begin researching our key questions and any other information you find relevant
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