Australia and the Refugee Crisis
Lesson 2
In this class the students research the topic with a view to critical analysis of sources
Learning Intentions:
I will:
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Critically analyse sources of information for accuracy and value.
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Understand the ethical issues around correctly referencing my sources.
Success Criteria:
I can:
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Explain how and why some sources are biased.
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Make notes about the key issues, recording the sources.
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Save images / graphs / maps that will help me to understand and explain the issues to others, and record the sources for correct referencing.
Lesson
Plan 2
Meet the Mersheds
Stateless Palestinian
Refugees who fled their home in Iraq
Another Iraqi family, the Abdulnoors, have just arrived in Indonesia and are waiting to be interviewed by the UNHCR, so they can be assessed for refugee status.
In this clip Nicole discovers that the Syrian civil war and fight against ISIS has resulted in one of the largest refugee crises since WWII.
In this clip Nicole seeks the opportunity to challenge Kim’s opinions on asylum seekers and refugees.
More clips are available via:
https://www.sbs.com.au/sites/sbs.com.au.home/files/go_back_3_-_teacher_notes_2015.pdf
Time to do some research
Research Techniques and Ethics PPTX
Remember:
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Be critical
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Look for more than one source to support something
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Make a note of the source for referencing
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Images / Maps / Graphs / etc
Share your collected information with your group,
going over the key ideas and showing any images/graphs/maps you have
Next Time:
You will debate the topic using what you learned in your research