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Refugees in Today's Society

Unit of 3 lessons

6th-8th Grade

Subjects:

Language Arts, Philanthropy and Social Studies

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Lesson 1 :	ELA:	Compare/Contrast; Group Discussions; Reflection; Visual Media; Vocabulary
	PHIL:	Enlightened Self-Interest
	SOC:	6 genOn; Analyze/Interpret; Common Good; Disaster: Human-Made; Economics; For-Profit; Human Rights; Nonprofit; Refugees
Lesson 2 :	ELA:	Analyze/Interptret; Group Discussions; Journaling; Viewing
	PHIL:	Empathy; Philanthropy
	SOC:	6 genOn; Common Good; Devloping Countries; Disaster: Human Made; Refugee
Lesson 3 :	ELA:	Group Discussions; Presentations; Vocabulary
	PHIL:	Service
	SOC:	6 genOn; Analyze/Interpret; Common Good; Compare/Contrast; Contemporary Issues; Current Events; Developing Countries; Maps/Globes; Refugees; Research

Unit Purpose:

Students will identify the differences between refugees and other migrants. They will determine the myriad of challenges refugees face in their daily lives. The learners will define and discuss examples of terms related to refugees and the common good. They will explore the refugee experience and recognize some of the causes and effects of being a refugee. Analyzing The Universal Declaration of Human Rights will offer them the opportunity to relate refugees and themselves to basic human rights and the concepts of enlighened self-interest and the common good. They will define the words philanthropy and empathy and brainstorm ideas for acting philanthropically to addess the issues faced by refugees or others in need. Students will also analyze the geographic changes and issues that may cause forced displacement. By using the Model United Nations format, they will create plans that could potentially help refugees.

Focus Questions: What are the present world events that are producing refugees? What sector(s) of society is responsible to address issues experienced by refugees?

Unit Duration:

Six 45-Minute Sessions, Plus time to plan and carry out a service project

Unit Objectives:

The learner will:

define terms related to refugees and civil society.
identify the different types of people seeking asylum in the world.
identify the four economic sectors (government, business, nonprofit, household).
recognize the causes and the effects of being a refugee.
explore the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and relate their own rights and those of others to enlightened self-interest and the common good.

identify with the issues faced by refugee children.
recognize the causes and the effects of being a refugee.
view a video and photographs of refugees to understand some of their physical and emotional needs.
define philanthropy and empathy.
brainstorm potential solutions to improve the refugee situation.

identify the different types of people seeking asylum in the world.
recognize the causes and the effects of being a refugee.
research a specific refugee-producing or refugee-hosting country.
create potential solutions to improve the refugee situation in the country.
select, plan and implement a class, or individual sevice project.
reflect on their service.

Service Experience:

Although lessons in this unit contain service project examples, decisions about service plans and implementation should be made by students, as age appropriate.

Students research countries that produce refugees and those that receive refugees. They plan and implement a service project that addresses issues faced by refugees or other people in need.