Migration - A Contemporary Challenge

"While every refugee's story is different and their anguish personal, they all share a common thread of uncommon courage: the courage not only to survive, but to persevere and rebuild their shattered lives."

This web quest will help you to explore the ideas surrounding the contemporary challenge of movements of large numbers of people who are attempting to bring their families safety and security. 

There will be a variety of activities to help you to complete your task.  You will be asked to increase your knowledge as well as your thinking skills. 

You will complete a number of activities (described in the Process tab). Once you have completed the activities your task is to prepare a slideshow which could be presented to a younger student explaining why your country should accept more refugees. 

1. Key terms.

Watch the Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX-8emlxqqc

Go to the links/ sites below and find the definitions for the following terms. Write the definitions onto your web quest work sheet. 

https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy_research/the_truth_about_asylum/the_facts_about_asylum

http://www.unrefugees.org/what-is-a-refugee/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1E_tiagn8Q

2. Human Rights and The Journey by Francesca Sann -

a.Complete the questions and activities on the art and the story found on the web quest worksheet.

b. Go to the links below, then answer the questions on the web quest worksheet.

 https://www.amnesty.org.uk/files/Amended%20KG%20CILIP%20The%20Journey.pdf

http://www.eycb.coe.int/compasito/chapter_6/pdf/1.pdf

https://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are-human-rights/universal-declaration-of-human-rights/articles-1-15.html

3. Mapping places with mass movements of people

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/03/15/how-many-asylum-seekers-refugees-are-in-the-world-interactive-map-infographic-global-migration-immigration/

http://metrocosm.com/asylum-seekers/

https://www.fastcompany.com/40423720/watch-the-movements-of-every-refugee-on-earth-since-the-year-2000

Complete the handout using the resources above.

4. Syria as a case study - Create an Infomation Leaflet about what is happening in Syria.

Videos, stories, pictures

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/16979186

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26116868

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/europe-syria-refugee-crisis-maps

http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/aid/countries/factsheets/syria_en.pdf

Try the playing the Game: 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32057601