Forced Migration

Objective: write an essay on forced migration.

Outcomes:

Starter: freeze frame this...

Or, if you weren't in class, you can look at this link and imagine the backgrounds before clicking - did your imagination match reality?

1. Imagine you are a Syrian migrant, fleeing the war, as one of the people in this picture.

How do you feel?

You can take one bag with you – what belongings will you take? Stay in your role for this.

2. Now watch this on your phone (or below if you can't watch it on your phone)

Note down your thoughts and feelings. Has your perspective about forced migration changed?

3. Develop your own questions about this picture using the question grid:

4. Use the information cards to help you understand the story behind this picture. Organise them into groups you feel are appropriate to help you do this.

Examples of groups: relevant / irrelevant, locations / people, causes / effects or other groups of your choice.

5. Using the information you have learned, write your explanation to what you can see in the above picture in 300 words. Be prepared to share your writing. …

6. Now define these key terms:

• • • Migration

    • Migrant

    • Immigrant

    • Emigrant

    • Push factor

    • Pull factor

    • forced migration

    • Internal displacement

7. Now you know the key terms, go back to the information cards - can you identify different groupings in the information?

8. Look below.... what does this 'model' show?

To find out more about global migration patterns, click on the model above to see a visualisation.

9. Using the information you have found out so far about the Syrian war, and with reference to the above model, explain the factors that contribute to forced migration.

ASSESSED ESSAY TITLE:

Examine the causes and consequences of forced migration, with reference to two contemporary examples (one with political and one with environmental push factors).

You will write a draft using this structure guidance to help, receive feedback and then write the assessed piece in timed conditions in class. The assessment criteria can be found here.

PLENARY: are you ready for a quick quiz on key terms?