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High School Lesson Plans: Migration

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Posted on September 15, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Grades 9-12
These resources are appropriate for grade levels 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th.
Lesson Plans:


  1. Migration Service: Learning Lesson Plan
    In this project, students will read sections from the Migration Issue Brief concerning why migration happens and the economic and cultural effects of migration. Students will read "the town that loves refugees" to learn about the resettlement process for refugees in the US. The teacher will engage the students in a discussion about the readings to understand the issues and will have the students learn about the immigrant population in their own community. For the service aspect of the project, students will volunteer at a local refugee resettlement or immigrant services organization and write a report about the experience.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 1-2 classes

    To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit  Globalization101.

  2. Should we stay or should we go?
    In this lesson students will take a virtual visit at the Migration Station to European countries that have been impacted by immigration or emigration. Students will write and perform scenes in which a family member must convince others that it is time to migrate.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 3 hours

    To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit  National Geographic.







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