Use the handout Reference Sheet of Headlines and Captions to further students' understanding of refugee issues. Have students generate a list of questions and concerns the host nations might have when large numbers of refugees arrive. The purpose of this activity is to help students realize that the presence of even a few refugees in a town will have an impact. Ask a few groups to give an oral report on one or more issues brought up by the activity. Refugees place themselves in great danger or hardship to make the trip to the host nation, and continue to have hardships once they arrive.
Refugees place a strain on the host nations, cities, or towns when too many arrive at once.
Some countries, because of their locations, are more affected than other countries. Refugees look for the closest, safest places. Students write a newspaper editorial expressing an opinion on the refugee issues faced by countries, cities, or towns. Write a story about the plight of a refugee. Show knowledge about why refugees leave their homeland, the problems they face and whether or not they can go back home.