Lesson Internalization
Focus Standard(s) for
Lesson:
● CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.
9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough
textual evidence to
support analysis of what
the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn
from the text.
Learning Experiences
Prior knowledge: post on the
collaboration board anything
you know about the refugee
crisis
Vocabulary
TedED video: what is a
refugee?
Assessment: Writing with
evidence
Students answer the question:
What factors are leading to the
refugee crisis and what
responsibility do we have in
responding to the issue?
Discuss and take notes
Learning Objective:
● I will explore and come to understand what the
refugee crisis is and then explore what I might do
in that situation.
Guiding Question:
What does it mean to be a refugee?
What would you do?
Teacher & Student Actions
Teacher does:
● Sets up board and discusses with students
Students do:
● Post any knowledge about refugees on the
collaboration board
Teacher does:
● Teacher posts poll asking students to define
terms
Students do:
● Respond to poll questions
Teacher does:
● Discusses video afterward
Students do:
● Watch and discuss afterward
Teacher does:
● Discuss with students
Students do:
● Write a response and discuss
Teacher does:
● Posts and discusses the notes
Students do:
● Students take notes
Group Activity: What would you Teacher does:
do? ● Guides the group and sets the timer

Students are refugees that are Students do:

forced to leave their homes and ● Discuss each option and come to an agreement
must make choices with their of what to do
group as they embark on their
journey.

Discuss and reflect on what you Teacher does:

learned in your group ● DIscusses the exercise with students to see what
it taught them about refugees and themselves

Students do:
● Reflect and discuss what they learned from the
exercise

Resources
Student Facing Resources: Nearpod, chromebook

Teacher Facing Resources: Nearpod, TedEd video

Assessment: Wri