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Compelling question
How does the migration of Syrians (or other modern migrants) compare with earlier periods of
migration in the United States (or globally)?
Standards & practices
9-12.G.5.3: Explain how human migration impacts local and global politics, economies, societies,
and regions.
OSEU 6.3: Analyze and define the historic and contemporary effects of US Removal and
Relocation era policies on Oceti Sakowin people (1828-1887).
Staging the question
Define refugee.
What are the obligations of countries worldwide to address the current refugee crisis?
Supporting inquiries
Supporting question 1
What are the different methods by
which humans migrate?
(consider migration like nomads as a
means of survival)
Formative performance task
Movement: Find a news article
about current migrants. How do
they get out of their country? How
do they get in to the “host”
country? Explore refugee camps
and compare those to reservations.
Use maps and timelines to show the
migration and the historical period
in which it occurred.
Featured sources
Refugees.org
UN News Centre
Supporting question 2
What are the differences between
voluntary and forced migration?
Formative performance task
Reasons for Moving: Define and
show examples of push-pull factors.
Create a SmartArt diagram in Word
to list push and pull factors of
migration.
Featured sources
David Bald Eagle Elder video
http://www.wolakotaproject.org/os
eu-6-david-bald-eagle-man-made-
laws/
World Geography Textbook
http://www.unhcr.org/en-us
Supporting question 3
How does migration affect both
sending and receiving nations?
Formative performance task
Effects of Movement: Consider
activities related to discrimination,
housing or job shortages, language
barriers, political opposition.
Creation of reservation as means of
separation. Create a poster or
visual aid that offers
images/statistics of the effects on
migrants.
Featured sources
The Harriet and Robert Heilbrunn
Department of Population and
Family Health at Colombia.edu
Summative performance task · Argument
Construct a multimedia project that addresses the compelling question using
specific claims and relevant evidence from historical sources while acknowledging
competing views.
Extension
Create a public service poster to educate the public about the plight of refugees.
Taking informed action
Write a letter to our new president urging him or her to take action to help those affected by
forced migration either currently or historically.
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“Impact of Migration” | OSEU 6: Sovereignty & Treaties
Compelling
Question
How does the migration of Syrians (or other modern migrants) compare with earlier periods of
migration in the United States (or globally)?
Standards and
Practices
9-12.G.5.3: Explain how human migration impacts local and global politics, economies, societies,
and regions.
OSEU 6.3: Analyze and define the historic and contemporary effects of US Removal and
Relocation era policies on Oceti Sakowin people (1828-1887).
Staging the
Question
Define refugee.
What are the obligations of countries worldwide to address the current refugee crisis?
Supporting Question 1
Supporting Question 2
Supporting Question 3
What are the different methods by
which humans migrate?
(consider migration like nomads as a
means of survival)
What are the differences between
voluntary and forced migration?
How does migration affect both
sending and receiving nations?
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Movement: Find a news article
about current migrants. How do
they get out of their country? How
do they get in to the “host”
country? Explore refugee camps
and compare those to reservations.
Use maps and timelines to show the
migration and the historical period
in which it occurred.
Reasons for Moving: Define and
show examples of push-pull factors.
Create a SmartArt diagram in Word
to list push and pull factors of
migration.
Effects of Movement: Consider
activities related to discrimination,
housing or job shortages, language
barriers, political opposition.
Creation of reservation as means of
separation. Create a poster or
visual aid that offers
images/statistics of the effects on
migrants.
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
Refugees.org
UN News Centre
David Bald Eagle Elder video
http://www.wolakotaproject.org/os
eu-6-david-bald-eagle-man-made-
laws/
World Geography Textbook
http://www.unhcr.org/en-us
The Harriet and Robert Heilbrunn
Department of Population and
Family Health at Colombia.edu
Summative
Performance
Task
Argument
Construct a multimedia project that addresses the compelling question using
specific claims and relevant evidence from historical sources while acknowledging
competing views.
Extension
Create a public service poster to educate the public about the plight of refugees.
Taking
Informed
Action
Write a letter to our new president urging him or her to take action to help those affected by
forced migration either currently or historically.