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Exodus - Forced Migration Toolkit
Discuss. Understand. Act.
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1 pdf
Ages
12–16
Duration
Medium (5-11 activities)
This five-lesson series uses short clips from the BBC documentary series Exodus to support the English language assessment objectives for GCSE. Exodus follows English teacher Hassan as he leaves war-torn Syria and attempts to travel to the UK, showcasing the untold story of the migrant crisis. Students practise a range of reading, writing and listening skills, while building their understanding of a critical issue affecting people across the world today.
Lesson One - Exodus
Learners are introduced to the migrant crisis and analyse structures that build narrative, whilst considering reasons for migration.
Learning Objective:
- Read and respond to an unseen narrative text.
Clip(s) to Use - Clip 1: Introduction
Lesson Two - Meeting Hassan
Focuses on Hassan, an English teacher from Syria who shares his experience of leaving his country to travel to Europe. Students use his story to develop analysis skills, centred on implied and explicit information.
Learning Objective:
- To engage with texts to elicit explicit and implicit information and distinguish between the two.
Clip(s) to Use - Clip 2: Meeting Hassan, Clip 3: The Journey
Lesson Three - The Journey
Centres on Hassan's journey from Syria to Europe, focusing on writer's techniques to build suspense, drama and provide clues as to what will happen next in a non-fiction text.
Learning Objective:
- To analyse structure and consider the impact on the audience.
Clip(s) to Use - Clip 3: The Journey, Clip 4: Back to Izmir
Lesson Four - Calais
Students examine a physical description of the Calais migrant camp and develop their own creative response, demonstrating understanding of a literary imagery as an effective form of communication.
Learning Objective:
- To plan and write a descriptive piece inspired by Hassan's journey.
Clip(s) to Use - Clip 7: Another Attempt, Clip 8: Calais
Lesson Five - Responsibility
Centres on Hassan, and details how his story ends in the documentary series Exodus. Students develop their analysis of unseen texts to compare how writers' ideas and perspectives are conveyed.
Learning Objective:
- To use a variety of sources to compare the information, ideas, attitudes and intentions conveyed by different writers.
Clip(s) to Use - Clip 9: Touchdown, Clip 10: Hassan's BAFTA Speech
This resource includes
Exodus - English 11-16
The full unit of five lessons for Exodus - English 14-16.
Size: 1.50 MB
Exodus - English 11-16 - Lesson 1
Exodus
Size: 102 KB
Exodus - English 11-16 - Lesson 2
Meeting Hassan
Size: 99 KB
Exodus - English 11-16 - Lesson 3
The Journey
Size: 107 KB
Exodus - English 11-16 - Lesson 4
Calais
Size: 1.31 MB
Exodus - English 11-16 - Lesson 5
Responsibility
Size: 98 KB
Exodus - Clip 1 - Introduction
An introduction to and overview of the Exodus series.
Duration: 1:47 mins
Exodus - Clip 2 - Meeting Hassan
Meet Hassan, a Syrian English teacher who has left Syria.
Duration: 0:58 secs
Exodus - Clip 3 - The Journey
Hassan boards a crowded boat in an attempt to reach the Greek coast.
Duration: 5:05 mins
Exodus - Clip 4 - Back to Izmir
Hassan speaks about arriving on the Greek coast, before being sent back.
Duration: 1:12 mins
Exodus - Clip 5 - Arriving in Greece
Hassan finally reaches Greece and reflects on his new situation.
Duration: 2:42 mins
Exodus - Clip 6 - Memories of Syria
Hassan reflects on the country from which he has fled.
Duration: 4:08 mins
Exodus - Clip 7 - Another Attempt
At Calais, Hassan attempts to reach the UK without detection from security.
Duration: 2:28 mins
Exodus - Clip 8 - Calais
Hassan meets others while exploring the refugee camp in Calais.
Duration: 3:52 mins
Exodus - Clip 9 - Touchdown
Hassan's anxiety going through airport security with a new passport.
Duration: 2:14 mins
Exodus - Clip 10 - Hassan's BAFTA Speech
Hassan accepts an award and gives a speech at BAFTA.
Duration: 1:01 mins
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