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Refugee Pre-Reading

Refugee Pre-Reading

Assessment

Presentation

English

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

FREE Resource

6 Slides • 3 Questions

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A Remarkable Refugee Story

Pre-Activity

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What do you know about Syria?

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Multiple Choice

Where is Syria?

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In Asia

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In Europe

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In Africa

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In South America

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Open Ended

Why are there so many Syrian refugees in the world?

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Civil War

Syria’s uprising, which started in 2011 and turned into a civil war, has created one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time. Half of the country’s pre-conflict population—an estimated 12 million people—have been forced to flee their homes.

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Multiple Choice

How many Syrians are displaced from their homes?

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3 in 10 Syrians

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5 in 10 Syrians

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6 in 10 Syrians

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10 in 10 Syrians

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6 in 10 Syrians

About 6 in 10 Syrians are displaced from their homes, a number unprecedented in recent history for a single country.

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Other important facts

  • Syrians continue to make up the world’s largest refugee population.

  • About half of all people Syrian refugees are children.

  • Turkey shelters the largest number of Syrian refugees, currently hosting 3.6 million.

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A Remarkable Refugee Story

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