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The theme of this lesson is national case of xx*. We are going to discuss what happened in xx*, and how the identity of the people involved was shaped by the migration process.

Migration as physical movement is embedded in human nature. The search for food or hope for a better future has been leading people to move since the earliest times. Wars and expulsions force people to leave their homes.

Many of these movements demand a lot from migrants. Their lives and health are threatened, their right to self-determination is challenged, and their individual identities become objects of other people’s prejudices and actions.

INTRODUCTION

*You may also choose among Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Slovenia, Lithuania and Croatia.

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Identity on the Line have been working with seven physical movements, seven migration processes, all of them having taken place sometime in the 20th century. They have shaped the identities of millions of people and, as such, have also shaped the European identity.

Will you recognise yourself, when reading the stories of some of these former migrants and their descendants? Will you recognise their feelings?

OVERALL QUESTION

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Through the I-ON project, we have learned about seven different migration processes.

You can choose to see the short movie about a specific country, or the long movie covering all the countries in the project: I-ON Movie – i-on.museum.

You can learn more about the national cases if you visit the Identity on the Line digital exhibition at: Identity on the line - identityontheline.eu

You can learn more about our project here: www.i-on.museum

RESOURCES

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Think-pair-share. Now you will get some questions to reflect upon. Then you will divide into pairs or small groups to talk about the questions. Share your thoughts and ideas within your group and have a dialogue. After, the teacher will guide you in sharing your thoughts with the class.

REFLECT

Do you recognise yourself when seeing and reading the stories of some of these former migrants and their descendants?

Do you recognise their feelings?

What are your thoughts on the events in the case? Could they have been prevented? Do you think something like that could happen again in the future?

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MONITORING

Talk or write about

After the discussion and opinion sharing you are invited to evaluate this learning experience.

Three things I learned today
Two things I found interesting
One question I still have

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ACTIVITIES

You can choose to write an essay, make a PowerPoint presentation or an exhibition that presents your findings from the interviews. You can use recordings, take photos and as to borrow artefacts from the persons, you have interviewed.

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EVALUATION

You can choose to use the three symbols

place them at the exhibitions or presentations: The Sun were it makes you happy, the teardrop were it makes you sad and the heart were it makes you sympathize or connect.

And/or you can:

Use the evaluation template to answer the five questions.