A PROJECT
CRITICAL
POWER POINT
PRESENTATION
The Lost Boys of
Sudan
Ms. Karsten
Mott Hall High School
2008-2009
AIM:
What Social Problem is represented by
the world’s “Refugees”?
What are the differences between a
REFUGEE and an IMMIGRANT?
Refugees 2008
Immigrants 2008
Immigrants
Immigration refers to the movement of people
among countries.
Immigrants
1. A foreign-born individual who voluntarily
leaves his/her country of origin
2. Immigrants have to go through an application
process or Green Card Lottery.
3. Others get it from their US based
employer, by marrying US citizen or apply for
asylum if eligible.
Refugees
 Refugee, person who is forced to leave
the country in which he or she lives
because of a well-founded fear of
persecution.
 A refugee is NOT someone displaced in
their own country, displaced by natural
disasters, or people who migrate
voluntarily.
Synthesis
Using the pictures and the definitions what
problems do refugees face in contrast to
immigrants?
Real World Social Problem
THE FACTS
 UNICEF website
 The Lost Boys by The Red Cross
 One of the Largest Refugee supporters in
the US- Church World Service
Using Evidence to find the
causes of displacement
 Identify the Causes
 Using the above link from the PPA,
complete the attached worksheet.
 You will identify the causes of
displacement (refugees) based on the
following slides Evidence 1-4
What have you heard?
 Countries with highly documented cases of RefugeesWhat prior knowledge do you have?
LET’S DISCUSS AND FIND OUT
 Each of the following slides show
evidence of a social problem related to
the refugees
 A “Social Problem” is a condition that
adversely affects large numbers of
people
 For each of the following slides,
determine the “social problem”
COMPLETE THE CHART
SLIDE #
1
2
3
4
SOCIAL PROBLEM
Evidence # 1
Evidence # 2
Evidence # 3
Evidence # 4
 CLUSTER HOMES OF REFUGEES
EVIDENCE # 5
 Refugee Camp Statistics
Conclusion
 THE PUBLIC POLCIY ANALYST
 Complete Worksheet # 1:
Defining the Social Problem
Complete Worksheet # 2:
Gathering Evidence of the Social Problem
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
Write an Essay using your
worksheets with the title:
African Refugees: A major Social Problem
2:
EXTRA CREDIT:
Complete Worksheet #5:
Finding Solutions (click on link)