Students think about the idea of ʺhomeʺ and what it means to be a refugee, learn about the refugee crisis in Syria, and hear the voices of Syrian refugees (Teachable Moments USA 2013-20).

This Text to Text lesson pairs a New York Times article about the historical resonance of Europe’s refugee crisis with an excerpt from “Defying the Nazis” that chronicles a relief and rescue mission in 1939 (2017).

This New York Times Lesson pairs a Times article about the historical resonance of Europe’s refugee crisis with an excerpt from “Defying the Nazis” that chronicles the Sharps’s relief and rescue mission in 1939 (2017).

Students will be able to: Analyze text and images in order to synthesize information and reflect on the question: What is home? Compare and contrast their ideas of home with the “home” portrayed in the media. Evaluate and revise their ideas and connections to this topic by discussing the details in the text and images (Pulitzer Center 2018).