Grade 8 - Social Studies - Resources: Unit 3 - Refugees

Twenty Iraqi children discuss how the War on Terror has affected their lives.

Explores the lives of the nearly three hundred thousand child soldiers are serving in armies around the world.

As civil conflict and increasingly dire economic situations spread across areas of the globe, refugees have left their homes in countries such as Afghanistan, Syria, and Somalia in search of a better future for themselves and their children.

Discusses the challenges refugees face as they flee poverty and violence in their home countries, and the conditions they endure while waiting for opportunities to resettle in other countries.

Explores the fundamental questions surrounding refugees

Text and illustrations look at refugees from a range of perspectives, discussing how it feels to be a refugee, how refugees travel to a new home, laws about refugees, and more

Relates the abusive childhood experiences of Paula Gómez in Colombia and her escape to Canada where she decided to dedicate her life to help women and children in crisis

More than 1 million undocumented immigrant children and teenagers live in the United States. Most live in the shadows, fearful of the authorities, barred from participating in common American rites of passage, and always subject to detention and deportation. Undocumented Immigrant Youth presents a powerful, real-world look at the lives of these vulnerable young people.

In the public discourse, illegal immigration sparks both fury and compassion. What should be done about the nations 11 million illegal immigrants is discussed clearly and objectively, with added insight from experts and others.