1. Islamophobia

2. Define: Islamophobia Define it (on the back of your booklet) as you watch the videovideo

3. Article Jigsaw: Read and summarize your section Share out with people who read a different section Summarize the whole article

4. Watch This Rant: Mercer’s Rant What is his thesis? What do the drowning man and a Syrian Refugee have in common? What are two times in the past that Canadians have had to make a similar choice?

5. One time, we did: Rick Mercer cited the 60,000 Vietnamese Refugees that we allowed to immigrate. Watch this video and consider how we might view this situation in fifty yearsvideo

6. Debate: Statement: Canada should bring as many Syrian refugees to Canada as possible. Choose a side: For or Against Research

7. Go to my website and click on SS8, go to Dec 7 th and click on the link for research websites Create a word document Collect information from the websites given (copy and paste url and paste info underneath it) Collect at least ten statements that support the “for” side of the argument Collect at least ten statements that support the “against” argument

8. Canadian Council for Refugees Go to the website Find out at least three things that surprise you