Have students
complete at least two of the following:1. Design a promotional
campaign around the theme of the awarding of the Nansen Medal. The elements of the
campaign may include a poster, mural, print,
radio and/or television advertising. Put all the
elements of the campaign together, including a
written strategy outlining the goals and
objectives and present them to the rest of the
class.
2. Pretend you
are a refugee who has just settled in this
country after a long journey. Write a poem to
describe your feelings based on your experiences.
3. Same as above,
but instead of writing a poem, write a song about
your experiences. Record the song on tape or
perform it for the class. This may be done
individually or as a group.
4. Choose on the
following historical figures: Lester B. Pearson, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Schweitzer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Queen Juliana of the
Netherlands. Imagine that the
individual you have selected is about to address
a general assembly of the United Nations about
the plight of refugees today. Write the speech
the person is to give and then, deliver it to the
class as if you were that person. The class may
set itself up like the United Nations, where
there are delegates from different countries
represented.
5. Who knows what
alienation feels like? Particularly, if you are
excluded from a group or society because of your
status. Create a performance art piece, which may
call on a number of disciplines such as music,
dance, mime, theatre, to explore the theme of
alienation within society. This should be a
collective and collaborative project and the
framework should be discussed and determined
within the group. Once that has been established,
members divide up roles, rehearse the piece, then
perform it for the class.
6. Your family is
under persecution in your home country. Write a
play about your family meeting. Does everyone
want to go? Where do you think you might go? Do
people have different suggestions? How do you
think you will get to where you are going? What
do you think your new life is like?
7. Draw a picture
or make a sculpture of your idea of a refugee.
Why did you choose that particular face or image?
8. Create a TV
commercial to broadcast the plight of refugees.
Tape it or perform it to the class. Was it an
effective means to get your point across? If so,
how?