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Population Geography Managing Population GrowthA WebQuest for Grade 10 (Geography)DesignedbyTumelo Ramaokatumelo.ramaoka@gmail.comSlide2

IntroductionSome people have a negative attitude towards foreign migrants in their country. This is sometimes so extreme that it can be called xenophobia. Xenophobia is a strong fear and dislike of people from other countries and cultures. Xenophobia leads to physical abuse, intimidations, acts of violence, destruction of peoples’ properties and businesses, physical brutality, and mass expulsion of certain groups from a country. Sadly, in 2008 a high rate of xenophobic attacks were experienced in South Africa. This resulted in deaths of sixty-two people (both citizens and non citizens), the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and millions in lost revenue. Unfortunately, even today there are still incidents of xenophobic attacks on immigrants in South Africa.Slide3

The Task The minister of Home Affairs is working on a campaign to raise an awareness on xenophobia. The minister decides to assign you the role of designing the poster that will be used nationally to raise an awareness on xenophobia. Ensure that your poster includes the following:A headingA catchy slogan

Informative advice to create awarenessVisuals that emphasise the message Slide4

The Process An effective poster will help you get your main point(s) across to as many people as possible.Read on xenophobia The process of designing the poster requires you to understand the content you are required to present. Firstly, you need to read at least three of the following articles to enhance your knowledge on xenophobia

XenophobiaXenophobia in South Africa

SA on alert for

xenophobic attack

Shop lootings recall xenophobic attacks for Alexandra

locals

Analysis: The ugly truth behind SA’s xenophobic

violence

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2. AudienceKnowing your audience will inform how you design your poster and what information to include in your poster.From the articles you read in step 1, you should have an ideal audience for the poster. If not, then re-read the articles. Use the location of where the incidents occurred to help you decided on the audience.

3. MessageThe goal of the poster is to convey a clear message to the audience.

Do you know what message you suppose to convey on the poster?

From the articles, summarise the key information you would like the audience to learn.

Task 1:

Write five - ten sentences summarising the key information.

FOCUS on your message throughout the poster.

4. Information to be displayed and layout

Click here to read on how to design a poster.

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EvaluationA grid will be use to assess your poster. The grid has five criteria which are related to the PROCESS you followed to design your poster. The scale used ranges from 1 to 5, with five being the highest score and one the lowest score. You will be assessed individually as this is an individual task. See the grid below:

Criteria

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Bold and eye-catching

heading

Catchy slogan

Information about the topic is enough to create awareness

Integrates visuals in a meaningful way

Appearance

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Conclusion The minister of Home Affairs would like to thank you for the effort you took inn designing the poster. He is impressed with the state of art work you created. Hopefully, you have learnt more about xenophobia and its impact on the society.If you still have unanswered questions, take a look at the following websites:http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sies/iom/home/what-we-do/migration-policy-and-research/migration-policy-1/migration-policy-practice/issues/august-september-2012/the-effects-of-xenophobia-on-the.htmlhttp://www.gcro.ac.za/news/xenophobia-reports-releasedhttp://www.axasa.org.za

From this lesson you should be able to empathise with those affected by xenophobic attacks and also not engage in activities that will result in xenophobia.Slide8

Population Geography Managing Population GrowthA WebQuest for Grade 10 (Geography)DesignedbyTumelo

Ramaokatumelo.ramaoka@gmail.comSlide9

IntroductionXenophobic attacks in South Africa are still prevalent today. After the 2008 high rate of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, it was expected that South Africa would reduce the rates of xenophobic attacks in the country. This lesson WebQuest is intended to raise learners’ awareness on the current situation in South Africa and also deepen their understanding on xenophobia and its impact on the society.Learners will engage in an activity that requires them to design a poster to create an awareness on xenophobia. The WebQuest requires learners to first understand what is xenophobia and xenophobia in South Africa. This will be achieved by reading five articles and designing a poster on xenophobiaSlide10

LearnersThis WebQuest was developed with South African learners in mind, at a Grade 10 level (approximately between the age 15 and 17).Geography is a selective subject from grade 10 to 12. The concept of xenophobia is dealt with in term three, under the unit Population. Learners have been exposed to the concepts of Population Movements, this lesson will build on the concepts and clarify learners’ prior knowledge on xenophobia. Learners will acquire Geographical skills such as communication, thinking, practical and social skills. The attitudes and values include respect for the rights of all people, and a sense of fairness, sustainability and equality.The learners are from township school, which can be associated with low income status. Most townships have a high rate of xenophobic attacks, this means that learners might have been exposed to incidents relating to xenophobic attacks. This

WebQuest aims to create awareness of xenophobia and encourage learner to not engage in activities that result in xenophobia.The WebQuest is intended for English First Additional Language speakers. Although learners will design posters, much attention will be focused on conveying the message using the poster. Visual learners are more likely to be stimulated by the

WebQuest

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Curriculum OutcomesThe Outcomes of this WebQuest are aligned with the General and Specific Aims as outlined in the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). They are detailed as follows:GeographyPopulation: Population MovementsAttitudes to migrants and refugeesGeneral aims: Work effectively as individuals

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information

Communicate effectively using visual, symbolic and language skills in various modes

Geography aims:

Developing knowledge about the nature of a range of different places at different scales

Creating awareness and sensitivity to inequality in the world

Fostering empathy, tolerance and fairness

Curriculum Framing QuestionsUnit Questions: What are the attitudes to migrants and refugees?This question relates to the Geography Specific Aim related to Population. This question will be dealt with throughout the WebQuest.

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Curriculum Outcomes (continued)Content Questions: What is xenophobia? What is the impact of xenophobia?This question will deal directly with the Geography Specific Aim dealing with Population Movements. The question will be answered by learners through engaging with this

WebQuest.Learners’ progress will be assessed formatively, through the use of a grid (provided on the

Evaluation page

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ProcessThis WebQuest is designed for Geography studies. At the commencement of this WebQuest, learners will work individually. The time allocated to this WebQuest is one week.Allocation of time is based on the learners’ PROCESS page: Knowledge Shift

Read information on xenophobia (45 minutes)Learners will read articles based on xenophobia, this will help them build on their prior knowledge and clarify misconceptions.The educator must monitor that learners are reading.Note… Learners who do not engage with the articles will have difficulties completing the PROCESS, as some steps are linked to the articles.

2. Planning

Who is your audience?

From the reading learners will have the ideal audience for the posters they will design.

What is your message?

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Here learners will summaries the key information into five to ten sentences. DesignDeciding on the heading, slogan, informative advice and visuals (Homework)This will be a homework activity to allow learners to think carefully.

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iv. Layout (15 minutes)Learners will decide on the layout of their posters.v. Final product (60 minutes)Learners will work on the final product in class. Emphasise on the importance of creating a poster that is focused, graphic and ordered.Adaptation of lessons: If there is no access to computers, the educator can print the information on xenophobia.

The educator can provide learners with images that learners can use to draw some inspiration for their posters, and also provide learners with resources they will need to design posters.Evaluation of learners:A grid will be used to assess learners’ products.

Marking with a grid helps learners to know exactly what is required from them by the educator.

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Resources NeededHere is a list of all the resources used in this WebQuest.Xenophobia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_in_South_Africahttp://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-05-28-analysis-the-ugly-truth-behind-sas-xenophobic-violence/#.U-ihF1Mw8pV

http://mg.co.za/print/2009-07-25-sa-on-alert-for-xenophobic-violence

http://mg.co.za/print/2014-05-15-shop-lootings-recall-xenophic-attacks-for-alexandra-locals

Designing a poster

http://www.creativebloq.com/print-design/how-design-poster-pro-tips-7133634

http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters Additional resources include:Platinum Geography Grade 10 Learner’s Book (See references)Slide16

EvaluationAt the end of the lesson, learners must create a poster that will raise an awareness on xenophobia and also show an understanding of the impact of xenophobia.Learners should be able to work independently, and collect and structure information. Learners should also show empathy towards those affected by xenophobia, this can be shown by how they communicate the message to the audience.A grid will be used to assess learners. The grid focuses on appearance, information and the visuals used to convey the message to the audience.The scale of the grid ranges from 1 to 5, you can define explicitly to learners if the need arises.

Criteria

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Bold and eye-catching

heading

Catchy slogan

Information about the topic is enough to create awareness

Integrates visuals in a meaningful way

Appearance

Total

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ConclusionThis WebQuest is designed for Geography curriculum. The purpose of this WebQuest is not only to inform learners about what is xenophobia, but to also show them the impact of xenophobia in a society and also raise learners’ awareness on xenophobia.The objective is to get the learners to feel empathy as they engage with the process of this WebQuest. Learners must be able to identify with the emotional experience of those affected by xenophobia.Teachers can also learn more about xenophobia from this

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Credits & ReferencesXenophobia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_in_South_Africa

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-05-28-analysis-the-ugly-truth-behind-sas-xenophobic-violence/#.U-ihF1Mw8pVhttp://mg.co.za/print/2009-07-25-sa-on-alert-for-xenophobic-violence

http://mg.co.za/print/2014-05-15-shop-lootings-recall-xenophic-attacks-for-alexandra-locals

Designing a poster

http://www.creativebloq.com/print-design/how-design-poster-pro-tips-7133634

http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters

Additional resources include:Bornman, M., Cohen, S., Ranby, P., Soekdoe, N. & Saunders, J. (2011). Platinum Geography Grade 10 Learner’s Book. Cape Town: Maskew Miller Longman.