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Refugees at Center Stage

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What is an advocate? Help high schoolers understand the issues forcing refugees to leave their home country. After gaining some information on the subject, high schoolers create a dynamic presentation and persuasive essay encouraging others to help refugees.

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persuasive techniques, persuasion, persuasive arguments, current events, refugees

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persuasive techniques, refugees, role-play, current events, ccss.ela-literacy.w.11-12.1, english language arts
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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