CONTENTS
Table of Contents
CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... 2
GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................. 4
Who is Neha and what is this teaching guide about? .......................................................................................... 4
Why teach about statelessness? ........................................................................................................................... 4
Learning goals ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
How was the teaching guide developed?............................................................................................................. 5
What can be found in the teaching guide? .......................................................................................................... 5
How are the activities connected to The Girl Who Lost Her Country? ..................................................................... 6
What age groups are the activities suitable for? .................................................................................................. 6
Teaching controversial issues .............................................................................................................................. 7
HELPFUL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................ 8
A short introduction to statelessness .................................................................................................................... 8
Quick facts ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Myth-busting ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Learn more .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
THEME 1: BORDERS & BELONGING .................................................................................... 10
What can be found in this theme?..................................................................................................................... 10
How are the activities connected to The Girl Who Lost Her Country? ................................................................... 11
Before you begin................................................................................................................................................ 11
Key Takeaways of this theme............................................................................................................................ 12
Key Words ........................................................................................................................................................ 12
UNIT 1: THE WORLD AND OUR PLACE IN IT ................................................................................. 13
1.1a: Defining our borders ............................................................................................................................ 14
1.1b: The changing world map ..................................................................................................................... 16
UNIT 2: CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING ......................................................................... 18
1.2a: Welcome to earth ................................................................................................................................. 19
1.2b: Storytelling statelessness ....................................................................................................................... 20
UNIT 3: RIGHTS AND ACTIVISM ..................................................................................................... 22
1.3 a: Challenging exclusion.......................................................................................................................... 23
1.3b: A right to belong .................................................................................................................................. 26
THEME 2: CITIZENSHIP & RIGHTS ...................................................................................... 28
What can be found in this theme?..................................................................................................................... 28
How are the activities connected to The Girl Who Lost Her Country? ................................................................... 29
Before you begin................................................................................................................................................ 11
Key Takeaways of this theme:........................................................................................................................... 30
Key words.......................................................................................................................................................... 30
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