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HOMEWORK

**__Presentation of One in 8 Million__**

__Day 1-__ Form groups of three. Each person will go to the website: One in 8 milion [|One in 8 million website] and will watch one (or more) of the stories presented in the website.

__Day 2__- Sharing your story with you group. Each classmate will retell the story the chose to their group and talk about their impressions. At home, watch the story your group members recommended.

__Day 3-__Come to an agreement as to what is the best story. Discuss the questions below so that you will be able to make a good presentation.

For next class, your group will give a short presentation on the story of the person you chose. (each person will talk for 2-3 minutes)

**One person** will discuss the three or four stories that were chosen by your classmates and present the reasons you chose the one story as your favorite. What was the criterion used for choosing the best story; Example, did you like how the story-teller narrated his/her life Did you like the images that went along with the story? Did you find the story engaging? Shocking? Different? Inspiring? Thought-provoking? Typically American?

**The second person** will summarize the story for the class. You will be “telling” the story, NOT READING YOUR NOTES

**The third person** will compare/contrast this person’s story to a story/ current event/ personal experience that shows how unique or not unique this story is. Think about the contrast in Values between your countries and the US

In class assignment

 Listen to the story of ** Tika Chapagai: The Newcom ** er, which you will find in the NYTimes project in 2009 of interviewing 59 inidividuals, ordinary people telling extraordinary stories. Comment ** on your blog about his story and how it relates to the American Dream **

Here is the blog to Mr Chapagai's story. [|One in 8 million- Mr Chapagai] <span style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Post listening questions <span style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Does Mr. Chapagai feel lucky and thankful for being in the US? What is he thankful for in particular? <span style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2) Is he building a community in New York <span style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3) Do he and his wife miss the community they formed at the refugee camp in Bhutan? How long were they there and why did they come to the US? <span style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4) What does Mr Chapagai do for a living? What is his commute like? <span style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5) What hopes does he have for his son? <span style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">6) Is Mr. Chapagai thankful that he didn't stay in the refugee camp?

====<span style="font-size: 1.066em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** Discuss with your partner ** ==== <span style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: -0.5in;">Do you know anyone that has had to flee his/her country because of persecution (political or cultural)?

<span style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: -0.5in;">In what way do you think it might be hard for a refugee to stay in a new country, like it is for Mr Chapagie to be in the US

<span style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;">Do you think refugees going to a host country believe that they will be able to reconstruct their lives? Does your country welcome refugees? Do you know of any examples of political refugees?