Starter quiz
- To be "hated" implies that people think __________ of you.
- highly
- very poorly ✓
- positively
- negatively ✓
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- The word "we" suggests which of the following?
- an indvidual
- someone else
- a group of people ✓
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- 'The action of moving something from its place or position' is the definition of which word beginning with 'd'?
- 'displacement' ✓
- 'A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster' is the definition of which word beginning with 'r'?
- 'refugee' ✓
- 'The action or practice of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone' is the definition of which word beginning with 't'?
- 'torture' ✓
- 'Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority' is the definition of which word beginning with 'o'?
- 'oppression' ✓
Exit quiz
- In 'We Refugees', Zephaniah implies that refugees are treated ...
- with respect.
- very badly. ✓
- generously.
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- It is estimated that how many people worldwide were forcibly displaced by the end of 2023?
- 2 million
- 67.9 million
- 117.3 million ✓
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- 'Relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases' is the definition of which word beginning with 'u'?
- 'universal' ✓
- Words such as "hurricane" and "pray" in Zephaniah's 'We Refugees' imply that people can become refugees through which of the following?
- natural disasters ✓
- war
- religious persecution ✓
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- 'Hostility and ill-treatment, especially on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation' is the definition of which word beginning with 'p'?
- 'persecution' ✓
- Zephaniah's use of "they" in 'We Refugees' rather than specific names implies which of the following?
- that the persecution of people happens all over the world ✓
- that he doesn't want to offend people by naming them
- that he doesn't know the names of the persecutors
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Key learning points
- Zephaniah's poem focuses on the struggle of refugees and how badly they are treated by many in society.
- Zephaniah uses the pronoun 'we' in the title to remind readers that anyone could become a refugee in their life.
- Zephaniah is a strong advocate for human rights.
Common misconception
That an economic migrant and a refugee are the same thing.
A refugee is someone who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster.
Keywords
Refugee - a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Displacement - the action of moving something from its place or position.
Persecution - hostility and ill-treatment, especially on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation.
Oppression - prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority.
Universal - relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases.
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