The document provides guidance for students to analyze sources about immigrants' experiences in Britain and construct their own interpretation. It directs students to place sources on a spectrum from "Cold stares and cold skies" to "Warm smiles and good opportunities" based on evidence. Students are then asked to choose sources, fill out a data grid, and write their own interpretation of immigration history to Britain using the sources as evidence. The document suggests four possible arguments students could make to structure their interpretation.
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1. Stand on the line and justify your position: Cold stares and skies Warm and friendly
3. Content: By the end of this lesson you will be able to: Make your own judgement about immigrants experiences in Britain Construct an interpretation of these experiences Skills: By the end of this lesson you will have learnt how to: Use sources to complement each other when building an interpretation This lesson will benefit you because: You will need to use information to build arguments constantly both in school and in your wider lives
4. How did Britain become so diverse? Are we all immigrants really? What have immigrants contributed to British society? How was the UK formed? How were Jamaicans treated when they came to Britain? How has immigration changed Britain? Diversity Multiculturalism
5. So far you have looked at three interpretations of immigrants experiences. Now its time to build your own One definition of Historical Interpretation: An account of the past based on evidence
6. Warm smiles and good opportunities Cold stares and cold skies 1) Write as many sources as you can onto the graph in 20 minutes. Give a short quote to justify where you placed it. Put nearer to the middle those that you can use as evidence of both Precious McKenzie I loved Bristol
7. Now return to the line. Explain your positions. Has anyones changed? Why have you moved? What did you do when you got to a bit you did not understand?
8. Choose three that interest you and fill in the grid. Do not accept everything at face value. In other words see if you can infer what life was like rather than just accepting what they say. E.g. Sadaf from Afghanistan has a personal LSA to help him in school, what might you work out from this? Name Came from... Came to Britain in.... Cold stares because....... Evidence of opportunities and a better life because..... What questions would you ask this person to find out more about their experiences?
9. Access the document called Cold stares and cold skies? on the lgfl website. Write your own history of immigration to Britain using the sources as evidence There are four arguments for you to choose from. You may decide on your own.
10. Argument 1 - Though there were some exceptions, throughout history Britain has been a place of Cold skies and cold stares for most immigrants to Britain. Many people experienced......
11. Argument 2 Though there were a few exceptions most people who came to Britain found it welcoming, friendly and a place of opportunity.
12. Argument 3 Britain was often a place that could be welcoming and full of opportunity, and a place of cold skies and stares
13. Argument 4 Immigrants experiences of Britain are incredibly diverse. They are different depending on when you can came, where you came from, what region you moved to and most importantly the individual you are and the individuals you met
14. How far was Britain a place of cold skies and cold stares? How should we write the history of immigration to Britain? Were there any sources that could be used in more than one argument? What does that show us about interpretations? What should we do if we want to write the most accurate interpretation we can?