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Before we start - Study the images above carefully. They are drawings that you will all be familiar with. You used to draw pictures like this when you were younger (and maybe some of you still do!).
i. Discuss as a class what the common features of each of the drawings above are.
ii. Thinking about what house actually has, discuss which aspects are missing? Why do you think this is?
What are Walls?
It would appear that children don't care about walls! Walls are an adult thing!
Walls are about dividing people - for good or for bad
Walls are fences or barriers
Despite globalization, we live in an age of division whether that be digital firewalls or physical walls and barriers
Walls are about dividing people - for good or for bad
Walls are fences or barriers
Despite globalization, we live in an age of division whether that be digital firewalls or physical walls and barriers
We have been building walls for about 12,000 years. In fact, we have been building walls from the time when we began to stop being hunter gatherers. From that point history, we became stationary. The things that we loved and wanted to protect were stationary, and people wanted to protect them with walls.
Fast forward 12,000 years and after World War 2, we became increasingly accepting of our interconnected and globalized world and so could have moved away from wall building.
However, what has happened over the last 20-30 years has been an explosion in wall building! 65 countries wall or fence themselves and that's 1/3 of all nation states in the world. Of all walls built since World War II, the majority have been built this century. We are now living in an era of wall building! - Tim Marshall (BBC Free Thinking 2019)
Starter: Watch the video below
What is going on? Is this just a show of some sort or is there something else more serious going on?
Spend 5 minutes researching and feedback to the class.
Fast forward 12,000 years and after World War 2, we became increasingly accepting of our interconnected and globalized world and so could have moved away from wall building.
However, what has happened over the last 20-30 years has been an explosion in wall building! 65 countries wall or fence themselves and that's 1/3 of all nation states in the world. Of all walls built since World War II, the majority have been built this century. We are now living in an era of wall building! - Tim Marshall (BBC Free Thinking 2019)
Starter: Watch the video below
What is going on? Is this just a show of some sort or is there something else more serious going on?
Spend 5 minutes researching and feedback to the class.
Why Build Walls?
Task 1 - Complete the worksheet below, following the instructions set out.
Homework - Complete the mystery research task on one of the most famous (but perhaps the least impressive) barriers in the world. Worksheet (and clue) below.
Our Local Walls
Part 1 - Hyperlocal
Task 2 - Study the embedded Google Map below by clicking on 'view larger map'. This is a familiar location for you and where you spend a lot of your week! Please zoom in until you can identify the boundary running around the edge of our school building. Mark this boundary with a felt pen onto your Task 2 worksheet below
Task 2 - Study the embedded Google Map below by clicking on 'view larger map'. This is a familiar location for you and where you spend a lot of your week! Please zoom in until you can identify the boundary running around the edge of our school building. Mark this boundary with a felt pen onto your Task 2 worksheet below
Homework - Complete the homework sheet below but using your own home and surrounding wall / barrier as the example. Include a photo to (and IF it is safe, you can try to escape!)
Part 2 - Local Region
Task 3 - We have now looked at both the walls that exist around our school and around our houses. Take a look at the embedded Google Street View below that is taken about 15km south of our school. You can go a little way down the road in front of you, but it wont let you go any further. Have a good look around the place before completing the tasks below.
A Brief History of Walls
Task 4 - You are going to spend some time watching this CNBC news report below and completing the note taking activity below.
Does the USA Really Need a 3,145km Wall?
Task 5 - Does the USA need a wall along the whole border with Mexico?
At the end of the video, you heard a little more about one of the most famous current day walls in the world - the USA - Mexico border wall. This was on of the main policies of President Trump's time in the White House and steps were taken to extend the wall during his presidency. It is worth noting that the 'wall' between the USA and Mexico is not continuous. Check out the first map below from the BBC.
Use the data and maps below to complete the Task 5 worksheet.
Average daily totals of people entering from Mexico by bus, car or on foot at port entries grouped by port code in 2018
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U.S.-Mexico border apprehensions
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A Journey Along The Wall
Task 6 - (can be a homework task) Spend 45 minutes watching this excellent video from the BBC. In the documentary, you will travel from east to west along the Mexico - USA border and will meet different people and see different places that are impacted by this wall.
This video links closely to our previous work as you will see for large stretches, there is no wall, just a river. What you should look out for is how the landscape changes and how this might impact the building of a wall.
Use a printed out A3 copy of the worksheet below to record the most important parts of the documentary. You can use the subtitle function if you need to.
Task 7 - Friendship Park & The Door of Hope
The last location in the previous video focused on Tijuana and you saw some footage of where the wall meets the Pacific Ocean. You first job is to go to Google Maps, turn on satellite view and navigate to San Diego. Find the border wall running between San Diego (USA) and Tijuana (Mexico). It is quite easy to spot.
Once you have found your way there, please complete the tasks on the worksheet below.
Use the Google 360° images below to help you with Task 7.
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View from Tijuana - Mexico
The Graffiti - Mexico
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View from San Diego - USA
"The Door of Hope" - USA
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Video to help you to research Friendship Park & The Door of Hope.
Famous Historic Walls
Task 8 - Walls that keep people in, and walls that keep people out!
For this task, you will be working in pairs and completing a research task on The Great Wall of China (out) and the Berlin Wall (in). The outcome will be a 5-10 minute presentation that you will give to your partner using Teams at a time convenient to you both and as a homework. You will be required to grade each others work using the grading sheet provided. The grading sheets below also act as your task sheet as you can see what is required from your presentation.
For this task, you will be working in pairs and completing a research task on The Great Wall of China (out) and the Berlin Wall (in). The outcome will be a 5-10 minute presentation that you will give to your partner using Teams at a time convenient to you both and as a homework. You will be required to grade each others work using the grading sheet provided. The grading sheets below also act as your task sheet as you can see what is required from your presentation.
For both walls, you have three resources to help you with your research. One podcast, one video and one infographic.
Person 1 - Keeping People Out - The Great Wall of China - Resources
Person 2 - Keep People In - The Berlin Wall, Germany - Resources.
Decolonising Our Understanding
of the Need for Walls
Task 9 - Why build more walls in Europe & decolonising the migration issue.
As we have previously found out, there has been a rapid expansion in walls being built especially in the time since the Berlin Wall fell back in 1989. Remember the Tim Marshall quote from the start of this unit of work "65 countries wall or fence themselves and that's 1/3 of all nation states in the world. Of all walls built since World War II, the majority have been built this century. We are now living in an era of wall building!"
But why build walls in Europe? Who are we trying to 'protect' ourselves from and what is so difficult in those countries that it makes people desperate to leave? What role did we have to play in making life difficult there?
Use the resources below and discussion with your teacher to complete the worksheet below.
As we have previously found out, there has been a rapid expansion in walls being built especially in the time since the Berlin Wall fell back in 1989. Remember the Tim Marshall quote from the start of this unit of work "65 countries wall or fence themselves and that's 1/3 of all nation states in the world. Of all walls built since World War II, the majority have been built this century. We are now living in an era of wall building!"
But why build walls in Europe? Who are we trying to 'protect' ourselves from and what is so difficult in those countries that it makes people desperate to leave? What role did we have to play in making life difficult there?
Use the resources below and discussion with your teacher to complete the worksheet below.
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Researching Modern Walls
Task 10 - For this final task, you are going to be splitting into groups and complete a group research project and create a presentation on your designated border wall. This could involve creating an installation to be displayed in school using materials like bricks, breeze blocks and wire fencing.
There are many around the world, but the options are below.
Option 1 - Spain Morocco
Option 2 - Cyprus (Nicosia)
Option 3 - Israel / Palestine (anti-terrorism wall)
Option 4 - Belfast Peace Wall
Option 5 - Hungary Serbia Wall
Once the teacher has decided on the group, use the ClassTools random name picker to allocate one of the options above to each group. Here is a completed name picker for you.
The focus of your presentation should be on the 5W's = Where, When, Why, Who, What.
There are many around the world, but the options are below.
Option 1 - Spain Morocco
Option 2 - Cyprus (Nicosia)
Option 3 - Israel / Palestine (anti-terrorism wall)
Option 4 - Belfast Peace Wall
Option 5 - Hungary Serbia Wall
Once the teacher has decided on the group, use the ClassTools random name picker to allocate one of the options above to each group. Here is a completed name picker for you.
The focus of your presentation should be on the 5W's = Where, When, Why, Who, What.
