Objective: Set the stage for the lesson and prepare students for the topic.

Activity: Briefly outline the session’s goals and the key question.

Objective:  Engage students in self-reflection and initiate conversation about identity.

Activity:

• Each student receives a sticky note and writes three words that best describe their identity.
• Students place their notes on a board or flip chart and silently read the responses from others in the class.
• Discussion: Facilitate a 10-minute conversation about their contributions, asking the students where they see similarities and differences in the way their classmates described themselves; what was emphasized and what was left out; how our perceptions of ourselves may differ from how others see us.

Objective: Introduce diverse perspectives on migration and identity from youth from around Europe.

Activity:

• Introduction: Explain the Migration Matters videos and their relevance to the key question. Encourage students to consider the varied experiences of the youth in the videos and keep in mind statements that are most striking to them.
• Screening:  Video #1 (I am here for many reasons) and #2 (I am many things), pausing for vocabulary and comprehension checks as needed.

Objective: Connect personal experiences with broader concepts of identity and belonging.

Activity:

• Think: Quotes from the videos are printed and laid out for students. Students read the quotes and select the one that most resonated with them or with which they can most identify.
• A set of diverse picture cards are on another table. Once students have selected a quote, they choose the picture that they think best matches the quote they have chosen.
• Pair: In groups of three to four, students discuss why they paired certain quotes and pictures together and how they relate or not to the students’ own identities.
• Share: Groups present their main insights to the larger class.

Objective: Deepen understanding of key concepts related to the lesson.

Activity:

• Key terms like identity, belonging, discrimination, and racism are added to individual flipchart papers or boards.
• Students in small groups rotate around the room and contribute their thoughts on each term through words, drawings, or discussions on flipchart papers.
• Discussion: Facilitate a 10-minute conversation about their contributions to consolidate their understanding.

Objective: Prepare students for the subsequent Graffiti Wall activity by engaging with video content focused on diverse migration experiences from around Europe.

Activity:

• Before the screening, students are assigned one of the three questions from the upcoming Graffiti Wall activity (see below).
• Introduction: Explain the Migration Matters videos and instruct students to take notes specifically related to their assigned question during the videos. Explain that the videos showcase both migrants and people with migration backgrounds and briefly describe the differences to provide context.
• Screening: Video #1 (I am not always welcome) and #2 (I am from here), pausing for vocabulary and comprehension checks as needed.

Objective: Analyze and discuss the experiences and suggestions of the video protagonists in relation to migration, identity, and belonging.

Activity:

• Students with the same assigned question meet in small groups and discuss their notes from the video screening.  They collaboratively write down their thoughts on the Graffiti Wall flip chart or board (15 mins).
• Discussion Questions:
  1. What kind of experiences have the protagonists mentioned? Are these experiences related to discrimination, racism, microaggression, etc.?
  2. How were the experiences of migrants and people with migration backgrounds in the videos similar and/or different? Who decides who belongs to a society?
  3. What suggestions did the protagonists make to improve the situation of migrants and people with a migration background? What do they think should be added?
• Discussion: Facilitate a 15-minute conversation about their contributions and ask students to share their thoughts to the responses of the other groups.

Objective: Wrap up the lesson and reinforce learning.

Activity:

• Recap the main points discussed.
• Reflect on the key question and how their perceptions may have shifted.