Your parents have just told your family is
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Your parents have just told your family is leaving Britain to go live in a new, foreign country… Make two lists: Things that would excite you Things that would worry you/make you sad
Objectives and outcomes • Examine the stories of some of the people who left their own country to come and live in England • Identify reasons why they left and discover what it was like once they got to Britain • Write a letter ‘home’ as an immigrant, to describe what your new life in Britain is like
Date Coming to Britain: Windrush Passengers • What are your questions?
Background: What was The Empire Windrush? • The Empire Windrush was a ship • It brought immigrants from the Caribbean to Tilbury in Britain • The voyage took place in 1948
That’s a couple of our questions answered, what about the rest? Read through the account of the Windrush passenger you will be given. Then put their name as a subtitle in your book. Underneath try to bullet point the answers to as many of our questions as you can for that person. Focus on: • • Where are they from? Why have they left their country? Where did they end up? What did they do/jobs once they got here? • How were they treated/have they found Britain? Vince Reid, passenger on the Windrush
My new life in Britain… Imagine you are one of the passengers who came to live in England. Write a letter to your family back home to describe your new life Include: • How you got to England • Good things about your new life • Bad things about your new life EXTENSION: If you have time also include what you think would make your new life in England better
