How Far Did People Who Came To Britain3

Stand on the line and justify your position:

Cold stares and skiesWarm and friendly

Content:By the end of this lesson you will be able to:Make your own judgement about immigrantsexperiences in BritainConstruct an interpretation of these experiences

Skills:By the end of this lesson you will have learnthow to:Use sources to complement each other when building aninterpretation

This lesson will benefit you because:You will need to use information to build argumentsconstantly both in school and in your wider lives

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

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

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”

Now return to the line. Explain your positions. Has anyone’s changed? Why have you moved?

What did you do when you got to a bit you did not understand?

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?

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.

Argument 1 - Though there were someexceptions, throughout history Britain has

beena place of Cold skies and cold stares for

mostimmigrants to Britain. Many peopleexperienced......

Argument 2 – Though there were a few exceptions most people who came to Britain found it welcoming, friendly and a place of opportunity.

Argument 3 – Britain was often a place that could be welcoming and full of opportunity, and a place of cold skies and stares

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

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?