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1.Doyouknowthatthereisagroupofpeopleintheworldwhokeeptravellingfromplacetoplace?2.Doyouknowwhytheyarealwaystravelling?Whataretheydoing?Theyarewanderingallovertheworld.Wherearethey?Theyareonavastgrassland.DoyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheRomany?Readthetext‘ThewanderingRomany’andanswerthefollowingquestions.Whatisthisarticleaimedtodo?ToexplainthehistoryoftheRomanyandthereasonsfortheirmovement.FastReading1.WheredidtheRomanyfirstcomefrom?TheRomanyarethoughttohavefirstcomefromIndia.CarefulReadingTheirmaincharacteristicisthattheydonotstaysettledforalongperiodoftime,andalwaysmoveontoanotherplace.2.WhatistheRomany’smaincharacteristic?DuringWorldWarII,theRomany,alongwithgaysandJews,livedinterror.TheNazisclassifiedthemasadangerousgroup,andfollowedasystematicpolicyofhuntingandkillingtheminlargenumbers.3.WhathappenedtotheRomanyduringthesecondWorldWar?4.Whataresomemodernnationstryingtodo?SomemodernnationsarenowtryingtohelptheRomanypreservetheirhistory,languageandculture.WhatdidyoulearnabouttheRomanyafterreading?Groupwork•probablyfirstfromIndia•nowinmanycountries,mostlyinEurope•nowrittenhistory•about60varietiesoftheirownlanguages•populationabout9.8millionRomanyhistory,languageandpopulation•alwaysonthemove•choosenottobecomecitizensinanycountrytheymoveto•stayinsmallgroups•weartraditionalclothesandjewellery•lovemusic•knownforfortune-telling•knowmanydifferenttradesRomanydistinctiveculture•werenottrustedandwerediscriminatedagainstbecauseoftheirclothesandskin•lookeddownuponasthievesorpestsThetroublesRomanyhavefaced•madelawstotrytobreakuptheirfamiliesandtoforcethemtosettle,toforcemenandboystojointhearmyandtowork,toforbidwomentohavechildren,totakechildrenawayfromtheirmothersandputthemintoinstitutions,toforbidthemtousetheRomanylanguageandtoweartheirtraditionalclothes•werehuntedandkilledbytheNazisduringWorldWarIIDiscussionYourgroupisnowgoingtoresearchthehistoryandcultureoftheJews,andcreateaclassroompostershowingwhatyouhavelearnt.Thequestionsbelowwillhelpyougetstarted.1.WhatexamplesaregiveninthearticletoshowtheRomanyaredifferentfromgroupsinothercultures?2.WhatexamplesaregiventhatshowEuropean’sprejudiceagainsttheRomanythroughouthistory?3.Howwillyougetinformationtouseinyourresearch?4.Ifyoufindinformationthatdoesn’tmatch,whowilldecidewhattouse?5.Willyoueachresearchadifferenttopic(e.g.history,cultureandpolitics)orwillyoudiscusseachpartinyourgroupandagreeononepointofview?6.Howwillyoudividetheworkontheposter?Willyouallworkonitorwillonepersonbeinchargeofthedesign?7.Howwillyouarrangethewrittenpartsofyourposter?8.Howwillyouarrangethepicturesontheposter?Planning:1.Formagroupof4members.2.Everymembershoulddoresearchintoonerelatedtopic:history,culture,politics…toshowtheJewishareadistinctculturalgroup.Preparing:1.Discusstheinformationfromvarioussourcesonthetopic.2.Decidewhattoincludeandwhattoleaveout.Producing:1.Drawanoutlineofyourdisplay.2.Usesomeexamplesorstatisticstohelpyou.3.Usesomeillustrationstomakeyourdisplayattractive.4.Correctanymistake.Presenting:Presentyourdisplaytotheclass.1.FindoutmoreinformationaboutJewishpeopleontheInternet.2.Doexercisesinworkbook.