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It is almost a year now since the refugee crisis became a fixture on newspaper front pages, though such is the scale of the situation - the largest mass movement of people across European soil since the end of the Second World War - that it can feel a lot longer.

Families have been uprooted, hundreds of lives have been lost, tempers have been raised and politicians have staked their reputations on an issue which has embraced a vast swathe of the planet - from the communities in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan seeking asylum in the West to the European countries which have been asked to accommodate the waves of humanity breaking on their doorsteps, seeking a life away from the howl of war.

But of the latter set of nations, it is Greece that has arguably been the most affected. As the most south-easterly corner of the European Union, it has found itself cast as the gateway to a humanitarian disaster, witnessing the regular arrival of boats of desperate passengers, each risking everything on the short but dangerous passage across the Aegean Sea - from the Turkish shore to the supposedly safe havens which lie within visible range.

The figures make for dispiriting reading. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 1,000,573 refugees and migrants arrived in Europe from the Middle East and North Africa during 2015. Of these, some 850,000 landed on the Greek islands. Of these, 49 per cent were Syrian, 21 per cent Afghan and eight per cent Iraqi. Since the start of this year, a further 131,724 people have made the leap from Turkey to Europe, with the majority - 122,637 - entering the EU via Greece.

It is the islands closest to Turkey - notably in the Dodecanese archipelago, but also large outcrops such as Chios, Samos and Lesvos - which have been most closely touched by the situation. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) names Lesvos, Kos and Samos as being particularly affected - but also underlines that "there are no reports of any specific risks to British nationals visiting these islands or at border crossing points."

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The Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) describes the Dodecanese as "a haven of crystal clear waters, sandy or pebbly beaches, important archaeological finds, imposing Byzantine and medieval monuments and traditional settlements", and stresses that the situation will not affect tourists seeking a Greek holiday this summer.

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"In 2015, Greece saw over 2.3 million arrivals from the UK, a year-on-year increase of 14.7 per cent," says Christina Kalogera, director of the GNTO office for the UK and Ireland. "The migrant crisis is obviously an important humanitarian issue concerning the whole of Europe, but we anticipate that Greek tourism will remain unaffected. Greece continues to offer great value for money holidays for the many British visitors who are looking to enjoy the destination's culture, gastronomy, beaches and excellent weather."

The islands most closely involved in the crisis are as follows...

Lesvos

Almost half the migrants to have entered Europe have arrived via Lesvos - chancing the hazardous crossing from Turkey. As recently as December, some 2000 people were arriving every day. While the distance between the Turkish mainland and Lesvos's east coast - 18 miles - makes it a more distant prospect than some of the smaller outcrops in the region, its size and status as the third largest of the Greek islands make it a desirable destination. Its capital Mytilene, on the east coast, has become a focal point in the crisis, with the Moria refugee camp, north-west of the town, playing host to many of those who manage the trip over the waves of the eastern Aegean. Last summer saw complaints that Lesvos was ill-prepared to cope with the influx, but the European border agency Frontex has since boosted staff numbers to assist with fingerprinting and processing documents.

Samos

As the Greek island closest to Turkey (the Mycale Strait, which separates it from the beaches of Anatolia, is just a mile across at its narrowest) Samos has also witnessed the arrival of a large number of refugees - 113,446 people between the start of 2015 and the end of February 2016. Tragedy has been a close companion - as recently as January 28, a boat sank en route to the island, leading to the deaths of 26 migrants, 10 of them children. Many of these flimsy vessels and overburdened inflatables aim for Sideras Beach at the island's south-east tip, and tend to arrive at night - before the passengers make the eight-mile trek north-west to the island capital Vathy, where the temporary holding facility has been described as "understaffed" and dirty. Frontex has also upped its staff numbers here.

Kos

This popular tourist destination has become one of the most visible images of the situation. It was this island that the family of Alan Kurdi - the three-year-old Syrian-Kurdish boy whose dead body was pictured washed up on the Bodrum Peninsula last September, in a photograph which shockingly delineated the human cost of he crisis - were hoping to reach. Kos also made the front pages last summer when refugees were temporarily "housed" in tents strung along the main promenade in Kos Town - a seafront walkway between the medieval castle and the marina which is usually a key tourist zone.

Credit: 2015 Getty Images/Dan Kitwood

The impact of the crisis on the island has divided opinion. Kyriaki Zika, who runs the Hotel Afendoulis - which sits one block back from the water in Kos Town - has said that the crisis has not impacted on tourism, and that that she only had one guest cancellation last summer due to concerns about migration. By contrast, there were noisy protests on the island in mid-February, partly at the building of a new reception centre for refugees.

Jörg Brüggemann, a German photographer, captured the ongoing difficulty of the situation in January. "There are so many sad images," he commented. "You see a Syrian father bringing his family to safety on the shore and you can say, 'yes, that's a strong image'. But you also know a German family will set up their picnic right by that image."

Leros

Part of the Dodecanese archipelago, Leros lies a little further from mainland Turkey than some of its siblings - more than seven miles divide its east coast from the Bodrum Peninsula. But the crisis has loaded pressure onto an island which has a population of just 8,000 people, yet was - according to local officials - receiving as many as 1500 refugees per day in August and September. New arrivals are registered at the port authority building in the capital Agia Marina, and there has been talk of the island's abandoned mental health institution - a building which would need considerable investment to be fit for purpose - being remodelled as a makeshift reception centre. This would still be better than the fate suffered by some - 34 people died when a boat sank off Leros in September.

The effect on the island's tourist trade has been voiced by hotelier Eva Gkeka, who told the BBC: "We have to do something. Reservations are going down." The island's mayor Michalis Kolias threatened to cancel September's local elections in the midst of the crisis.

Kalymnos

Another part of the Dodecanese group, squeezed between Kos and Leros, Kalymnos has also borne witness to the migration crisis - partly as, fixed six miles west of the Bodrum Peninsula, it is tantalisingly close to Turkish territory. It is generally seen as an affluent, well-to-do island - whose capital, Pothia, on the south coast, is a pretty enclave which sparkles on the edge of a broad harbour. Two migrant boats foundered off the island on January 22, with the lost of at least 46 people, a third of them children. This came in the wake of a similar accident on October 30, when an unseaworthy vessel also capsized - 138 people were rescued, but 19 others died. This news caused the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to lambast Europe's response to the ongoing flow of people. "Crocodile tears are being shed for the dead children on the shores of the Aegean, because dead children always arouse sorrow," he remarked. "But what about the children that are alive who come in thousands and are packed onto the refugee trail? Nobody cares for them."

Rhodes

The largest island in the Dodecanese, and a major destination for tourists from across Europe, Rhodes has been less affected by the migration crisis than some of its regional colleagues - partly because, at 21 miles south of the Turkish mainland, it is trickier to reach. Nonetheless, it has witnessed its share of despair. In April, it was the scene of another key image of the crisis - the burly figure of army sergeant Antonio Deligiorgis plucking 24-year-old Eritrean refugee Wegasi Nebiat from the waves after the rickety boat she was packed into - which had set sail from Marmaris - ran aground on rocks near Zefyros Beach at the island's north tip. Others were not so "fortunate". "The boat disintegrated in a matter of minutes," Deligiorgis told The Observer. "It was as if it was made of paper. I remember seeing a man who was around 40 die. He was flailing about, he couldn't breathe, he was choking - and though I tried, [he] was impossible to reach."

Symi

Located 25 miles north-west of Rhodes (a holiday idyll best reached by ferry from its big brother), but just six miles west of the Marmaris Peninsula, Symi has been another stop-off for migrants seeking to enter Europe. Seven Syrian and Iraqi refugees were found dead in its waters last April; nine were rescued. The island is small, with a population of just 2500 - but charity group Solidarity Symi offers help to those who arrive from Turkey ( facebook.com/solidaritysymi), while volunteers opened a reception centre in September.

Chios

The fifth largest Greek island, pitched just four miles from the Turkish coast, has also been a magnet for those seeking a better existence in Europe. It built and opened a new reception centre ("hotspot") last November - a facility, constructed with the help of the UNHCR, able to hold up to 1,000 people. It contains rudimentary "homes" and tents, but is also floodlit, is connected to the island's water system - and has a children's play area.

Agathonisi

The northernmost Dodecanese island is a fragment of just 5.6 square miles, with a population of just 5.6 square miles. Agios Georgios, on its south coast, is the only real harbour. Nonetheless, perched within 10-mile range of the Turkish shore, it has also played its part in the migration crisis. Residents appealed for help last August, and bodies were washed up on its beaches last September after a further boat was lost to the Aegean.

With almost no facilities to help refugees - for example, the island has no public toilets, and only one full-time coastguard - Agathonisi provides a glimpse of the migration crisis at its starkest. Desperate families slept on Poros Beach during last year's summer months.

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Which Greek islands are affected by the refugee crisis?

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It is almost a year now since the refugee crisis became a fixture on newspaper front pages, though such is the scale of the situation - the largest mass movement of people across European soil since the end of the Second World War - that it can feel a lot longer.

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No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark
you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well  your neighbors running faster than you breath bloody in their throats the boy you went to school with who kissed you dizzy behind the old tin factory is holding a gun bigger than his body you only leave home when home won’t let you stay.
No one leaves home unless home chases you fire under feet hot blood in your belly it’s not something you ever thought of doing until the blade burnt threats into your neck and even then you carried the anthem under your breath only tearing up your passport in an airport toilets sobbing as each mouthful of paper made it clear that you wouldn’t be going back.  you have to understand, that no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land no one burns their palms under trains beneath carriages no one spends days and nights in the stomach of a truck feeding on newspaper unless the miles travelled means something more than journey. no one crawls under fences no one wants to be beaten pitied …………………………………………………………

https://genius.com/Warsan-shire-home-annotated

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Crowded House – Help Is Coming (with an introduction by Benedict Cumberbatch)

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Be creative: Write a short story or a poem about the people in your picture. Post it on this padlet wall and let your classmates read and comment on it.

Your peers in Greece will read your stories and poems and give you their feedback.

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You can visit this website and check the actual photo captions given by the photojournalist.

http://www.migrants.gr/%ce%bf-%cf%86%ce%b1%ce%ba%cf%8c%cf%82-%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%85-%ce%ba%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%ad%ce%b3%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%88%ce%b5-%cf%8c%cf%83%ce%b1-%ce%b1%cf%8d%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%bf-%ce%b8%ce%b1-%ce%bd%cf%84%cf%81%ce%ad/

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Writing Captions

•         Do not begin with the words a, an or the.
•         Use present tense to describe action in a photo.
•         Give readers information they cannot get from just looking at a photo.
•         A caption should complete the photo. The reader should not have to look at the story, but should want to look at the story.
•         Write captions so they go from specific to general or general to specific.
•         Do not begin a caption with names.
•         When identifying members of a group, write “from left,” not “from left to right.”
•         “Above” and “pictured here” are unnecessary.
•         Captions should not repeat information contained in the lead.
•         Name people only if they are important to the picture.
•         Vary the way you begin captions:

-prepositional phrases
-infinitive -phrases
-participial phrases
-adjective phrases
-questions
-exclamations
-play on words
http://nwscholasticpress.org/2012/09/30/follow-these-simple-techniques-to-write-the-perfect-caption-every-time-to-intrigue-inform-readers-2/

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1. The 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography

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1. The 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography

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http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/photography-staff-reuters

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According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 1,000,573 refugees and migrants arrived in Europe from the Middle East and North Africa during 2015. Of these, some 850,000 landed on the Greek islands. Of these, 49 per cent were Syrian, 21 per cent Afghan and eight per cent Iraqi. Since the start of this year, a further 131,724 people have made the leap from Turkey to Europe, with the majority – 122,637 – entering the EU via Greece.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/greece/articles/greek-islands-affected-by-refugee-crisis/

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More than 1,600 new Reuters pictures and news images each day from a network of 600 award-winning photojournalists:

http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures

https://pictures.reuters.com/

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Photo captions are often the first elements of a publication to be read. Writing photo captions is an essential part of the news photographer’s job. A photo caption should provide the reader basic information needed to understand a photograph and its relevance to the news. It should be written in a consistent, concise format that allows news organizations to move the photo to publication without delay.  In most photo captions the first sentence identifies the people and place in the photograph and supply the date and location where it was taken. The second (and perhaps third) sentence should provide contextual information to help readers understand what they are looking at.

https://ijnet.org/en/blog/writing-photo-captions

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http://www.newseum.org/event/pulitzer-prizes-at-100-the-photographers-2016-pulitzer-prize-winner-yannis-behrakis/

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Get in groups. Choose one picture. Can you describe it? Discuss in your groups, based on questions like the following:  who are the people in the picture? How old is he/she? What he/she is doing there? Why? What happened before the picture was taken and what happened afterwards?

Then provide a photo caption. Present it to the class and write it on the comments section below each padlet post along with the names of the group members The first one is an example.