2013 Arab-Israeli Conflict Lesson Plan

Date your papers:Monday, October 28, 2013Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Wednesday, October 30, 2013Thursday, October 31, 2013Friday, November 1, 2013

• Essential and Guiding Questions for the Middle East Unit:• Why is it important to develop an appreciation of other cultures?• How does religion impact the development of cultures?• How has the process of “modernization” affected the Middle East?• How has conflict affected the Middle East?• How does the culture of the Middle East impact the global community?• What are the core beliefs of Judaism, Christianity and Islam? • How has Islam affected the development of culture in the Middle East?• What events, figures, and processes have impacted the Middle East?• What issues currently affect the Middle East?• What internal conflicts have shaped the development of the Middle East?• How have external conflicts affected perceptions of the Middle East?• What factors influence the Middle East’s position in the global community?

Day One: Monday, October 28, 2013

• Quiet Question: Type One Prompt---Working with your partner, you are to analyze the political cartoons on the Arab-Israeli Conflict and answer the following Reflection Questions:

• • What is the common theme or position on the Arab-

Israeli Conflict of the ten political cartoons?

• Provide evidence from AT LEAST THREE of the political cartoons to support your answer for a).

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Day One: Monday, October 28, 2013• Class: Pairs will share their analysis of the political cartoons. •

– Use as transition into film from United Streaming” Israel and Palestine Roots of Conflict”-- runs for 22 minutes and 29 seconds.

• Class: Ms. Barben is going to begin her Arab-Israeli Conflict Powerpoint Lecture. You are to take notes in the provided graphic organizer.

• Homework: Begin to read and take notes from the supplemental reading “Israel-Palestinian Conflict”. Be sure to take detailed notes in the provided graphic organizer.

• Chunking of Supplemental Reading:• Night One: Thurs, Oct 10 or Fri, Oct 11---Read and take notes from pages 1-4.• Night Two: Mon, Oct 14---Read and take notes from pages 5-8.• Night Three: Tues, Oct 15---Read and take notes from pages 9-12• Night Four: Wed, Oct 16---Read and take notes from pages 13-16.

Day Two: Tuesday, October 29, 2013

• Class: Ms. Barben is going to contiune her Arab-Israeli Conflict Powerpoint Presentation, and you should be taking and adding to your supplemental reading notes. – She will be moving quickly as this information was

already covered in the film clip or is covered in the supplemental reading.

• Homework: Continue reading and note-taking.

Day Three: Wednesday, October 30, 2013

• Class: Ms. Barben is going to finish her Arab-Israeli Conflict Powerpoint Presentation, and you should continue to take and add to your supplemental reading notes.

• • Homework: Continue reading and note-taking.•

•Change to lesson plan due to my being absent on Monday for LDC Work•We are not doing the Role Play Simulation.

Day Four: Thursday, October 31, 2013• Homework: Summative Assessment: You are going to create a

Propaganda Poster on ONE of the identified issues from either the viewpoint of:

• – Israelis– Palestinians

• • Possible Topics for Arab-Israeli Conflict Propaganda Poster:

– Second Intifada– West Bank Barrier– Demolition of Palestinian Homes– Gaza Strip– Operation Cast Lead 2008

• • Due Date: DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Day Four: Thursday, October 31, 2013

• Chunking of Propaganda Poster Assessment:

• • Night One: Friday, Nov 1• Decide on what issue you are

going to do and on what viewpoint.

• Do a pre-write of the historical information on the topic and how you will use it.

• Decide on what TWO DIFFERENT Propaganda strategies you are going to use and write down in your pre-write how and why.

• Night Two: Monday, Nov 4• Come up with your slogan

for the poster.• Find or draw the historical

images for the poster.• Be sure you are using the

two chosen Propaganda strategies.

• Do a rough draft or sketch of the art part.

Day Four: Thursday, Oct 31, 2013

• Night Three: Tues, Nov 5• Do a pre-write for the

three paragraphs making sure you are including the required information.

• Do a rough draft of your three paragraphs.

• Night Four: Wed, Nov 6• Create the final draft of

the art part in color and making any necessary revisions.

• Print it up.

Day Four: Thursday, October 31, 2013

• Night Five: Thursday, Nov 7• Edit your paragraphs against the directions

and the grade sheet.• Print it up.• Staple the grade sheet, the poster, and the

written paragraphs together to turn in for next class period.

• DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Day Four: Thursday, October 31

• Rest of Class: We are going to watch the United Streaming Film Clip that would have been watched on Monday if I was here.

• You are to add to your graphic organizer notes.• “Israel and Palestine: The Roots of Conflict

“that runs 22 minutes and 29 seconds

Day Five: Friday, November 1, 2012

• Class: We are going to watch the documentary “Thomas L. Friedman Reporting: Straddling The Fence” on the West Bank Barrier.

• As we watch the documentary, you should be adding to your graphic organizer notes.

• Remember…you can do the West Bank Barrier as your topic for the Summative Assessment Propaganda Poster!

• Homework: Propaganda Poster