2014 Arab-Israeli Conflict Lesson Plan Academic A Date and Number Your Papers: Monday, December 1, 2014 Tuesday, December 2, 2014 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Thursday, December 4, 2014 Friday, December 5, 2014 Monday, December 8, 2014 End of Middle East Unit Test: Friday, December 19, 2014 Middle East Unit Notebook Due: Monday, December 22, 2014

Day One: Ms. Barben Absent—Monday, December 1, 2014 Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt---The teacher is going to read aloud the attached obituary on Saddam Hussein from Time Magazine or BBC News. You are to use Active Reading Strategies. You will now be working with your assigned partner. Using your graphic organizer notes from the reading and PowerPoint in the last lesson and the included obituary on Saddam Hussein, you and your partner are going to complete the Character Map Organizer. Consider what Americans really need to know about him to understand him. You are to identify FOUR main character traits about Saddam Hussein that capture the essence of him as the former Iraqi leader and dictator for over two decades. Write them in the Trait Triangles. Ideas for Character Traits: Ambitious, Emotionally Damaged, Manipulative, Planner, Brutal, Modern, Methodical, Strategic, Perceptive, etc… Then in the Event Boxes identify a specific action Saddam did that illustrates the specific trait.

Day One: Ms. Barben Absent---Monday, December 1, 2014 Homework: The information for our notes on the Arab- Israeli Conflict are going to come from multiple sources. The first source is the photocopied supplemental reading entitled “CAABU Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” This reading contains overview information and multiple Visual and Written Primary Sources to enrich your understanding of the material. You need to read and take notes in the provided graphic organizer from all the parts of the reading. This means reading and taking notes from the inset circles, boxes, and visuals. You will be taking the reading notes in EITHER RED, PINK, ORANGE, OR PURPLE PEN. This will be checked for Class Participation Points in three days. Graphic Organizer Topics Found In Supplemental Reading: Palestinian Claims-page 2 Jewish/Zionist Claims-page 2 Zionism-page 2 Role of the British-page Partition Plan-page War of Independence-page 4 Palestinian Citizens versus Refugees and Right of Return- pages 5 and Six Day War-page First Intifada-page 7 Oslo Peace Process-page 8 West Bank and Gaza Strip-pages 9 and 10 Second Intifada-page 11 Hamas and OCT-page 11 West Bank Barrier-pages 12-16

Day Two: Tuesday, December 2, 2014 Class: The teacher is going to begin the Introduction to the Arab-Israeli Conflict PowerPoint Lecture. You should take notes in EITHER PENCIL, BLACK, OR BLUE PEN in the provided graphic organizer you are using for your reading notes. The Powerpoint Lecture Will Cover The Following Graphic Organizer Topics: Jewish Claims to Land----Day Two Palestinian Claims to Land---Day Two Anti-Semitism and Pogroms---Day Two Zionism---Day Two Role of the British---Day Two Arab Riots and Violence Against Jews---Day Three World War Two and Holocaust---Day Three 1947 UN Partition Plan---Day Three 1948 War of Independence---Day Three Palestinian Refugees and Right of Return---Day Three Ongoing Issues and Obstacles to Peace (Last Category of Graphic Organizer)---Day Three

Day Two: Tuesday, December 2, 2014 Homework: Continue the reading and note-taking from the photocopied supplemental reading following the chunking. Night Two: Tuesday, December 2, 2014 Read and take notes on pages Work on Study Guide for upcoming End of Unit Test on December 19, 2014.

Day Three: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Class: The teacher is going to begin the Introduction to the Arab-Israeli Conflict PowerPoint Lecture. You should take notes in EITHER PENCIL, BLACK, OR BLUE PEN in the provided graphic organizer you are using for your reading notes. The Powerpoint Lecture Will Cover The Following Graphic Organizer Topics: Jewish Claims to Land----Day Two Palestinian Claims to Land---Day Two Anti-Semitism and Pogroms---Day Two Zionism---Day Two Role of the British---Day Two Arab Riots and Violence Against Jews---Day Three World War Two and Holocaust---Day Three 1947 UN Partition Plan---Day Three 1948 War of Independence---Day Three Palestinian Refugees and Right of Return---Day Three Ongoing Issues and Obstacles to Peace (Last Category of Graphic Organizer)---Day Three Homework: Continue the reading and note-taking from the photocopied supplemental reading following the chunking. Night Three: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Read and take notes on pages

Day Four: Thursday, December 4, 2014 Class: The teacher is going to finish the Introduction PowerPoint Lecture, and you should continue to take additional notes in the graphic organizer. Pairs/Triads: Using the Jigsaw Method, you are going to be assigned one of the remaining topics to research more in depth from the teacher’s Class Sets of the other Arab-Israeli Conflict PowerPoints and the Class Set of the Timelines of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. This is your classwork and homework. You are going to take additional notes. You will then be teaching this material to the class. You will only have FOUR minutes to do this. So consider that when deciding what to include. And from your oral summaries, your classmates will fill in the rest of their graphic organizers.

Day Four: Thursday, December 4, 2014 Pairs/Triads: Using the Jigsaw Method, you are going to be assigned one of the remaining topics to research more in depth from the teacher’s Class Sets of the other Arab-Israeli Conflict PowerPoints and the Class Set of the Timelines of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. This is your classwork and homework. You are going to take additional notes. You will then be teaching this material to the class. You will only have FOUR minutes to do this. So consider that when deciding what to include. And from your oral summaries, your classmates will fill in the rest of their graphic organizers. Resources: Two different Class Sets of Timelines on the Arab-Israeli Conflict: “Timeline of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and Peace Process” published by the Institute for Curriculum Services and “POV History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” published by American Documentary. Class Set of “Gaza Conflict Resources Packet” from BBC News Class Sets of the Teacher PowerPoints on: One: Begins with Suez Crisis Two: Begins with Palestinian Refugee Problem and Terrorism---PLO, Black September, etc… Three: Begins with Second Intifada Pairs/Triads Graphic Organizer Topics/Events: a)1956 Suez Crisis b)1967 Six Days War c)PLO, Arafat, Terrorism with Black September and Munich Olympics d)1973 Yom Kippur War e)1978 Camp David Peace Accords f)Rise of Hezbollah/ War with Lebanon, and Hamas g)First Intifada h)Oslo Peace Process i)Second Intifada j)West Bank Barrier k)Hama and War in Gaza Strip

Day Five: Friday, December 5, 2014 Homework: Summative Assessment- ---One of the key Social Studies skills is the understanding of propaganda strategies. As a citizen in America, we are constantly exposed to different forms of propaganda in posters, commercials, bumper stickers, etc….So to be an educated citizen who can make his own decisions and not be manipulated, it is important to understand what the propaganda strategies are and how they are used Summative Assessment Arab-Israeli Conflict Propaganda Poster Grade Sheet 1.__________It was turned in on time. For each day late, it is 10% off the value.______________ 2.__________The student created the propaganda poster from either the Israeli or the Palestinian viewpoint and appropriately represented their views on the specific contemporary issue of: Possible Topics for Arab-Israeli Conflict Propaganda Poster: Worth 10 Points Second Intifada West Bank Barrier Violence with Hamas in Gaza Strip and West Bank

Day Five: Friday, December 5, _________The student had a clever and appropriate slogan that reflected the core of the issue from the chosen viewpoint and used one of the following: Worth 10 Points Alliteration Rhymes Pun Plays off a commonly known phrase 4._________The student used a MINIMUM of ONE of the DIFFERENT propaganda strategies appropriately in the poster from the list below: Worth 30 Points Name-Calling Glittering or Sweeping Generalities Testimonial Bandwagon Fear Loaded or Emotional Words Scapegoats Black and White Red Herring Repetition Appeal to Numbers, Facts, and Statistics Circular Arguments

Day Five: Friday, December 6, ________The student used HISTORICAL IMAGES from the Arab- Israeli Conflict within the poster effectively in support of the position taken. Worth 10 Points They should be in color. They must be either a photo of a key figure, of an event or events, or a map. The Historical Images can be combined with your own drawings. 6.________The student wrote a MINIMUM OF THREE WELL- DEVELOPED PARAGRAPHS. Worth 45 Points A well-developed paragraph consists of a minimum of SIX strong well- developed sentences. The sentences should identify and define, explain and provide examples, or analyze the content and historical relationships like cause and effect, etc. Paragraph One: Explained the core issue and answer the 5 Ws and How and Effects Explained the viewpoint of the issue from the Israeli and Palestinian point of view Explained why you chose to do the poster from the chosen viewpoint Paragraph Two: Explained the thought process behind the slogan and how it represents the chosen viewpoint on the issue Explained the choice of images used in the poster and how it supports the chosen viewpoint on the issue Paragraph Three: Explained the chosen propaganda strategy used by defining it, how it was used in the poster, and why it was chosen

Day Five: Friday, December 5, __________The propaganda poster was done neatly, in color, typed, spell- checked, grammar-checked, and edited for capitalization errors. If not, it is 10% off the value. Total:/105 Points Night One: Friday, December 5 Decide on what issue you are going to do and on what viewpoint. Do the pre-write of the historical information on the topic and how you will use it. Decide on ONE DIFFERENT propaganda strategies you are going to use and write down in your pre-write how and why.

Day Five: Friday, December 5, 2014 Night Two: Monday, December 8 Come up with your slogan for the poster. Find or draw the historical images for the poster. Be sure you are using the chosen propaganda strategies. Do a rough draft or sketch of the art part. Night Three: Tuesday, December 9 Do the pre-write for the three paragraphs making sure you are including the required information. Do a rough draft of your three paragraphs.

Day Five: Friday, December 5, 2014 Night Four: Wednesday, December 10 Create the final draft of the art part in color and making any necessary revisions. Print it up. Night Five: Thursday, December 11 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 ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12!

Day Five: Friday, December 5, 2014 Class: The Jigsaw Pairs/Triads will present their oral summaries, while the class takes additional notes in the graphic organizer. We should get five done today. Homework: Work on Propaganda Poster.