2014 Arab-Israeli Conflict Lesson Plan Dates: Academic A Day One: 1. 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. o 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. 2. Class: Have students share their reasoning. Now as we have seen in Islamic nations, just because all practice a form of Islam, it does not mean there is no religious conflict. Well, we are now going to examine the history of Israel and the complex causes and events of the ArabIsraeli Conflict. Please be aware that both sides have committed wrongs, and this conflict is not black or white, but a very cloudy gray. 3. Class: We are going to watch an introduction film on the Arab-Israeli Conflict on You Tube. It is entitled “Discovery-Israel and Palestine: The Roots of the Conflict.” It runs for 22:29 minutes. As we watch the film, you should be taking notes in the provided graphic organizer in the appropriate categories. 4. 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 3 1947 Partition Plan-page 4 1948 War of Independence-page 4 Palestinian Citizens versus Refugees and Right of Return-pages 5 and 6 1967 Six Day War-page 7 1987-1993 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 Chunking of Supplemental Reading: Night One: Read and take notes on pages 1-5. Night Two: Read and take notes on pages 6-10. Night Three: Read and take notes on pages 11-16. Day Two: 5. 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 6. Homework: Continue the reading and note-taking from the photocopied supplemental reading following the chunking. Day Three: 7. Class: The teacher is going to finish the Introduction PowerPoint Lecture, and you should continue to take additional notes in the graphic organizer. 8. Class: IF THERE IS TIME, we are going to watch one or more of the following from YouTube. You will add notes to the graphic organizer. “The Wall: Pros and Cons of the Israeli Separation Barrier” published on March 22, 2011 that runs for 1:55 minutes. “Journeyman The Dividing Wall-Israel and Palestine” by A and E published in June 2004 that runs for 25:11 minutes. BBC “Paul Adams Why the Israel-Gaza Conflict Flared?” published on July 24, 2014 that runs for 2:26 minutes. 9. Homework: Finish the chunked reading and note-taking from the photocopied supplemental reading. This will be checked the next class period for Class Participation Points. Day Four: 10. Class: The teacher is going to check the reading notes for Class Participation Points. 11. 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. 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: o “Timeline of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and Peace Process” published by the Institute for Curriculum Services o 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: o One: Begins with Suez Crisis o Two: Begins with Palestinian Refugee Problem and Terrorism---PLO, Black September, etc… o Three: Begins with Second Intifada Pairs/Triads Graphic Organizer Topics/Events: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) 1956 Suez Crisis 1967 Six Days War PLO, Arafat, Terrorism with Black September and Munich Olympics 1973 Yom Kippur War 1978 Camp David Peace Accords Rise of Hezbollah/ War with Lebanon, and Hamas First Intifada Oslo Peace Process Second Intifada West Bank Barrier Hama and War in Gaza Strip You have the class period today and tonight as homework to finish up your part. The next class period the pairs will present their oral summaries. Day Five: 12. 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. 13. 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. 2014 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 3._________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 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 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 5.________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: o Explained the core issue and answer the 5 Ws and How and Effects o Explained the viewpoint of the issue from the Israeli and Palestinian point of view o Explained why you chose to do the poster from the chosen viewpoint Paragraph Two: o Explained the thought process behind the slogan and how it represents the chosen viewpoint on the issue o Explained the choice of images used in the poster and how it supports the chosen viewpoint on the issue Paragraph Three: o Explained the chosen propaganda strategy used by defining it, how it was used in the poster, and why it was chosen 7.__________The propaganda poster was done neatly, in color, typed, spell-checked, grammarchecked, and edited for capitalization errors. If not, it is 10% off the value. Total: /105 Points Chunking of Propaganda Poster Assessment: Night One: 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. Night Two: 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: Do the pre-write for the three paragraphs making sure you are including the required information. Do a rough draft of your three paragraphs. Night Four: Create the final draft of the art part in color and making any necessary revisions. Print it up. Night Five: 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. Day Six: 14. Class: The remaining Pairs/Triads will present their oral summaries, while the class finishes taking the additional notes in the graphic organizer. 15. Homework: Follow the chunking for the Summative Assessment Propaganda Poster on the Arab-Israeli Conflict. This is due on:______________________.