GRAPES REACTION PAPER
20 Points
Due Every Three Weeks on Thursday
GRAPES
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Geography
Religion
Achievements
Politics
Economics
Social Structure
Geography
• How climate and
landscape affect
lifestyle.
• Is a civilization isolated
or is it open to cultural
exchange and invasion?
• What resources are
available for clothing,
building, and trade?
Religion
• A set of spiritual beliefs,
values, and practices.
• Society’s beliefs about
morals and the afterlife.
• What are the rules you
should live by?
• How do these religious
ideas affect different
aspects of daily life?
Achievements
• The lasting works of a
society.
• What things were built
to last?
• Which ideas, if any, still
affect our lives today?
Politics
• Who runs a society and
how do they do it?
• Who has power and
how is it used?
• How do those with
power keep it or lose it?
Economics
• How a society uses its
scarce resources.
• What are the most
valuable resources in a
society?
• How are the resources
distributed?
Social Structure
• The different levels or
classes in a society.
• Who are the “most
important” people in
society? What do they
do?
• Who’s at the bottom of
the social structure?
Why?
Newspaper Article
• Student selects
newspaper article
either online or from a
newspaper.
Countries
• The article should be
about one of the
following countries:
• Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt,
Greece, Italy, India,
Israel, Lebanon, Syria,
Jordan, Palestine, China,
or Armenia.
A student should read the article.
Student should work with article &
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GRAPES REACTION PAPER
Part I: Geographic Overview of Article (1 points)
1. Copy the headline of the article.
2. What city and country is your article about?
Part II: GRAPES (4 points) Select only one.
Decide what characteristic of civilization the article focuses on-Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, or the
Social Structure of a society? Many times news articles will focus
on more than one, please only select one focus area.
Make an assertion about the article.
“________________________”(name of article) focuses on
the______________ of a society because of
______________________________.
Examples
This article focuses on the politics in Egypt because of the
demonstrations in Cairo.
This article focuses on the social structure in Egypt because of the
demonstrations in Cairo.
Cite three examples from the article using direct quotations that
support your assertion.
Explain why these citations or direct quotations are important and
how they help support your assertion.
Part III, Reaction to Article. (7-12 sentences)
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Part I: Geographic Overview (1 point)
Part II: GRAPES (4 points)
Part III: Reaction to Article (5 points)
Part IV: Paragraph (10 points)
Part I: Geography
• 1. Copy the headline of the article.
• 2. What city and country is your article
about?
• Sample answer
Part 1: Geography (Sample Answer)
1. “Egyptian military targets attacked at Gaza
border”
2. Cairo, Egypt
Part II: GRAPES (Instructions)
• 1. Decide what characteristic of civilization the
article focuses on—Geography, Religion,
Achievements, Politics, Economics, or Social
Structure?
• 2. Make an assertion about the article.
• 3. Cite three examples from the article using
direct quotations that support your assertion.
• 4. Explain why these citations or direct
quotations are important and how they help
support your assertion.
Part II: GRAPES (sample answer)
• 1. Geography
• 2. “Egyptian military targets attacked at Gaza
border” focuses on the geography of a society
because this article talks about the financial
and personal hardships faced by many as a
result of the Gaza border being shut down.
Part II: Grapes (sample answer)
3. Three direct assertion from the article.
“Egypt and Israel, united on this point, say Hamas
uses the tunnels to transfer weapons and fighters
to launch attacks in cooperation with Islamic
extremists.”
“Thousands of Palestinian students and medical
patients hoping to leave Gaza have been stranded
by temporary closings of the border crossing
during the fighting…”
“ ‘We call upon brothers in Egypt to open the
Rafah crossing’ for commerce, he said.”
Part II: Grapes (sample answer)
4. Explain why these citations are importing to
supporting the assertion.
These citations are important because it shows
how Gaza and Egypt want the borders open
for the people and economic prosperity.
These citations also show how Hamas is
transferring both weapons and fighters inside
Egypt. The Gaza border is a safety concern
because it is an easy target for terrorists.
Part III: Reaction to Article
(Instructions)
1.If you were called upon to discuss this article, what would
you say? The first THREE TO FIVE SENTENCES should
summarize the article answering the Who, What, and
Where questions. WHO is involved, WHAT took place, and
WHERE. (Please respond with a minimum of 3sentences.)
2. Why is this article newsworthy? (minimum of 2 sentences)
3. What is happening or has happened in the United States or
another location in the world that is similar or different to
what is going on in the article? (minimum of 1 sentence)
4. How does this compare to an Ancient Civilization that we
have studied? Are there similarities, differences, or other
types of commonalities between the article and the
Ancient Civilizations studied?
Part III: Reaction to Article (Sample)
1. “Egyptian military targets attacked at Gaza
border,” is about Egyptian targets being
attached by Hamas and/or other rebel groups
and how it affects the people when the border
is closed. Because of two car bombings, Egypt
has closed the border to the people of Gaza
cannot get in. This affects the economy and
also travel negatively for many people.
Part III: Reaction to Article (Sample)
2. The article is newsworthy because it explains
the acts of terrorism that is occurring between
the Egypt and Gaza border. It also makes us
aware of how citizens are being affected by
these car bombings.
Part III: Reaction to Article (Sample)
3. On September 11, 2001, the Twin Towers
were destroyed and over 3,000 people lost
their lives in New York City. This act of
terrorism also caused destruction and effected
the lives of many people.
Part III: Reaction to Article (Sample)
4. In Ancient Mesopotamia city-states were
walled cities with moats built around for
protection. Babylonia had both an inner and
outer walls in the city to protect people from
other groups that were attacking them. This
shows that ancient city-states were attacked
and took precautions, so that they would not
be an easy target.
Part IV: Paragraph (Instructions)
1. Write a paragraph using your assertion in
Part II as a topic sentence for the paragraph.
Remember to also include information from
Part III, Reaction to Article. (7-12 sentences)
Part IV: Paragraph (sample)
“Egyptian military targets attacked at Gaza border”
focuses on the geography of a society because it discusses
the economic loss when the border in Sinai between Gaza
and Egypt is shut down. This article is about Egyptian
military targets being attached by Hamas and other rebel
groups and how it affects the people when the border is
closed. Because of two car bombings, Egypt has closed the
border so the people of Gaza cannot get in or out of the
country. “Thousands of Palestinian students and medical
patients hoping to leave Gaza have been stranded by
temporary closings of the border crossing during the
fighting…” This affects the economy and also travel
negatively for many people. The articles shows how the
border crossing is affecting people.
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