CWA

Articles

How the Mideast Got That Way

Can the US Deliver Peace

Work on Who, What, Where assignment.

http://spcwa.edublogs.org/2008/10/23/thursday-1023-2/

Article–1948 the Birth of Israel
Complete questions at the end of the article.

Article–How the Middle East Got That Way.

Death in Gaza  HBO website

NY Times article

Reporters death in Israel.

Demonstration of what it’s like for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip through the eyes of British journalists.

Continue Video- To Die in Jerusalem
Mother of suicide bomber & mother of victim) Official site

Homework 1967 The Six Day War Article

Video- To Die in Jerusalem (Mother of suicide bomber & mother of victim) Official site

Write an account of who did what if you work on this with a partner!

Site #1

Site #2

Site #3

The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Who, What, Where, When

Who
Identify the players involved. Specifically the groups on each side of the conflict.

What
Explain the nature of the conflict today. (What is going on?)

Where
Detail the geography of the conflict. (Geography is central to this conflict!)

When
Provide a history of the conflict since WWI (1918-1919 on the site).

Finish Issues in Europe Essay Assignment (See previous post)

Europe Map Test

Middle East Introduction—Israel

Detailed Map of Israel

Begin T-chart    Palestinians vs Israelis

Issues In Europe summative assessment (In place of a test.)

Due Thursday, 10/23 (You will have 30 minutes to finalize and print if needed on Thursday)
The time constraint is part of the assessment. You need to be able to pull the information together and write an essay in a reasonable amount of time. This is the most significant assignment that we have done so far this year.

Pick one issue in either one country in Europe or that effects all of Europe and write a 5 paragraph expository (explain) essay on the issue. You should have an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Conclude your essay w/a personal response/comment on the issue.

You must have a works cited w/your essay.

See below for what you might include in the essay.

Specific issues can come from these general areas:
Humanitarian/human rights
Environment
Social/Cultural
Politics
Economics

Resources:
Look through news.google.com or other news sites like
bbc.com
edition.cnn.com/EUROPE/

If an issue does not come to mind that you are interested in then look up the phrase “_______ issues in Europe” replace the blank w/political, economic, social, environmental etc. You can replace Europe w/the country of your choice.

formatting 10 points
works cited 10 points
topic choice 10 points
cohesiveness 10 points
conclusion 10 points
body 20 points

70 points

What to include/Suggested method of discussing the issue w/in your essay.

Description of the issue itself.
History/background of the issue.
Players/people/agencies  involved on different sides of the issue.
Perspectives/viewpoint of each side of the issue (if applicable)