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||  ·  Outline Goals  ·  Essential Question: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Which side is Just and has Legitimate Claim to the Territory in Question?  ·  What are the religious, political, and social implications of this conflict. -Watch video introducing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict || Guided Lecture: -The Holy Land (discussing the history of the territory in question) ·  Jewish History ·  Islamic History Goal: Identify salient characteristics of Judaism and of Islam. Explain some fundamental differences between the two faiths and important aspects of their histories. || Guided Lecture: -Anti-Semitism -Jigsaw Reading ·  Zionism and opposition Goal: Analyze and assess the validity of selections of writings promoting and opposing Zionism. || Guided Lecture: -The Holocaust ·  Introduce Wiesel’s //Night// as a secondary source Goal: Gain a historical understanding of the Holocaust and explore some of the reasons for why it occurred (Anti-Semitism, etc.). || Activity: -Socratic Seminar ·  Examine some passages from Night ·  How the Holocaust influenced Zionism Goal: Describe and Discuss how the Holocaust brought about Zionism gaining popular/international support and ultimately, how it contributed to the creation of a Jewish State. || -Creation of Israel  ·  Jewish State  ·  Resulting Conflicts iMovie**:** Jewish State Goal: Understand the reasons and events that led to the creation of a Jewish State and the Muslim population’s reaction/response/arguments. || Activity: -Podcasts/Interview ·  Students pick sections/stories from Sacco’s //Palestine// that they will recreate ·  Students create story/interview and script that they will use to create their own podcast  || Activity: (continued) Podcasts/Interview ·  Students given class time to finish their interview/script ·  Students record their podcast  || Presentations of Podcasts/Interview: ·  5 groups ·  5 minute presentations ·  5 minute debrief per and Q/A session  || Google Lit Trip: -A Contemporary Examination of the Territory in Question Today Goal: Compare and Contrast characteristics of the territorial boundaries of Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Examine and analyze the statistics and information in the Lit Trip. ||  ·  Big Ideas  ·  Themes learned  ·  Answer Essential Question Introduce Final Project  ·  Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Resolution Proposal  || Final Project Work Day -Students are given the class period to work on their Conflict Resolution Proposal || Final Project Work Day -Students are given the class period to work on their Conflict Resolution Proposal || Final Project Presentation of the groups Solutions/Proposals to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict  || Final Project Presentations of the groups Solutions/Proposals to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict  ||
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