January 27, 2012

Today was a work day in class…

We did several things:

1) Everyone took a bell work quiz over this week’s bell work…if you were absent today, YOU NEED TO SEE ME ASAP TO MAKE UP THE QUIZ.

Then we continued the film from last Friday…while the film was playing:

2) Some people continued working on the Peace Organization project…this was due at the end of class.

3) When you finished with the Peace Organization project you created 8 quiz questions for the portion of the film that was viewed today.

January 26, 2012

Today was a work day on the Create Your Own Peace Organization from yesterday. Most classes worked hard on the project. If you did not finish today in class, you will work tomorrow on it as we progress through the Israel-Palestine Conflict film. The project will be due tomorrow for everyone. 50 points, TEST GRADE!

If you finished today you will begin working on the film assignment tomorrow.

January 25, 2012

Today we began a two project on the United Nations. You are creating your own Peace Organization. Today I introduced the project (see rubric below) and then you had time to work. Most of you planned out your project so tomorrow will be the final draft stage. Bring your work ethic tomorrow because it will be a work day. The project will be due at the end of class tomorrow. 50 points!!! TEST GRADE!!!

Click here for the Rubric and worksheet that go along with the project

January 24, 2012

Today we discussed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). We took one slide of notes on the overview of the PLO and then you completed a timeline for important dates related to the PLO as well as the Israel-Palestine Conflict.

Click here for the notes and timeline activity

**One correction on the Timeline activity it says the PLO was formed in 1968, that is a typo (whoops) the actual date is 1964.**

January 23, 2012

Today we practiced a good educational skill: Reading Comprehension. You read an article on the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict and then answered three comprehension questions. As a class we graded each others quizzes. After the quiz you wrote 2 GISTs over two sections (your choice) of the article. Tomorrow we will look more in-depth at the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

Click here for the Article used for the reading quiz

January 20, 2012

We ended this week by viewing parts of the documentary Death in Gaza. This showed you what life is like in the conflict zones of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. There were 3 activities that accompanied the film (before, during, and after):

1) Answered this question: What do you think a documentary that is called Death in Gaza will be about and why?

2) Recorded 10 statements of shock to what you view in the documentary

3) Choose either a child or militant from the film and describe what life is like for them living in the Gaza Strip. You must include details from the film. Responses should be about 5-7 sentences.

January 19, 2012

Today we talked about the geography of the Israel-Palestine region. Remember this is the area of the world we will be discussing for the next 4 weeks in this class. We worked on and completed a mapping assignment in class. The assignment was checked at the end of the class period.

Click here for the mapping assignment

January 18, 2012

Today we began a new unit Israel vs. Palestine. We did so by talking about the 2 religions that are involved in this conflict. Over the next 3-4weeks we will cover this topic in great depth. Today we took notes about Islam and Judaism. You then completed a Venn Diagram and depending what class you are in another activity. Tomorrow we will look at the geography of Israel-Palestine.

 

Click here for the notes and activities

January 13, 2012

Today we continued discussing the effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We talked about empathy for bell work and then watched a short documentary on the bomb dropping and the aftermath. You then created a mural similar to the one we looked at yesterday in class. Check below for the mural instructions.

Click here for the Atomic Bomb Mural Project

January 12, 2012

Today we discussed the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagaski. We did this by taking 2 slides of notes and then completing 3 critical thinking partner activities.

Click here for the notes and partner activities