Week 1
This week, you'll be using the resources provided here to learn about an ongoing world conflict. Together you'll develop a timeline that you'll use individually to examine the events that have happened to inform different perspectives of this dispute.
FORMATIVE:
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
SUMMATIVE:
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Perspectives
Week 2
This week, you'll transfer the research skills you used in Week 1 to do some individual research and analysis on another current world conflict.
FORMATIVE:
Global Conflict: Recipe Card Research Sheet
Week 3
Conflicts in the world today are unique to the people, regions, and situations at hand. This week you'll consider conflict resolution strategies and apply them to the world conflict that you researched in Week 2 to develop a Recipe for Resolution.
SUMMATIVE:
Recipe Card for Peace (Instructions)
Overview of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict The PLACES you'll go... Jerusalem Palestine Israel West Bank Gaza Strip *the "Learn more" links correspond with leveled reading articles in the Encyclopedia Britannica. If asked for a password, use your Monona Grove School District library card. Username=first.lastname. Password: your 5-digit student ID number (#####). or watch the this Brief and Simple History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict that highlights the relatively new nature of this conflict over land (rather than often assumed religious differences). PBS: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Timeline Global Conflict Tracker: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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VIDEO: Teacher Led Vocabulary Slides Religious Islam: a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.
Judaism: ancient monotheistic religion of the Hebrew people revealed through the prophets Abraham, Moses, and others.
peace: freedom from war and violence co-exist: exist in mutual tolerance, despite differences in ideology and customs antisemitism: hostility or prejudice against Jewish people, regardless of where they live in the world. reconciliation: re-establish friendship or harmony. zionism: a worldwide movement that led to the establishment of the state of Israel following centuries of a stateless Jewish people. Participants refusnik: a person who refused to follow orders or obey the law. In this instance, applies to those who refuse to serve in the Israeli Defense Forces. intifada: the Palestinian uprising beginning in 1987 in protests of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Means to literally "shake off" in Arabic. Hamas: a radical Palestinian organization founded in 1987 in opposition to the moderate policies of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). Primarily active in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Resolution 242: a pivotal United Nations Security Council resolution adopted in 1967 following the Six-Days war. The resolution calls for the withdrawal of Israel armed forces occupying territories seized during the Six-Days war. The resolution does not specifically define the terms or date of withdrawal. Six-Days (June) War: 1967 conflict between Israel and neighboring Muslim states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria. Resulted in the capture and occupation of large tracks of Arab territory by the Israelis.
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