PALESTINE JoeSacco StudentName:
Beforereading: Vocabulary:Placethecorrectletterontheline. 1.Intifada 2.Zionism 3.OccupiedTerritories 4.Islam 5."SallallahuAlaiheWaSallam" 6.SalaamAleekum! 7.Mohammed 8.OneStateSolution 9.Twostatesolution (IsraelandPalestine) 10.Canaanite 11.Allah 12.Muslims a. JewishNationalism b. Isconsideredoneofthemostimportantpeopleinthereligion ofislam."messengerofgod". c. Greeting,Palestine d. ReferstoaresolutionoftheIsraeli Palestinianconflict.Itisa proposalforthecreationofaunitary,israeli Palestinianstate. (26%Palestinianspreferthis) e. PalestinianuprisingagainstIsraelioccupationfrom1987 1993and2000 2005 f. AreasthatwereconqueredbyIsraelduringtheSixDayWar (1967). g. PeoplementionedintheHebrewBible,orOldTestament.Most oftheirland,calledcanaan,laterbecameknownasisrael. h. PeoplewhofollowIslamarecalledthis i. ReferstoaresolutionoftheIsraeli Palestinianconflict.Itisa proposalfortheestablishmentofanindependentpalestinian statealongsideisrael.(46%palestinianspreferthis) j. IsareligionwhoseholybookiscalledtheQur an(koran) k. Muslimsbelievethatthereisonlyonegod,whoiscalledby thisname. l. Muslimshaveacustomofsayingwhichmeans"Peacebeupon him"aftersayingorhearingthenameofmuhammad.
Match each picture to the definition found below. A Molotov cocktail Checkpoint Hummus Kibbutz Burka Settler (Israel) Hijab Koran Shekels Keffiyeh Refugees (Palestine) Bar Mitzvah 13. is a place, as at a frontier or in a motor rally, where vehicles or travelers are stopped for official identification, inspection, etc. 14. Also known as a petrol bomb. It is a kind of incendiary weapon that is easy to make. 15. A very popular Middle Eastern dip that is eaten with bread. 16. A farming settlement in modern Israel in which everyone shares the work that was traditionally based on agriculture. 17. Currency of Israel 18. Someone who occupies an area 19. Someone who has been pushed away from his/her home and seeks refuge elsewhere 20. Commonly worn by Muslim men 21. A word meaning "to cover", and in general, means to be modest. Muslim women wear this to cover their heads. Hamas made it compulsory for women to wear this. 22. Which covers the entire body and only leaves a semi transparent mesh in front of the woman's eyes, so she can see. 23. The holy book of Islam. 24. Jewish ritual held when children reach 13 or 12 years of age.
GEOGRAPHY 25.Whatdoyounoticeaboutthepictureabove? 26.Labeleachflagabove.
GAZA Fillintheblanksusingthewordsinthebox. FirstIntifadaGazaJabaliaHamaswithdrew TerritoryrefugeecampsPalestineArabs PopulatedIsraeli PalestinianconflictMediterraneanrockets TheGazaStripisastretchoflandalongthe(27).Themaincityinthe GazaStripiscalled(28).Atthebeginningof2006,thestripisnotpartof anyrecognizedcountry.itiscurrentlyruledby(29). Israel(30) fromgazain2005,andgaveoverthe (31) topalestinianadministration.meanwhile,hamas,thepalestinian groupwhichcontrolstheterritory,haslaunched(32) atisrael.israelhas foughtbackandbombedgaza,mostrecentlyduringdecemberof2008. Mostinhabitantsarerelatedtothe(33) weredisplacedfromtheirhomes duringtheisraelwarofindependencein1948.theyliveincitieswhichtheycall (34).Themainproblemsfacingtheareaarewar,unemployment,poverty andmalnutrition. (35) isapalestiniancitylocated4kilometersnorthofgazacity.ithasa refugeecamplocatedclosetotheisraeliborder.thecamponlycoversanareaof1.4km²makingitone ofthemostdensely(36) placesonearth.the (37) indecember1987beganhere.thecamphasbeenthesceneofmuch violenceinthe(38).itisalsoconsideredamajorstrongholdofthehamas movement.thecampisthelargestrefugeecampin(39). THEGAZASTRIP JABALIA
THEWESTBANK refugeecampofkalandia andseparationwall CaveofMachpelah Hebron ThecityofHebron ChildinBalata RefugeeCamp ValleyKidronCaveofMachpelahChristiansIslamicinhabitants PalestinianNationalAuthoritykibbutzesMuslimsHebron JerusalemBalataEastJerusalemWestJerusalemrefugeecamps (40) isunderthecontrolofisrael,somecountriesandtheunitednations say.butsomedisagreeonwhoseitreallyis. Rightnow,talksbetweentheIsraeligovernment,andthe(41),which leadspalestine,arehappening.thesetalksareaboutwhatwillhappenhereinthefuture. MostpeopleontheWestBankarePalestiniansbuttherealsolivemanyJewishsettlersin (42) (settlements).therehasbeensomecontroversyaboutthese settlements,whicharebeingbuiltonpalestinianlandagainstthewillofthe (43). (44) isclaimedbyboththepalestiniansandtheisraelisastheircapital. (45) ismainlybymuslimandchristianpalestinians,and (46) ispopulatedprimarilybythejewish.(47) is oneofjerusalem smostsacredsites. TherearemanyvillagesintheWestBankthatholdsomeofthemajor(48). Someofthesevillagesare:Tulkarm,Kalandia(locatedbetweenJerusalemandRamallah),andBalata (NearNablus).(49) holdssomeofthelargestrefugeecampsforpalestinians. Thecityof(50) has160,000palestiniansand500 800Israelisettlers.The IsraelisettlersliveincloseproximitytothecityboundaryandrequireaconstantIsraelimilitary presence.(51) isaseriesofsubterraneanchamberslocatedintheheartof Hebron'soldcity.ThecompoundisthesecondholiestsiteforJews,aftertheTempleMountin Jerusalem,andisalsoconsideredholyby(52) and(53). Otherplacesthatyouwillhearaboutinthebookwheremajorfightingistakingplaceareinthewest bank,arejerusalem,silwan,hebron,ramallah,andnablus.pleaselabeltheseplaces,alongwith Tulkarmonthemaplocatedonthenextpage!
Jerusalem TheWestBank
People: Canyoumatchthesefacestothepeoplementionedbelow? Begin Arafat ArielSharon Sadat PLO (ThePalestineLiberation Organization) Hezbollah Hamas (54) PrimeMinisterofIsraelfrom2001to2006. (55) BecameknownasthefirstleaderofthePalestinianpeople.The viewsofhimaresomewhatdivided.somepeopleseehimasahero,whofoughtforthecauseofthe Palestinianpeople.Othersseehimasaterrorist,whopromotedtheuseofviolencetoreachhisgoals. ThecurrentleaderisMahmoudAbbas. (56) ThethirdPresidentofEgypt.Heservedfrom15October1970 untilhewasassassinatedbyislamicextremists (57) The6thprimeministerofIsrael.Hepromotedtheconstructionof IsraelisettlementsintheWestBankandtheGazaStrip (58) TheFateh&ThePopulararepartsofthisorganization.Itisa Palestinianorganizationthatsupportspeaceandisagainstviolenceandterrorism. (59) AnextremistMuslimgroupthathascloselinkswithIranin Lebanon. (60) ThepoliticalpartythatgovernstheGazaStrip.Theyare consideredaterroristgroup.
Whilereading: Answertheseeachquestionwithacompletesentence. 1.HowwouldyoudescribeSacco'sartisticstyle?Whatisitsmoststrikingfeature? 2.ChooseapageinthebookandcarefullyexamineSacco'svisualstrategiesonthatpage.Howdoeshe combinewordsandpicturesineffectiveways?bespecific. 3.Whatchapterorstorydoyoufindmosteffectiveorinteresting?Why?Bespecific. 4.Whichcharacterdoyoufindmostmemorable?Why?Bespecific. 5.Takeanotherlookatpages161 2,whereaPalestiniansittingwithSaccoquestionsthegoodthathis bookwillaccomplish.thenlookatpages242 3,whereamotherwhohaslosttwosonsmakesasimilar point.whatisyourreactiontothesecharges?whydoyouthinksaccoincludedthissectionin Palestine? 6.Whatareyourreactionsto"Women"and"StillOneoftheBoys"inChapterFive?
7.HowdoesSaccopresenthimselfthroughoutthebook?Citespecificpagesand/orpanelsasexamples. Whatmighthebesuggestingabouttheroleofthejournalist? 8.Thisbookwasoriginallyprintedasnineindividualcomicbooksfrom1993to1995.Howdoyou thinktherelevanceofthiscollectionchangedsincetheeventsof9/11/01? 9.Howwouldyoudescribethetoneofthisbook?Citespecificpagesand/orpanelsasexamples. 10.Whatareyourreactionsto"ThroughOtherEyes"inChapterNine? 11.WhatpointisSaccomakingonpages282 3? 12.Beforereadingthisbook,whatwhereyourattitudesaboutPalestineandPalestinians?AboutIsrael andisraelis?inwhatwayshasthebookinformedyoumoredeeplyabouttheseplacesandpeoples? 13.IfyoucouldaskJoeSaccoanyquestions,whatwouldtheybe?
Afterreading: Debate Uponcompletionofthisbookyouwillbepartofadebate. 1.Aftercompletingthenovel,youwilldebateyourviewsconcerningtheIsraelihistoricalclaimtothe landandthepalestiniansrighttowhattheyconsidertheirhomeland.youbeassignedtoyourdebate teamafteryouread;therefore,youmustunderstandbothsidesofthestory. 2.Studentswillpresenttheircasesusingtheinformationgatheredduringthrough,thebook,thefilm watchedinclass,informationpostedontheweeblyandnewsstories.whenplanningyourdebate,you musttakeintoaccountthereligioushistory,politicalsituation,culturalpractices,andtheeconomic factorsofbothplaces. 3.Pro Israel:Toprepareyourselfforthedebate,youmustcollectatleastthreenewsarticles, magazinearticles,orsummaryofanewscastabouttheisraeli/palestinianconflict.thesewillbedue uponyourreturntoclasssothatyoucanpreparewithyourdebateteamandmustbeaccompanied withasummaryinyourownwords.thenewsarticleswillaccountfor30%ofyourdebategrade. 4.Youmustpreparenotesfromthebooktosupportyourdebate.Thesenotesshouldbeonepagelong andbulletpointed.theywillalsocountas30%ofyourdebategrade. Youmaychoosetodooneofthefollowing. Projects 1.Makeapeaceplanforthisarea.Shouldthewallthattheyarebuildingstayorgo?(500words) 2.WritealettertoJoeSaccoabouthisbook.Youcantellhimaboutwhatyoulearnedfromhisbook, whatyoulikedanddidn tlike,andgiveyouropinionaboutcertaincharacters,experiences,etc.(500 words).ihavesamplelettersifyouneedthem! 3.Createapieceofartthatdepictstheconflictandpeaceintheregion(useanymedium).Thismust showmethatyouunderstoodthebook. 4.StudybiographiesofIsraeliandPalestinianleadersandcitizensmentionedinthebook.Youmusttie yourbiographiestothebook.inwhatcontextweretheymentioned?(500words) 5.WriteareportcomparingthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthelivesofthePalestinian,Israeli childrenandyourself.(500words)