Take out your OERs on September 11. Grade yourself using the rubric, providing one sentence of justification for each of the 6 parts (purpose, content, details, etc.) Grade yourself on the OER. Test Friday on Unit 1
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SWBAT describe the recent conflict between Israel and Islamic political groups. Given an exit card, SWBAT: Give a definition for zionism Explain why the conflict exists between the US/UN/Palestine and the other middle eastern countries.
The Nazi party targeted Jews as a scapegoat for the problems that were going on in Germany after WWI. 0-5: Anti-Semitism? Extreme disdain or hatred for the Jewish people 0-5: Genocide? The mass murder/extermination of an entire group of people Predict: How did Hitler mobilize such a strong movement that led to mass genocide of over 6 million Jews?
The entire world was shocked when news came out about the Holocaust With the end of war in Europe, the major countries of the world decided something needed to be done about the centuries of oppression the Jewish people had suffered Predict: What was done to stop this? 0-5: Zionism? Belief that the Jewish people will only be safe in a country run by their own government Led to the creation of the nation of Israel, the Jewish state.
The U.S. and United Nations have been strong supporters of the nation of Israel Shared Zionist beliefs regarding the Jewish people This has led to the US and other members of the United Nations sending Israel military support Weapons and Troops Funding Palestinians had been kicked off the land they lived on for thousands of years Write-Pair-Share: Prediction- How do you think this made the people of Palestine feel about the US and the UN? What is one potential outcome from this? As- 15 seconds Bs-15 seconds
Due to the strong Zionist support in the Western World (Europe and US), the Islamic world became upset. As in all religions, Islam has followers who are considered extreme in their beliefs. Hezbollah Muslim Brotherhood al-qaeda Taliban
0-5: al-qaeda? al-qaeda: a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989 Radical Sunni Muslims striving for an international jihad 0-5: Jihad? Jihad: Major duty of Muslims. Has two meanings: Internal struggle to find peace with God; striving in the way of Allah Physical struggle against the enemies of Islam Most Muslims practice the internal struggle al-qaeda s harbors extremist beliefs based upon the physical struggle
Review: 1. What is anti-semitism? 2. What is Zionism? 3. Predict: How may the creation of Israel be related to terrorism and 9/11?
1978-1979: Islamic Revolutionoverthrow of monarchy and establishment of an Islamic Republic Iran and Israel were allies until the monarchy was overthrown Islamic Republic was anti-zionist All ties between Iran and Israel were dissolved Iran has since built up its military and intensified hostile dialogue Potentially producing nuclear weapons Critical Thinking: Iran criticizes the US and UN for allowing Israel to have nuclear weapons but does not allow Iran to have them. Do you think the US and UN are justified in allowing this?
1. List the major figures in this image. 2. What is the smaller man (Vanunu) trying to tell the other men? (hint: who do the other men represent?) 3. What does the scale (size) of the characters and other items suggest? Need help? Nuclear Proliferation- the spread of nuclear weapons Brigade- group of people with a mission 4. Write 2-3 sentences explaining the meaning of this cartoon. Mix-pair-share
Saudi Arabia is a major player in the UN Maintains its power from being a leading exporter of oil to the Western World While Saudi Arabia is a US supporter and pro-un player, they also provide financial support to Islamic extremist groups Controversy over Saudi support for these groups and their beliefs about Israel concern many 1 min: Why do you think the US maintains a good relationship with Saudi Arabia despite this information?
Think/Write/Share 1. Who is the man on the left? Where is he from? 2. Who is the man on the right? Where is he from? 3. What is the relationship of these two men according to this picture? 4. What seems to be taking place in this political cartoon? Explain using 2-3 sentences.
Many Muslim extremists disapproved of America s Zionism as it was blatantly favoring the interests of the Jewish people of that of Muslims. This is a major reason for al-qaeda members from different regions of the Middle East conspired to execute the attacks on 9/11 to show their anger with the US Predominately from Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan
What is the difference between war and terrorism? Define each
War: A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. a (1) : a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations (2) : a period of such armed conflict Terrorism: The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims 1. systematic use of violence and intimidation to achieve some goal 2. the act of terrorizing 3. the state of being terrorized
Terrorism: The French word terrorisme in turn derives from the Latin verb terreō meaning I frighten. Although terrorism originally referred acts committed by a government, currently it usually refers to the killing of innocent people by a non-government group in such a way as to create a media spectacle.
Create a timeline of the events on September 11 in your notes as we watch. Briefly summarize what you see as we go through the timeline http://timeline.national911memorial.org/
Use close reading strategies as you read. Using the intellectual standards, create and label 7 questions from the article.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymiqeub ux3o As you watch, answer the following questions in your notes: What words does he use to describe the attacks? According to President Bush, why did the terrorist groups attack America?
Thought Wheel: Complete the thought wheel with September 11, 2001 in the middle from the perspective of George Bush on the other side.
1. Create a timeline of 9/11/01 with 6 events on it. 2. According to Bush, what is the purpose of the 9/11 attacks? 3. According to Bush, what were the implications of 9/11 both in the US and abroad?