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***IMPORTANT***
Middle East and North Africa physical map quiz will be on Thurs. February 16th
Physical map:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/middle_east_ref04.jpg
Political map:http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gov46/modern-mideast.gif

Chapter17:Geography of the Middle East and North Africa
The children have been learning about the geography, climate,and natural resources of the Middle East and North Africa.There will not be a test over this chapter, the map quiz will replace it.
In order to gain a better insight and understanding into Israel and Palestine, the children will begin a Webquest:researching the conflict, the cultures of both nations,and the history of this unrest between them.
The Task: Teams have been selected to respond to a plea from your peers in the Middle East and to negotiate a peaceful solution for the unrest and present it to the United Nations.
The students will be given individual roles of either a Reporter, a Socialist, or a Historian. They will be responsible for answering their essential questions and choosing one of the two tasks that have been assigned to their role. Roles,internet sites, and the grading rubric will be handed out in class on Thursday. I have arranged to work in the Mac Lab this week and next. The children may do research at home over the weekend.I will be adding supplemental internet links for the children to access as we progress. Tentative completion date is 2/16. This is a challenging activity and I believe the students will find it most interesting.

Posted by Mrs. Baylor