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We'll be studying the Middle East and North Africa for the next six weeks! As part of this study, student will have an Anchor Activity of reading journal articles about the Middle East conflict, they'll complete a book report, and create a map. There are separate entries below explaining each assignment.
The unit will culminate in the Middle East Mayhem Final Exam. Stay tuned for history and conflict in this land where three major world religions had their birth!
We'll be studying SIX THEMES of the Middle East.
Click here for a PBS link about Muslims
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/
This PBS link talks about Muslims in America since 9/11 and a group of Muslims against terrorism.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/portraits/us.html#mccloud
Girls, you may want to read about Queen Noor of Jordan at this link. She's an American (of American-Arabian descent and Yale graduate)who married King Hussein of Jordan in 1978.
http://www.noor.gov.jo/index.htm

Posted by Mrs. Glenn