Middle+East+Layered+Curriculum

**Length: 15 days (Due Tuesday, January 18th)** **Total Points = 100** Bold Faced assignments will appear on the Test. Refer to rubrics for grading specifics. Items in bold are required of all students. **//C Level Assignments://** (Maximum of 80 points) **(10) _ Complete the map of the Middle East** (10) _ Make a poster that displays the landforms found in the following regions: Northern Tier, Arabian Peninsula, Fertile Crescent, Nile Valley, the Maghreb. Include a map that shows the regions. (10) _ Compose a 2 page diary that details a fictitious trip you took to the Middle East. The diary should reveal where you went, what you saw, what you did, and what you liked/disliked.
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(10) __Make and bring to school a Middle Eastern dish. Be sure to include your recipe.__ __ **(5)** __**Lecture #1 – Take notes and answer questions.** **(5) __Lecture #2 – Take notes and answer questions.__** __ **(5)** __**Lecture #3 – Take notes and answer questions.** **(5) __Lecture #4 – Take notes and answer questions.__** __ **(5)** __**Lecture #5 – Take notes and answer questions.**

**(5) __Lecture #6 – Take notes and answer questions.__** __ (10) __Reading Selections 49 – 51.Choose one and answer the questions. (10) _ Read [] Answer 5 teacher questions. (10) _ Complete the Venn diagram “Three Religions Comparison” and answer 3 questions. (10) __Print and read 3 current events (within past 3 months) that deal with one of the following topics from the Middle East: religion, terrorism, oil, Palestinians, Iraq, Iran. Summarize each and state your opinion.__ __ **(**10) ___ __Middle East Crossword Puzzle. Answer 8 questions__

__ (10) __Construct a questionnaire that can be given to a person of the Jewish, Christian, or Muslim faith. The questionnaire should uncover the basic beliefs of the faith, its daily practice and demands, and its views towards the other two beliefs. (10) _ Make a PowerPoint presentation that takes us on a tour of the holy places in t he Middle East. (Minimum 10 slides) (10) __Go to YouTube learn 5 Arabic phrases. Demonstrate your knowledge through an oral assessment.__ __ (10) ___ __Make a poster that displays 20 famous Arab-Americans //or// 20 Jewish-Americans. __ __ (10) ___ __Make a poster that displays 20 items made from oil.__ __ (10) _____Make a poster that displays different types of housing in the Middle East.__ __ (x) __28. Student designed activity concerning the Middle East at teacher discretion. (10)Learn and demonstrate 8 proper behaviors/customs of a country from the region. You may use one of the following: [|www.kwintessential.co.uk/] **etiquette**/doing-business-**middleeast**.html - 14k - (look at etiquette guide) [] [] **//B Layer//**: Choose only 1. 10 points 1. Read the following three works: //Ecclesiastes// (Judaism), //1 Peter// (Christianity), and //Surah 57: Iron//(Islam). Write a minimum 1-page paper that compares and/or contrasts the message given in the three works.

2. Write a one page paper on how the current borders of Iraq were determined. 3. Conduct an interview with a person of a different religion than yourself (Jewish, Christian, or Muslim). Determine their religious beliefs, customs/practices, and their views towards the other faiths. 4. Construct a replica of an ancient Middle Eastern piece of art, architecture, sculpture, or handicraft. 5. Give a 5-10 minute PowerPoint presentation on the Hajj. 6. Research an A level topic and take at least 3 pages of hand-written notes with sources.

**//A Layer//**: Choose 1 only. 10 points 1. With a partner, debate the following: should the U.S. support Israel, the Palestinians, or neither? For the following, write a two page paper (see attached for specifics). 1. What in your opinion is the political and economic impact of the way women are treated in Middle East Arab countries? 3. What is the most effective way to fight terrorism? 4. Can Muslims, Christians, and Jews ever learn to get along together? 5. Should the US stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons? Middle East Layered Curriculum