The British and Palestine

Agenda 1/23-26:

1. Students read from the Fraser text The Arab Israeli Conflict. They took notes, following the requirements of the reading journal project.
2. Students viewed a series of documents detailing the early relationship and promises between Arabs and Jews. Students plotted these on a graph tracking vacillating British support of Arabs and Jews through time.
3. Students watched film clips [below] about the British and Palestine between WWI and WWII.  

Promises and Betrayals:

HOMEWORK:
Learn this vocabulary for the final.

2015 State of the Union

Today students viewed and discussed President Obama's State of the Union Address. They looked at Republican responses and found parts they agreed and disagreed with.

HOMEWORK:
DUE Friday 1/23 - Arab-Israeli conflict reading journal notes Introduction and Chapter 1. Have your notes and summaries ready at the beginning of class.

Origins of the Arab Israeli Conflict

Students created maps of the Middle East. They considered geography, religion, population and ethnic groups in creating five different countries. I explained to the student how four different events created a "Recipe for Disaster": The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence, The Sykes-Picot Agreement, The Balfour Declaration, and the Partition of Palestine.

Students then continued reading The Arab-Israeli Conflict by Fraser. Students began organizing their notes in a journal.

HOMEWORK:
Arab Israeli Conflict Reading Journal - Intro notes and summary - DUE - Wednesday 1/21

Hitler Quiz Prompts

Students will take a quiz covering the unit on Hitler. Below are the prompts. Students will need to answer two prompts at random.

•  Analyze the methods and conditions that enabled Hitler to rise to power in Germany.
• Evaluate the way in which Hitler was able to consolidate his rule between 1933 and 1938.
• To what extent were the lives of ordinary Germans affected by Nazism? Identify at least two groups.
• In what ways did people resist Nazi rule? Provide examples.

Hitler's Domestic Policies

Students learned about Hitler's domestic policies. They took notes from the powerpoint below and watched a clip for the film World at War.

Hitler's Domestic Policies:


World at War [start at 23:00]: