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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAlike and Different: The Middle East and the United States
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: History-Social Science, GeographyThis Xpeditions lesson asks students to examine the similarities and differences between the Middle East and their own city, sta...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOil and Water in the Middle East Region
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, GeographyIn this lesson, from Xpeditions, students explore the roles of oil and water in the Middle East, especially in Iraq. Students us...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDaily Life in the Middle East
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, English-Language ArtsThis Xpeditions lesson asks students to focus on the people of Iraq. They think critically about what the media delivers--specif...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAfghan War Eyewitness on Warlords, Future, More
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, World History, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical Ed and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about journalist Robert Young Pelton s recent travels in Afghanistan. In this in...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCasting a Wary Eye? Examining Views of Race in the Wake of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, World History, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine racial profiling of Arab-Americans and Middle Eastern...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStop Signs: Exploring How Different Parties Might Promote an End to the Violence in the Middle East
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, World History, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students research the positions of different interested parties regard...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkReign of Terror? Learning About Acts of Terrorism Around the World in Modern History
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, World History, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students research acts of terrorism around the world over the past thi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSpeak Out!: Examining the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on the United States Through Editorial Writing
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, English-Language Arts, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical Ed and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider their opinions on various topics and issues related ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWeighing the War: Debating For and Against the War in Iraq
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, World History, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students examine President Bush's September 2004 address at the Un...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTactics in the Persian Gulf: From Diplomacy to Force -- Interpreting Past and Current Events in Iraq
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, World History, English-Language Arts, Arts, Media, & Entertainment and 4 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students trace the United States' involvement in Iraq from 1991 th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCoup to Revolution: U.S. Foreign Policy in Iran
Grades: 11 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Economics, American Democracy, World HistoryIn this PBS lesson, students learn that many factors shape U.S. foreign policy. The lesson focuses on one case study: Iran. Stud...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAssembly Votes Palestine Partition; Margin Is 33 to 13; Arabs Walk Out; Aranha Hails Work As Session Ends
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: World History, History-Social ScienceThis historical article, from the New York Times Learning Network, describes the United Nations General Assembly passage of a pr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGive Peace a Chance: Iranian Hostages
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, World HistoryTGive Peace a Chance In this lesson, students reflect on the 1979 occupation of the American Embassy in Iran. They then researc...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEgypt and Israel Sign Formal Treaty, Ending a State of War After 30 Years; Sadat and Begin Praise Carter's Role
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, World HistoryThis historical article, from the New York Times Learning Network, announces that Prime Minister Begin and President Anwar el-Sa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0