2014 Geography of the Middle East Lesson Plan

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014Wednesday, October 15, 2014: Period Five Only Due To PSAT Testing

Thursday, October 16, 2014: Odd Block DayFriday, October 17, 2014: Even Block Day

Monday, October 20, 2014

Period One Only

•Due to the PSAT Schedule on Wednesday, there will be no Day Five of the lesson for your class.•You will not be doing the Summative Assessment Group Role Play on Water Issues.

Day One: Tuesday, October 14, 2014• Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt----In the Age of Enlightenment Unit, we

discussed the Natural Rights that should be extended to all human beings no matter gender, race, ethnicity, or socio-economic status. Let’s review them:

• Class List of Human Rights:• • In the Middle East, a new issue is being raised that is the cause of conflict----

access to drinking water. As we examine the primary source quotes and the included reading, consider whether this should be a basic human right extended to everyone. And if so, how to enforce it?• We will read aloud the primary source quotes and the newspaper article

together as a class. You should be using Active Reading Strategies.• Then you and your partner will answer the three Reflection Questions.

Day One: Tuesday, October 14, 2014• Class: Some pairs will share their final analysis. This theme of water issues will be examined further

within this unit and come back to in each of the following units. We are now going to begin to study the geography of the Middle East.

• • Class: The teacher is going to begin the Geography of the Middle East Powerpoint, and you should be

taking notes in the provided graphic organizer in EITHER PENCIL, BLACK, OR BLUE PEN.

• The information for the graphic organizer will be coming from three different sources: class powerpoint lecture and the two National Geographic Chapters in pdf format uploaded on the teacher page.

• You are to take the reading notes in EITHER RED, ORANGE, PINK, OR PURPLE.

• Content of the Notes:• Description/Key Characteristics---What are the broad, general statements that describe this feature in the

region.• Examples/Historical Evidence----What are the specific examples to support the characteristics? This is

where you would give names and descriptions of examples, statistics, and include primary source quotes.• Impact/Effects---What impact does this geographic feature have on the region? How does it affect the

people, economics, politics, diet, etc….• Visuals---This can be a printed picture from the powerpoint or a drawing to help you remember this

feature as a memory-study technique.

Day One: Tuesday, October 14, 2014

• Homework: Begin the chunked reading and note-taking. Following the Chunking Timeline below. • You are to take the reading notes in EITHER RED, ORANGE, PINK, OR PURPLE

PEN. • This will be checked for Class Participation Points on Monday, October 20, 2014.

• Chapter 8 A Geographic Profile of the Middle East and North Africa:• Peoples, Languages, Religions— pages 199-203 and pages 211-218• Deserts---pages 203-205 and Deserts/Nomadic Life----pages 207-210• Mountains---pages 205-207• Oil---pages 218-219 and pages 222-223• Waterways/Chokepoints---pages 219-222• Water---pages 223-225

Day One: Tuesday, October 14, 2014• Chunking Timeline

• Night One: Tuesday, October 14, 2014• Read and take notes on Peoples, Languages, Religions— pages 199-203 and pages 211-

218.

• Night Two: Wednesday, October 15, 2014• Read and take notes on Deserts---pages 203-205 and Deserts/Nomadic Life----pages 207-

210.

• Night Three: Thursday, October 16, 2014• Read and take notes on Mountains---pages 205-205 and Oil---pages 218-219 and pages

222-223.

• Night Four: Friday, October 17, 2014• Read and take notes on Waterways/Chokepoints---pages 219-222 and Water---pages 223-

225.

Day Two and Three: For Period One---Block Day Day Two For Period Five---Wednesday, October

15, 2014

•Class: The teacher is going to continue the powerpoint on the Geography of the Middle East. You are to take the notes in EITHER PENCIL, BLACK, OR BLUE PEN.•Homework: Continue the chunked reading and note-taking in EITEHR RED, ORANGE, PINK, OR PURPLE PEN.

Day Three and Four: Block Day For Period Five

• Class: The teacher is going to finish the Geography of the Middle East Powerpoint and that part of the graphic organizer notes. • Remember this should be in EITHER PENCIL, BLACK, OR BLUE PEN.

• Groups: Summative Assessment--- You will be working in your groups examining a specific Water Scarcity Issue in the Middle East. Think of Basic Human Rights!

• Materials to be Used:• Sections of the Water Issues Powerpoint on YOUR TOPIC• Sections of the Water Wars of the Middle East Supplemental Reading on YOUR TOPIC

• Water Conflicts Areas:• Jordan River Basin---Jordan and Israel• Tigris-Euphrates Basin----Turkey and Syria• West Bank Aquifers---Israel and Palestinians• Gaza Strip---Israel and Palestinians

Day Four For Period One----Monday, October 20, 2014

• After Ms. Barben finishes the lecture, she is going to check your reading notes for Class Participation Points.• Class: The teacher is going to finish the Geography of the Middle East

Powerpoint and that part of the graphic organizer notes. • Remember this should be in EITHER PENCIL, BLACK, OR BLUE PEN.• Homework: Due to Schedule Change---Only One Night To Complete• Label and color-code the cities and countries on the Political Map.• Cross off the items as you label them.• This map will be worth 25 points as part of your Middle East Unit Notebook Grade.

• Label and color-code the bodies of water, rivers, deserts, and mountains on the Physical Map.• Cross off the items as you label them.• This map will be worth 25 points as part of your Middle East Unit Notebook Grade.

Day Five for Period Five Only: Monday, October 20, 2014

• Ms. Barben is going to check your reading notes for Class Participation Points while you begin to work in groups.• Groups: Each group member will present their information to the group and the group

members will add to their notes in the graphic organizer.• Then after examining both sides of the issues, your group will act as an United Nations Peacekeeping

Group and make a final decision on the conflict and what steps should be taken.• The completed activity handout will be collected at the end of the period.

• Homework: Label and color-code the Political and Physical Maps of the Middle East. You NOW ONLY HAVE ONE NIGHT TO COMPLETE.• Label and color-code the cities and countries on the Political Map.

• Cross off the items as you label them.• This map will be worth 25 points as part of your Middle East Unit Notebook Grade.

• Label and color-code the bodies of water, rivers, deserts, and mountains on the Physical Map.• Cross off the items as you label them.• This map will be worth 25 points as part of your Middle East Unit Notebook Grade.