Bookclub: Questions for First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers - by Loung Ung
Rubrics
Project 10: U.N. Simulation (extra issues links); also try Human Rights Watch
Project 9: Explore North and South Korea
Project 8: Asia Map/Atlas assignment; blank map
Project 7: Darfur Letter. Darfur Research Project; groups for 1st and 3rd period; groups for 5th and 8th period Task 8 PowerPoint (thanks 1st period!) Peer editing Directions; editing symbols
Project 6: Africa Map/Atlas Assignment; blank map
Project 5: United Nations: Background Data Gathering
Having problems with exchange rate? Use the Big Mac index
Did you forget your country? Period 1, 3, 5, 8
For Honors World: Questions for "God's Country"
Previous Rubrics
Project 4: Iran Webquest
8th period project (extra homework)
1948 Israel War of Independence
General perspective - http://www.mideastweb.org/briefhistory.htm
Jewish perspective http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/1948_War.html
Palestinian perspective http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Palestine-Remembered/Story562.html
1956 War
General perspective http://www.zionism-israel.com/dic/Suez_Campaign.htm
Jewish perspective http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/Suez_War.html
Palestinian perspective http://i-cias.com/e.o/suezsinw.htm (more neutral than Palestinian)
1967 War
General Perspective http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570433/Six-Day_War.html
Jewish Perspective http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/67_War.html
Palestinian perspective: http://www.mideastweb.org/israelafter1967.htm
Yom Kippur War
General perspective http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1967to1991_ykwar_result.php
Jewish perspective http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/73_War.html
Palestinian perspective http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1967to1991_ykwar_result.php
Wars between Israel & Lebanon (and PLO)
Jewish perspective http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths/mf11.html
Palestinian/Lebanon’s perspective http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths/mf11.html
Intfiada
Jewish perspective http://www.mideasti.org/articles/doc41.html (actually this is Saudi)
Palestinian perspective http://www.thefreelibrary.com/DR.+MUSTAFA+BARGHOUTHI+LOOKS+AT+INTIFADA+MYTHS+AND+REALITIES-a078691395
Project 3: Latin America Geography (rubric) list of countries
Braden Timm's Awesome Game (once you get to the jeopardy portion focus on last two columns)
Project 2: Urbanization of the Amazon: An Academic Summit (rubric - links to researchable websites too! Grading rubric for World here; for Honors World here)
Academic Summit 1 page (quick example here)
Groups:
Project 1: Cultural Universal Journey (WS) (HWS)
Outline Map of World (although you can use something different!)
Due A Days: Thursday 9/27
B Days: Friday 9/28