Israel/ Palestine final assessment:
You have been learning about the conflicts, issues, and history between the Arabs and the Jews in the Middle East, particularly in regards to the area formally known as Palestine, now known as Israel.
This is a debate that rages still today and is cause of many of the world's conflicts. For this assignment, you will be given a position in this debate. The five positions are: Hardline Israeli, Hardline Palestinian, Moderate Israeli, Moderate Palestinian, and that of the International Community.
You will be broken into one of these five teams.
The actual final assessment will be a twenty minute negotiation session. During this, one member from each group will meet together, summarize their position, and try to achieve their outlined goals. You will be judged on how well you know your position and the position of those you are negotiating with. You will also be judged on how well you present your argument and defend it under attacks from the other positions. The third area of assessment will be how persuasive your argument is.
Each team will be responsible for creating a one page persuasive position paper. This will be your teams opportunity for outlining the demands, goals, and opinion of your position.
Each student will also be responsible for creating at least one "exhibit" to use during the negotiations. This piece of visual evidence should support one of the arguments you plan on using during the course of the negotiations.
Issues you will want to focus on:
***Please be aware that "Surrounding Arab Countries Position" is the same as the Moderate Arab/Palestinian Position
You have been learning about the conflicts, issues, and history between the Arabs and the Jews in the Middle East, particularly in regards to the area formally known as Palestine, now known as Israel.
This is a debate that rages still today and is cause of many of the world's conflicts. For this assignment, you will be given a position in this debate. The five positions are: Hardline Israeli, Hardline Palestinian, Moderate Israeli, Moderate Palestinian, and that of the International Community.
You will be broken into one of these five teams.
The actual final assessment will be a twenty minute negotiation session. During this, one member from each group will meet together, summarize their position, and try to achieve their outlined goals. You will be judged on how well you know your position and the position of those you are negotiating with. You will also be judged on how well you present your argument and defend it under attacks from the other positions. The third area of assessment will be how persuasive your argument is.
Each team will be responsible for creating a one page persuasive position paper. This will be your teams opportunity for outlining the demands, goals, and opinion of your position.
Each student will also be responsible for creating at least one "exhibit" to use during the negotiations. This piece of visual evidence should support one of the arguments you plan on using during the course of the negotiations.
Issues you will want to focus on:
- Partition - What should the actual border of Israel and Palestine be? What should be done about the wall Israel is building around the West Bank?
- Jerusalem - Who should control this city? And which parts should they control?
- Refugees - They have been living in "temporary" settlements since the War of 1948, what should happen to them? Do they have the right to return to their land? And what should happen to Jewish settlements being built in the West Bank and Gaza Strip?
***Please be aware that "Surrounding Arab Countries Position" is the same as the Moderate Arab/Palestinian Position
Mr. Blake, I can't see the documents.
ReplyDeletePlease let me know if you can see this now, I changed the setting on the documents to make them public.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr.Blake, we can see them now.
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ReplyDeleteI have a question: Does the West Bank Wall still exist today? If not, when was it destroyed?
ReplyDeleteLinh, yes the wall still exists and it is still being built today.
ReplyDeleteLoc, great photo!
Mr Blake,In the six day war, which side attacked first, the Israeli or Arab?
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