Current Events: Israel Attacks the Gaza Strip
Students will be able to:
Identify Israel and the Gaza Strip on a world map
Identify the key factors in the Middle East crisis
Identify and explain multiple points of view in a historical event
Support or oppose Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip
DO WHATCHA KNOW!
What has happened in the news since we last met in December? What do you know about Israel and Palestine? Where and when did you learn this information?
INTRO TO NEW MATERIAL
Students will read the NewsHour article “Israel Strikes Hamas Targets in Gaza.” Before reading, students will create questions based on the article’s title and section headers. While reading, students will take notes by answering their own questions.
GUIDED PRACTICE
1. What is happening in Israel and Gaza?
2. How many Palestinians have died and how many Israelis?
3. What is Hamas?
4. What was the U.S. response to the attacks?
5. What happened when Israel was declared a state in 1948?
6. What did Israel agree to in the Oslo accords?
7. How did Hamas come to power in Gaza?
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Point of View worksheet: Identify four different points of view from the article in the four boxes below. Point of view could be directly stated in the article (through a quotation) or you could figure out a possible point of view based on information in the article. At the bottom of this sheet, summarize two of the four points of view in more detail.
LEARNING LOG
1. Summarize the current events in Israel and Gaza and their causes.
2. Do you agree or disagree with Israel’s actions in Gaza? Why?
3. How does this relate to the real world around you? What connections can you make between this and other events/issues in your life or in history?
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