Middle East Project Options

Now that you have an introduction to the Middle East region, you get to take that information and expand on it.  I have given you 4 different options to choose from.  If you choose to work with a partner (options 1 or 2 only), choose wisely because you will both be receiving the same grade.

Middle East Project Option #1

Middle East Project Option #2

Middle East Project Option #3

Middle East Project Option #4

________Scoring Guides__________

Google Page Scoring Guide

Option #1 Peace Treaty Scoring Guide

Option #1 Timeline and Graphic Organizer

Option #2 Think Map Scoring Guide

Option #2 Current Events Scoring Guide

Option #3 Questions and Scoring Guides

Option #4 What Happened and Why?

Option #4 Best/Worst Case Scenarios  

Links for projects (all project links are here, in random order)

 The Whitehouse News

US Dept of Defense News

Cable News Network

United Nations News Center

Iraq Daily

Electronic Iraq

British Broadcasting Company

Ha'aretz

Arabic News

Al-Ahram

Arab News

Payvand News

Syria News Wire

Al-Jazeera

World News Network

NewsLink

thinking map

role of propaganda

Perspectives Guide

Creating a Fatwa

Wahhabism

International Institute of Counter-Terrorism

Frontline: Islam Glossary

Frontline: House of Saud

Frontline: Muslim Beliefs

Frontline: Muslims Timeline

Frontline: Saud Family Tree

Frontline: House of Saud Themes

 Map of Past and Present Israel

Creation of Israel

Wars Between the Sides: Israel and Palestine

Past Attempts at Middle East Peace

Map of Palestine

Middle East Facts and Figures

Palestinian Chronology

How We Got Here (Iraq)

Current Events Analysis Sample

current event template

Frontline: House of Saud Chronology

Frontline: Showdown with Iran

Terror and Tehran Timeline

Map of Iran as a Terrorist State

Interviews with Iranians

Social History of Iran

Iran Readings and Additional Links (excellent links)

Washington Report of Middle East Affairs

Middle East Research and Information Project

Middle East Review of International Affairs

Palestine Chronicle

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Arab Electronic Mail Journal

Gush Shalom

Challenge

If Americans Knew

Truthout

The Guardian

The Brookings Institute

Department of State

Central Intelligence Agency

 


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