Student+Activities

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** Exercise 1 ** In this activity students will be separated into groups of 5. One student as the reporter, records the thoughts of the group on the attitudes and ideas in response to the Middle East region based on the following questions.  Next each group will share their ideas using a mind map. The teacher will facilitate this activity. Now that you have completed the mind map, write two paragraphs about Iraq and the Middle East. You can write whatever you like as long as it does not contain profanity or derogatory words. After completing you paragraph you will create a Wordles of your paragraphs. The teacher will facilitate this exercise. Use Google Earth to locate Iraq and observe its features; make sure to click on 3-D and street view to allow for detailed analysis of these regions. The teacher will facilitate this exercise. In this exercise the entire class will watch a video on day-to-day life of the average Iraqi citizen after the US invasion. Next the class will observe a slideshow created by a photojournalist of a typical week in Iraq. The images are of Iraqi citizens and American soldiers. Be sure to pay close attention to the conditions and surroundings where the individuals live and work. The teacher will facilitate this exercise. Read the following blog entries with your group from two blogs created by Iraqi citizens detailing the day-to-day activities of a normal Iraqi resident. [] and [|http://last-of-iraqis.blogspot.com] Write two more paragraphs on Iraq with these guiding questions in mind: //What did you notice the most in the pictures and movies? What is different from America? How do you think you would feel living in Iraq?// After the completion of this writing exercise, the class will work with teacher to create another Wordle. Go the Student Wiki with pictures of various events occurring among Iraqi citizens. Create three sentences about the images. Each team should come up with at least one question they would like to ask the Iraq citizens.
 * 1) What are some images that come to mind of Iraq and the Arab culture?
 * 2) Is Iraq somewhere where you like to visit or live, why or why not?
 * 3) List some things you do know about Iraq and the Middle East?
 * 4) What do you think the children in Iraq do at recess?
 * 5) What is an average day like for an Iraqi elementary student?
 * 6) How do you think families in Iraq eat dinner?
 * 7) How do people in Iraq feel about the United States?
 * 8) When you have seen people, cities and towns in Iraq on TV, how have they looked?
 * 9) What would you do without electricity or running water?
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