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Shifting Sands: Border Changes in the Middle East 1914 - Present toc Lesson 1: Identifying the Middle East; then and now.




 * Objectives **
 * Students will be able define the "Middle East" using identity as the guiding principle.
 * Students will be able to identify border changes in the Middle East from 1920 - present
 * Students will describe factors that led to border changes in the Middle East 1920 - present
 * Students will connect nationalism and identity to external events and explain their roles in Shaping the Middle East


 * Standards **


 * **WHII.18** Summarize the major events and consequences of WWI
 * **WHII.19** Identify the major developments in the Middle East and Central Asia before WWII
 * **WHII.38** Describe the development and goals of nationalist movements in the Middle East.
 * **WHII.39** Explain the background for the establishment of the modern state of Israel

National Borders



 * What are national borders? What factors define national borders?

Following initial brainstorm post your answers here: http://typewith.me/PpIlW5bZYN

Defining the Middle East
What is the Middle East?
 * Using Scribble Maps identify the Middle East.
 * Take a screenshot of your map using the snipping tool, upload it to your wiki and briefly explain your rationale - What is it that makes the Middle East the Middle East?
 * Share your work with a partner

Identity and the Middle East

 * Using your definitions of identity created yesterday map out the identity of the Middle East. Use Bubbl.us to complete this and take a screen shot of your chart. Upload toit to your wiki
 * Share your identity chart with a partner. What commonalities do you have? What differences?
 * Now go to the following website: TeachMidEast: An education initiative of the Middle East policy Council
 * Jigsaw headings in 5 groups. Use a google Doc to identify main idea, 2 important ideas and any questions comments. Post the google doc link (make sure it's open to the public) on the discussion page of my wiki.
 * Now reflect on your identity chart on the Middle East. What did you get right? What did you get wrong? Why was this?

Borders: Then and Now
Respond to the maps shown in the following Voicethread. Please respond with questions, comments, connections you may have.

http://voicethread.com/share/1880720/


 * Notes**: Take outline notes on Middle East nationalism in the 20th century.


 * Leadership Analysis:** Gamal Abdel Nasser and Ayatollah Khomeini