Greetings!
We will start this week by keeping an eye on current events by reading about this week's Palestinian bid for statehood from the U.N. by reading this article and this one.
Then, we will watch portions of a documentary, The Birth of Israel, to start our conversation about Israel's history. You can also find the documentary on YouTube here.
We will also continue to look at maps and other documents to help us for a basic sense of what the issues are as our work with them becomes increasingly complex. Look for links to those down the left hand side of the home page.
Lastly, for the people who were there, I officially invited you to be authors of this blog, and have the ability to comment on it. Please be sure you respond to that e-mail!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Week#1 - September 18, 2011
Greetings!
We will spend time this week getting to know each other then discussing our hopes and expectations for the year.
After that we will read an article from Friday's New York Times then generate a list of information we need to know in order to fully understand the implications of what this article is talking about.
As you can see, the opportunity to learn about Israel includes a constantly changing set of concerns. This year we will develop an understanding of current issues though both an historic lens and personal interpretations and values.
We will spend time this week getting to know each other then discussing our hopes and expectations for the year.
After that we will read an article from Friday's New York Times then generate a list of information we need to know in order to fully understand the implications of what this article is talking about.
As you can see, the opportunity to learn about Israel includes a constantly changing set of concerns. This year we will develop an understanding of current issues though both an historic lens and personal interpretations and values.
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