Syrian Conflict Project

Go here for the Wikipedia page outlining the Syrian conflict.

For this project, students will be divided into 5 groups, each group responsible for teaching about a certain aspect of the Syrian conflict. Each group will be responsible for making sure the class understands the information, including new vocabulary and concepts. Each group will make a powerpoint to present the information to the class. In addition, each group will write at least five multiple choice questions that cover the information presented. These will be submitted to the teacher who will compile these questions in a quiz to be given when the presentations have been completed.

Here is a good website for help on how to write a multiple choice question.

• Group 1 - Background

• Group 2 - Uprising and Civil war (2.1 - 2.5)

• Group 3 - Non-State Parties in the Conflict

• Group 4 - Foreign Reaction and Involvement

• Group 5 - Impact

Students will have two class lessons, one in the library and one in the classroom, to complete the work. The presentations will be graded according to the Preston Oral Presentation rubric.

This project incorporates the following CC standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7 Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.¹

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)