Task: Teach the class about a modern crisis that you are interested in. With your group members develop a way to improve the crisis.
Create groups of 3 total people.
You will need to practice your presentation and give me an estimated run-time before the due date.
Use the following structure:
Topic Options:
*You must use three books (not including your text book) and two online websites in your research. Ask for help from Ms. Tarr. Remember, you must submit an MLA formatted bibliography.
You must provide the teacher with a rough outline (05/10/2017) and an essential question (05/05/2017) for your lesson. You must also write the ideal answer to that question.
Goals:**
Suggested Steps:
New York Times Upfront
A news magazine published by the New York Times, but aimed at high school students. Look at the following articles for good summaries on modern conflicts.
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
BBC offers great news coverage, as well as background information on many modern issues. Use Bibme.org to create a citation.
Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference content, country information, primary source documents, statistical data and multimedia resources. Includes major reference sources, full-text journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as video and audio clips from sources like NBC and NPR. Use this to find out about major global issues like poverty, global warming, nuclear proliferation, online piracy and more. From the homepage, pick "Conflict and Diplomacy" and find your topic - each topic includes background articles (linked below) as well as reference, news, images, opinion pieces and more. All articles include citations, and can be saved to your Google Drive.
Stanford University - Mapping Militant Organizations
Interactive maps, timelines and profiles of major militant organizations around the world.
The State Department is in charge of US foreign policy. Check their website for official reports and information about official US foreign policy, as well as official reports about terrorism around the world.
Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism
ISIS - "The Global Coalition: Working to Defeat ISIS" Fact Sheet
ISIS - The Global Coalition to Counter ISIS
ISIS - Background Briefing on the Effort to Defeat ISIS
Israel - Fact Sheet is "currently being updated" and not available
Iraq - US Relations with Iraq Fact Sheet
Egypt - Fact Sheet is "currently being updated" and not available
Afghanistan - US Relations with Afghanistan
Their website can be difficult to search - you might have better luck doing a Google search for your topic and "UN resolutions" or "UN sanctions," and then select a news source you trust.
News articles from various sources
Be aware of who is publishing the content, and whether they are a credible source.
Israel - Israel-Palestinian Conflict (brief summaries of proposed solutions) from BBC
Israel - A Realistic Solution to the Israel-Palestinian Conflict from Forbes
Afghanistan - Can ISIS and Al Qaeda Unite to Save Eachother in Iraq and Syria? from Newsweek
Afghanistan - How can Al Qaeda be Defeated? from Washington Post
Egypt - Arab Spring - Five Years On from Amnesty International
Egypt - After the Arab Spring: The Ruining of Egypt from The Economist
SYria - Syria Ceasefire Opens Door for Political Solution, Says UN from CNN
Syria - Toward Solutions for the Syria Refugee Crisis from the Brookings Institute
Iraq - Contain ISIS - from The Atlantic
Iraq - Iraqis Worry About Rebuilding After ISIS is Gone from USA Today