2014 Islamic Fundamentalism in

Iran LessonAccelerated Level Date and Number ALL Your Papers:

Tuesday, November 11, 2014Block Day: Either Wednesday, November 12 or

Thursday, November 13

Day One: Tuesday, November 11, 2014• Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt----Using your notes from the last lesson on Islamic

Fundamentalism, you and your partner are going to examine ONE of the political cartoons and answer the Reflection Questions. • Keep in mind what we learned in the previous unit about the philosophes and their views on

religion and war.• Reflection Questions:

• a) Provide a summary of the chosen political cartoon. What is the cartoonist’s main point? How do you know?• • b) Using your Islamic Fundamentalism, provide TWO different historical examples that

support the message of the political cartoon and explain how.• 1)• • 2)•

Political CartoonsPolitical Cartoon One Political Cartoon

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Day One: Tuesday, November 11, 2014

• Class: We are now going to begin to examine the current issues in the Middle East in specific countries. Americans always ask the question as to why there is so much conflict in the Middle East and why should we care. Well, the main reason why the Middle East is so unstable is due to the foreign policy of the West in the 20th century. • To introduce us and give an overview, the teacher is going to read aloud the

short reading from the New York Times “How the Middle East Got That Way.” As the teacher reads aloud, you should be using Active Reading Strategies.• Individual/Homework: You will now begin to read the photocopied

supplemental reading on “The Islamic Republic of Iran.” Whatever is not finished in class is your homework for tonight.• As you read, you are to highlight key points in the provided Teacher Notes on

the Right Side and add new information and your thoughts and reactions to the Left Side.

Days Two and Three: Block Day• Class: We are going to watch a You Tube Documentary entitled “History Channel

Declassified Ayatollah Khomeini.”

• The running time for this is 45:12 minutes. • You are to add more information to the provided Teacher Notes on the Left Side.• IF YOU ARE ABSENT AND MISS THE FILM, YOU MUST GO TO YOUTUBE TO WATCH IT AND GET THE

NOTES.

• Class: For the second part of the Block Period, the teacher is going to do parts of the Islamic Republic of Iran PowerPoint Lecture. You are to add to the provided Teacher Notes.

• Topics Covered in PowerPoint Lecture• Current Iranian Leadership• Nuclear Power Program• • Homework: Finish any part of the Iran Notes that are not done by the end of the class

period.