BBResources for Final Assignment:
Maps of the Middle East
https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east.html
Council on Foreign Relations Crisis Guide
https://www.cfr.org/israel/crisis-guide-israeli-palestinian-conflict/p13850
Vox Explainer on Israel-Palestine
https://www.vox.com/2018/11/20/18079996/israel-palestine-conflict-guide-explainer
Students will use this link to explore the Five Pillars of Islam:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/practices/fivepillars.shtml
Christianity in Images:
https://nhpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/christianity-in-images/
BBC Maps Over Time:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html/
BBC Country Profile:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14628835
CIA World Factbook:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html
7th grade can use this interactive note taking tool from Read, Write, Think:
http://rwtinteractives.ncte.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&_ga=2.21705403.1695739020.1574170866-1385566940.1572443209
7th grade will put themselves in the place of a Syrian refugee fleeing the civil war:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32057601
This American Life- Greece.
This website is an interactive tour of different refugee camps in Greece. Students will be using this information to answer questions regarding the refugee crisis.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/greece/
Today, 7th grade will read about the historical origins of Halloween:
https://www.loc.gov/folklife/halloween-santino.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/history/spiritualhistory_1.shtml
https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
https://www.livescience.com/40596-history-of-halloween.html
https://time.com/5434659/halloween-pagan-origins-in-samhain/
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/halloween-ideas/g4607/history-of-halloween/
Middle East In Transition Resources:
Divided Jerusalem-
https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2018/east-west-jerusalem/index.html
7th Grade Comparison Paper: Resources to Use
Islamic view of heaven-
www.thoughtco.com/heaven-in-the-quran-2004343
http://www.religioustolerance.org/isl_para.htm
The design of the church:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z84bmnb
The Life of Martin Luther:
www.history.com/topics/reformation/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses
The Life of Jesus:
www.biography.com/people/jesus-christ-9354382
Christianity in Images:
nhpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/christianity-in-images/
The Sunni-Shia Divide:
https://www.cfr.org/interactives/sunni-shia-divide#!/
http://hnn.us/articles/934.html
Muslim contributions to our life:
General List-
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/29/muslim.inventions/index.html
Astronomy-
muslimheritage.com/article/islamic-astronomy
Mechanical Inventions-
www.1001inventions.com/devices
Math-
https://www.storyofmathematics.com/islamic.html
http://muslimheritage.com/article/muslim-founders-mathematics
https://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/innoalgebra.html
Medicine-
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2016/11-12/muslim-medicine-scientific-discovery-islam/
http://muslimheritage.com/article/islam%E2%80%99s-forgotten-contributions-medical-science
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/feb/01/islamic-science
Alchemy-
https://explorable.com/islamic-alchemy
https://www.themystica.com/islamic-alchemy/
http://muslimheritage.com/article/alchemy-chemistry
Camera Obscura-
www.scientificamerican.com/article/forgotten-history-muslim-scientists/
Perfume-
https://www.dailysabah.com/feature/2016/02/13/the-history-of-perfumes-from-past-to-present
Coffee
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22190802
To explore the mosque, click on the link below. Draw visual notes for yourself of the mosque, and see if any of the aspects remind you of the synagogue:
www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z297hv4
7th graders will explore the following websites on Islamic Art. Please find a piece of art that is interesting to you. Draw it, or a part of it, on the large white paper. Accompanying that art should be some writing that consists of:
The date the piece was made; where it was made; and who made it. Also include a sentence about what drew you to the art.
On Wednesday, January 16, the seventh grade will use this website for the Islam Webquest. Please note, you will have to click on the links for each pillar of Islam to answer the questions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/practices/fivepillars.shtml
This website will take you to Judaism's "Beliefs" for the webquest:
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/beliefs/beliefs_1.shtml
How to become a US citizen?
https://www.icivics.org/games/immigration-nation
The 7th grade is studying the movement of refugees as part of geography. Today they will be using the following link to explore conditions further:
www.thisamericanlife.org/greece/
https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2016/refugee-camps/#
Monday, October 29:
This is the link for the game you will be playing:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32057601
The seventh grade will be exploring different types of maps this year.
One of these is the New York Times interactive
https://nyti.ms/2CdbgUE
Maps of the Middle East
https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east.html
Council on Foreign Relations Crisis Guide
https://www.cfr.org/israel/crisis-guide-israeli-palestinian-conflict/p13850
Vox Explainer on Israel-Palestine
https://www.vox.com/2018/11/20/18079996/israel-palestine-conflict-guide-explainer
Students will use this link to explore the Five Pillars of Islam:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/practices/fivepillars.shtml
Christianity in Images:
https://nhpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/christianity-in-images/
BBC Maps Over Time:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html/
BBC Country Profile:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14628835
CIA World Factbook:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html
7th grade can use this interactive note taking tool from Read, Write, Think:
http://rwtinteractives.ncte.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&_ga=2.21705403.1695739020.1574170866-1385566940.1572443209
7th grade will put themselves in the place of a Syrian refugee fleeing the civil war:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32057601
This American Life- Greece.
This website is an interactive tour of different refugee camps in Greece. Students will be using this information to answer questions regarding the refugee crisis.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/greece/
Today, 7th grade will read about the historical origins of Halloween:
https://www.loc.gov/folklife/halloween-santino.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/history/spiritualhistory_1.shtml
https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
https://www.livescience.com/40596-history-of-halloween.html
https://time.com/5434659/halloween-pagan-origins-in-samhain/
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/halloween-ideas/g4607/history-of-halloween/
Middle East In Transition Resources:
Divided Jerusalem-
https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2018/east-west-jerusalem/index.html
7th Grade Comparison Paper: Resources to Use
Islamic view of heaven-
www.thoughtco.com/heaven-in-the-quran-2004343
http://www.religioustolerance.org/isl_para.htm
The design of the church:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z84bmnb
The Life of Martin Luther:
www.history.com/topics/reformation/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses
The Life of Jesus:
www.biography.com/people/jesus-christ-9354382
Christianity in Images:
nhpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/christianity-in-images/
The Sunni-Shia Divide:
https://www.cfr.org/interactives/sunni-shia-divide#!/
http://hnn.us/articles/934.html
Muslim contributions to our life:
General List-
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/29/muslim.inventions/index.html
Astronomy-
muslimheritage.com/article/islamic-astronomy
Mechanical Inventions-
www.1001inventions.com/devices
Math-
https://www.storyofmathematics.com/islamic.html
http://muslimheritage.com/article/muslim-founders-mathematics
https://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/innoalgebra.html
Medicine-
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2016/11-12/muslim-medicine-scientific-discovery-islam/
http://muslimheritage.com/article/islam%E2%80%99s-forgotten-contributions-medical-science
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/feb/01/islamic-science
Alchemy-
https://explorable.com/islamic-alchemy
https://www.themystica.com/islamic-alchemy/
http://muslimheritage.com/article/alchemy-chemistry
Camera Obscura-
www.scientificamerican.com/article/forgotten-history-muslim-scientists/
Perfume-
https://www.dailysabah.com/feature/2016/02/13/the-history-of-perfumes-from-past-to-present
Coffee
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22190802
To explore the mosque, click on the link below. Draw visual notes for yourself of the mosque, and see if any of the aspects remind you of the synagogue:
www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z297hv4
7th graders will explore the following websites on Islamic Art. Please find a piece of art that is interesting to you. Draw it, or a part of it, on the large white paper. Accompanying that art should be some writing that consists of:
The date the piece was made; where it was made; and who made it. Also include a sentence about what drew you to the art.
- Introduction to Islamic Art
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/art/art_1.shtml - Islamic Art at the LACMA:
- http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/islamic.htm
- Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (thanks to Makena Lee for this find!)
- http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vege/hd_vege.htm
- Detroit Institute of Arts Islamic Collection
- https://www.dia.org/art/collection?collection[0]=1191
Islamic Calligraphy- Introduction, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/intro.html
- Origins of Calligraphy, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/origins.html
- Reform of Arabic Writing, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/reform.html
- Noble Calligraphers, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/calligraphers.html
- Early Development, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/early.html
- Late Development, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/late.html
- Writing Instruments, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/instrument.html
- Alif as Unit of Proportion, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/module.html
- Elements of Decoration, section on Calligraphy, www.islamicart.com/main/architecture/decorate.html
- Deewani, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/styles/deewani.html
- Kufi, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/styles/kufi.html
- Naskh, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/styles/naskh.html
- Riqa, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/styles/riqa.html
- Taliq, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/styles/taliq.html
- Thuluth, www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/styles/thuluth.html
The Tughra of Sulaiman the Magnificent
www.metmuseum.org/explore/TUGHRA/tughra_hmpg.html
On Wednesday, January 16, the seventh grade will use this website for the Islam Webquest. Please note, you will have to click on the links for each pillar of Islam to answer the questions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/practices/fivepillars.shtml
This website will take you to Judaism's "Beliefs" for the webquest:
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/beliefs/beliefs_1.shtml
How to become a US citizen?
https://www.icivics.org/games/immigration-nation
The 7th grade is studying the movement of refugees as part of geography. Today they will be using the following link to explore conditions further:
www.thisamericanlife.org/greece/
https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2016/refugee-camps/#
Monday, October 29:
This is the link for the game you will be playing:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32057601
The seventh grade will be exploring different types of maps this year.
One of these is the New York Times interactive
https://nyti.ms/2CdbgUE