Monday 9/14/15 ~ Let's Talk about the Middle East, the context of our next book.

Prefixes

• ideo - idea
• idios - one's own

Mythology

• Finish up any project presentations.
• Announcement: Quizzes will be back tomorrow. If you missed it on block day, then today is the last day to take it!

Background for Blood Brothers

• EQ: What questions do I need to answer in order to feel like I understand the Middle East?
• Activity ONE: Talk with 3-4 people near you and discuss what your family member(s) said when you interviewed them last weekend (Journal 6). Together, have your group work on a t-chart. Call it Journal #7. In one column, list the things you KNOW about the Middle East. Please be prepared to share your ideas. 
• Activity TWO: Now that we've shared some basic ideas about the Middle East, create a second column. List the questions that you NEED TO KNOW in order to feel like you could understand recent news articles and the ideas you hear from parents and other adults who talk about it. Be prepared to share at least one unique question per group member. 
• Now, circle or write the one question you are most interested in researching and write one-two sentences explaining why this is of personal interest to you. 

HW: Find at least three articles that could answer your research question. Write down the URL's in your journal (You may want to book mark them or copy and paste them to a notability document as well).