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Connections 3.4. Introduction to the arabic speaking cultures. What are the current events that you learned about yesterday regarding Chinese speaking countries? Be prepared to share. focus. What are your perspectives of Arab speaking cultures?
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Connections 3.4 Introduction to the arabic speaking cultures
What are the current events that you learned about yesterday regarding Chinese speaking countries? Be prepared to share. focus
What are your perspectives of Arab speaking cultures? Where in the world are the Arab speaking countries? Essential questions
The Arab speaking countries include: Algeria, Chad, Morocco, Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, Tunisia, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Libya, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestian territories, Kuwait, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Djibouti, and Comoros. Has anyone visited or has family that has visited an Arabic speaking country? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxhUpZFUPFM What are your impressions about what you see? activating
What do you think is the meaning and purpose behind each of the following pictures? http://flickr.com/photos/yotut/5423328930/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/syriafreedom/6916437733 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bethcanphoto/140107456/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/koadla/5768069027/ Media literacy- the arab world
Share the following info: The Arabic World is considered……. Make sure to check the boxes on the bottom left of the screen for: Photos – panoramio and 360 cities 3D buildings Terrain Borders Google earth activity
Choose an Arabic speaking country that you have located using Google Earth and research one current event in that country in the past year. Summarize the article in 5-6 sentences. Choose one of the following topics to cover: Political issue (laws, government) Social Issues (unrest, protest) Economic Issues (trade, jobs, employment, debt, etc) No “Man saves cat from tree” or “car collides with bus”….. Doesn’t reflect anything specific about Chinese culture. Summarizing: Current event Journal