HWC Day 29 - Map Quiz, Nationalism, & Islamism

Please begin selecting your topics for the Great Decisions Discussion series.  Specifically, identify the discussion you would like to lead.

Objectives:   Examine the select historical developments in the Southwest Asia, North Africa,  & Central Asia.

Task:  Good afternoon!  When you arrive to class, please clear your desk & get out a pen or pencil in preparation for the map quiz.  You'll have the first 30 minutes to complete the quiz.  If you finish before time runs out, please turn your quiz in at the back of the room and work on "Ottoman Empire Cartoon" analysis.  After the quiz, we'll play Kahoot! to review monotheism.  Finally, we'll continue our notes on the history of the region.

Homework:

• TODAY  - Unit 3 Map Quiz
• Friday, March 11 - Regional Study Part III (Comparing Saudi Arabia & Iran)
• Friday, March 11 - Unit 3 PDP due on class blog
• Monday, March 14 - Regional Study Parts IV (Transcaucasia) & Part V (Contemporary Issues) due 
• Monday, March 14 - Unit 3 PDC due on class blog
• Wednesday, March 16  - Unit 3 Test
• Wednesday, March 16 - Unit 3 SJS due on class blog

Extending class discussion:

• "War on the Word 'Jihad'" (All Things Considered, NPR, 10/30/2006)
• "Jihad: A Misunderstood Concept from Islam" (Islamic Supreme Council of America)