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Can Jerusalem be equitably organized? Can Israel and Palestine be successfully partitioned? Part one of a two-part workshop looks at the geo-political history of Jerusalem while Part two investigates Egypt's dependence of the Nile River and asks participants to consider how the waters of the Nile should be used.
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Instructional Ideas
- Designed as a professional development workshop for educators, many of the case study materials are appropriate for classroom use
- Preview the entire video and create a list of terms for viewers to identify (partition, Six Day War, Old City, dead reality, the Green Line, etc.) before watching the video
- Show the video with captions so the viewers can add information to their list of terms unfamiliar terms
- Pause the video frequently to check for understanding
- Treat Parts 1 and 2 as separate units of study
Classroom Considerations
- The first segment of the video (0:01–14:33) focuses on the political and geographic history of Arab/Israeli conflict in Jerusalem
- The second segment (14:33–29:48) presents a classroom lesson focused on Palestinian refugees and an analysis of the lesson
- Part two of the video (beginning at 29:48) investigates Egypt's limited natural resources
- Presumes class members have some understanding of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
Pros
- Identifies the geography standards addressed by the case study
- Designed to developed a deeper understanding of complex geographical and political issues
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- None