Day 1
1) Student pairs will join another set of pairs to form groups of four.
2) Each group will have a book researcher, a writer/time keeper, and two searchers on the Internet. Jobs can be switched if needed, but at least everyone is responsible for something.
3) This is the part of the lesson where each student group needs to choose one set of characters that are in conflict in the book (two characters total). It would be best to use one set of characters, which they discussed during the Two Minute Talk, for the exercise. Make sure the groups choose two separate characters from two different conflict areas (examples: US vs. Iran, N. Ireland vs. Britain, Iraq vs. Iran, Israel vs. Palestine, European vs. US, US vs. Middle Easterners, Israel vs. Syria, Arabs vs. Americans, British vs. Americans, etc.)
4) Here are a list of charcters and where they are from: Laura, Billy, Jimmy, Andrew, Kyrene, and Tiffany(dad gives money to N. Ireland)-U.S., Jehran-Middle East, Mohammed-Palestine, Samira-Iran, Con-born in the US, but did not live their long, Leila-Syria, Avram-Israel
5) With the characters chosen, students will go on the Internet to search for the following questions: (1)When did the conflict begin? Why?, (2) What are some real-life incidents when violenced occurred between your two groups (at least two)?, and (3) Using the novel, how do those two characters feel about each other(at least 2 examples w/the page number for each example)?
6) Some of the Internet sights that would be of use are indicated below under Internet Resources.
7) Using the novel, students will compare examples on the Internet to any in the text, that matched what they have searched for. For example, if they chose Jehran and Laura, they would need to discuss the conflict between the US and the Middle East. The students will need to remember the page number of any sources they find in the novel.
8) The writer will mark the information on the sheet title "Information Sheet". This will be used tomorrow to put together the PowerPoint presentation. Students can type the information on the PowerPoint slide or printout the sheet and hand write it. This will be collected.
Day 2
1) Students should have all of the information needed from yesterday. If a group needs extra time, feel free to give them no more than 15 minutes.
2) Before students start on their presentation, I will show them a template as an example. Hopefully, this will get their minds going and will make the process easier for them.
3) Each question will have its own slide and there will be a title slide with the names of the two characters, the country they are from, the names of the people in the group, and the date. There will be a total of four slides.
4) Have students start working. The "Information Sheet" from yesterday will help.
5) With five minutes left in class, have the groups that are done, put their show on the computer screen for all to see.
6) Those that are not done, will need to complete it for homework.
7) Each question slide and the title slide counts as 20 points (for a total of 80) and 10 points for the review worksheet and information sheet(for a total of 20).
Day 3
1) Put all of the students displays on their computers.
2) Each group will need to go through their questions and responses.
3) When each group has gone, have them complete the "Shaping Up Review" sheet. This will be the close for the lesson. The sheet is described under Summary Strategies.
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