Israel Inquiry -- History 30% Project History Department Essential Learning: Make connections and use the knowledge

of the past to address current issues 1.) Inquiry Explore current Israel through the news. *Question provided for this inquiry. What is the current state of affairs in Israel?

Katie Donick 12/10/12 2 Israel Inquiry

2.) Prediction What do you think you will find? (4-7+ sentences Stretch your thinking; Be specific; Draw connections from past history and current events) I think that I will find that Israel is in a time of concern and distress. I believe this because Every Sunday I have to go to Hebrew school and they always talk about how Israel. This reminds me of when Israel was at war with the philistines because it feels like that never stopped. I wan to find out why Israel is always in a conflict with other countries or themselves. 3.) References CNN -- http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/archive/index.html BBC -- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/middle_east/ A.) Identify what country each site is from (Check site links) B.) How might each countrys perspective influence how they report the news? C.) Explain how this site is or is not a credible source A.) CNN is from America B.) Americas perspective on Israel might influence their article because we have a close relationship with Israel and a lot of our population is Jewish. So it might influence some reporters to support Israel instead of telling what is really going on. Also you never know how the people writing the article might feel about the situation, so that may determine what information the article include. C.) CNN is a credible source because it includes all of the information that you need like date modified and the author. Also it shows the exact date when an article was added, so you can see how daily it is updated. Another thing is that credible is that all the tabs on the top make it easier to find the information you are looking for. A) BBC is from London B) Since BBC is closer to Israel they must know a lot more about the situation than others. Also, they might have seen the action, and be mad at the people who are fighting disturbing their peace. I think that BCC is going to be against the war because they are closer and have to worry about it more.

Katie Donick 12/10/12 2 Israel Inquiry

4.) Citations Use easybib.com to properly cite ALL the pages that you use for your investigation within the selected news site. Select APA format. Alphabetize. YOU MUST HAVE 4+ SEPARATE CITATIONS (2+ from each news site) 1. Tuysuz, G. (2012, December 13). Aleppo Today TV becomes vital news source amid Syria's chaos. CNN. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/12/world/meast/syria-undergroundtv/index.html 2. Thompson, N., & Heerden, D. V. (2012, December 12). Sudan: Israeli 'spy vulture' nabbed during reconnaissance mission. CNN. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/11/world/meast/israelvulture-sudan/index.html 3. Connolly, K. (2012, December 14). Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigns.BBC News. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20731396

4. Bomb attacks in Iraq kill at least 25. (2012, December 17). BBC News. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20753447

5.) Investigation (2+ Direct Quotes per Citation = 8+ Direct Quotes) (Expected and unexpected answers, insights, and questions related to the inquiry focus. Use Language Toolkit 2 for help with citations using APA style) 1.) Amid the chaos of flying bullets, roaming checkpoints guarded by gunmen, and the constant threat of a street battle erupting around the corner at any moment, a new underground television channel has become must-see TV for residents of Aleppo, Syria 2.) "We have to be sneaky, we have to be undercover," said "Ahmed," 3.) A vulture captured by Sudanese authorities is actually an Israeli spy on a secret

Katie Donick 12/10/12 2 Israel Inquiry reconnaissance mission, a pro-government newspaper in the east African nation has claimed. 4.) The Israeli scientists first knew something was amiss in early December, when the GPS system (pictured above) indicated the vulture was on the ground and was moving along a road in western Sudan. 5.) Mr Lieberman has also resigned as deputy prime minister, and said he would fight to clear his name of the charges. 6.) "Though I know I committed no crime... I have decided to resign my post as foreign minister and deputy prime minister," Mr Lieberman said in a statement released by his office 7.) The attacks mark a second consecutive day of violence in the region, though it is unclear who is behind them. 8.) On Sunday at least nine people were killed and dozens wounded when blasts struck three Shia Muslim targets in the city of Kirkuk and an office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the town of Jalula, to the south-east.

6.) Analysis (5-8 sentences Follow PEEER Overview model) Write a PEEER paragraph that answers the Inquiry Question What is the current state of affairs in Israel? For your Evidence statement use one of your Direct Quotes Color-code your paragraph -Right now in Israel it is a time of hardship and difficulty. Within the past month or so, there have been many deaths and bombings throughout the middle east. This shows the fact that although their conflict started many years ago it still has not been fully resolved. For example "We have to be sneaky, we have to be undercover," said "Ahmed," shows that the people in Israel are having to hide and go under cover. Furthermore, everyone who lives in Israel is going to be effected by the war and will have to go under cover too. The recent events in Israel show that their situation is much like the old times, and remains to be a time of turmoil.

Katie Donick 12/10/12 2 Israel Inquiry

INQUIRY RUBRIC Research

A Properly uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com without exception Ideas and elaboration include thorough and insightful historical connections. Includes variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice throughout. Is free of most errors conventions.

B Properly uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com with few exceptions. Ideas and elaboration include insightful historical connections. Includes variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice occasionally. Is generally free of most errors in conventions. Follows instructions with one or two omissions, and includes Del Mar header, 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

C Somewhat uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com properly. Ideas or elaboration includes insightful historical connections. Includes a lack of variety in sentence structure and highlevel word choice. Has some errors in conventions.

D Does not use the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com properly. Ideas nor elaboration include historical connections. Includes a lack of variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice throughout. Contains errors in conventions, so serious that meaning is somewhat obscured. Follows instructions with multiple omissions, and does not include Del Mar header, or 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

Historical Connections

Written Expression

Quality of Work

Follows instructions completely and includes Del Mar header, 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

Follows instructions with several omissions, may not include Del Mar header, or 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.