Day |
Unit |
Topic |
1 1/20 |
1: Society |
Introduction: Our Current Understandings of Israel |
2 1/21 |
1: Society |
Why and How Does Israel Matter? |
3 1/25 |
1: Society |
Peoples of Israel: Mizrachim
|
4 1/27 |
1: Society |
Peoples of Israel: Orthodox Jews |
5 2/1 |
1: Society |
Peoples of Israel: Israeli Arabs, part 1 (why did Arabs stay and what kind of community did they become?) |
6 2/3 |
1: Society |
Peoples of Israel: Israeli Arabs, part 2 (How do Arab citizens fit into Israeli society?) |
7 2/4 |
1: Society |
A Jewish State, or a State for Jews? Challenges of Pluralism & Democracy |
8 2/8 |
1: Society |
Socratic Seminar #1: ~Challenges of Pluralism & Democracy Unit One essay assigned |
2/10 |
|
Career Discovery Day |
2/15 |
|
In-Class essay on Unit One |
9 2/17 |
2: Politics |
Zionists and the Arab World |
10 2/22 |
2: Politics |
The Road to Statehood, 1 Harrison report/Arab case for Palestine; partition vote |
11 2/24 |
2: Politics |
The Road to Statehood, 2 UNSCOP debates; background to War of Independence |
12 3/1 |
2: Politics |
Socratic Seminar #2: Origins of the Refugee Problem |
13 3/3 |
2: Politics |
Socratic Seminar #3: Founding Documents |
14 3/4 |
2: Politics |
Socratic Seminar #4: Political and Emotional Effects of the Six-Day War |
3/8 |
|
"Teenage Witness" |
15 3/10 |
2: Politics |
Israeli Settlement Policy, 1967 to Present |
16 3/15 |
2: Politics |
Socratic Seminar #5: The Oslo Accords |
17 3/17 |
2: Politics |
Socratic Seminar #6: Gaza Withdrawal |
18 3/22 |
2: Politics |
Search for Peace Today Analysis of speeches from current leaders |
19 3/24 |
2: Politics |
In-class assessment, Unit Two |
