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LESSON PLAN
1. The student class leader (previously selected
by the instructor) divides the class into 5 person jigsaw groups.
2. The group leader selects one student in each group as the group leader.
3. Segment the lesson into 3 parts. Students learn how to question the answers
by: (1) Identifying source information, (2) Finding multiple sources, and (3)
Considering different perspectives. For example, in October 2005 did the
president of Iran call for Israel to be wiped off the map?
4. The group leader assigns students in the group to one of the 3 segments. The
group leader also is responsible for a segment.
5. Students are given time to read their segment and outline key points.
6. Students leave their jigsaw group for 20 minutes to meet with other students
sharing their same segment assignment. Students discuss the main points of their
segment and prepare to report back to their jigsaw group.
7. Students return to their jigsaw groups.
8. Jigsaw group leaders facilitate having students present her or his segment
to the group. The group leader also encourages group members to ask questions.
9. The class instructor observing each group, assists when group leaders need
assistance.
10. At the end of the session, the class lesson leader asks students to answer
the lesson review questions.
Additional
instructor notes:
The
President Ahmadinejad example is an opportunity to help students learn
they should not automatically believe news broadcasts.
There are
many media examples such as Reuters and even statements from
presidential candidates to support Ahmadinejad called for military force
to wipe Israel off the map. At the same time, the translations on the
official Iranian site (irna.com)
of his speech and his clarification at
http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=5973 are very
different. So who do we believe? Do we believe the person saying what
his words mean or the media engine preparing for war against his
country?
The
truth is Iran's President Ahmadinejad has been repeatedly misquoted to
brainwash the American public that war is the only option. In 2005,
Ahmadinejad made a clear call for a nonviolent regime change in
Israel and his statement has been incorrectly reported as wanting
to use a
nuclear weapon to "wipe Israel off the map." Despite confirmation
by many translators that he has not threatened Israel with a nuclear
weapon, the war propaganda continues.
Ahmadinejad's words were twisted because many news services use an
'independent' company called Middle East Media Research Institute (Mermi)
to translate Middle Eastern languages. Memri is owned by Meyrav Wurmser
and former Israeli Military Intelligence officer Colonel Yigal Carmon.
Meyrav is the wife of David Wurmser who is an aide to Dick Cheney.
Unfortunately, the mainstream media and leading presidential candidates
continue to hammer away with the propaganda that "the
president of Iran is calling for Israel to be wiped off the map."
For additional information on this key piece of war propaganda, read
former CIA officer
Ray McGovern's latest
article.
Additional links for you to help students determine who is telling the
truth are below.
For
more information, please contact us at contact@teachpeace.com
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