Tag: Maps

  • Letting Maps Tell the Story

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    This 29 minute TXCHR video starts with maps of the 13th century BCE, includes maps of the Ottoman Empire that ruled the region for 400 years, then WW I maps related to negotiations between the British and Arabs. Then the video shows maps of population and land ownership through the early 1940s. Maps of partition…

  • Using Maps to Analyze U.S. Middle East Policy

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    This TXCHR provides four maps from 1945 to 2020 maps to explore US foreign policy relative to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This lesson plan invites students to explore U.S. involvement in the conflict through a map-based analysis. It compares historical and contemporary U.S. proposals, beginning with the 1947 UN Partition Plan and ending with the 2020…

  • Conquer and Divide: Interactive Project

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    Explore Israel’s fragmentation of Palestinian space since 1967 through an interactive timeline showing policies dividing the West Bank and Gaza Strip. This is for background information and historical context – there is no formal lesson. This is an effective lesson in a TAG classroom and could be used for a project for a specialized course.…

  • Borders and Walls

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    Engage your students with a lesson that brings the complex topics of identity, division, and resilience to life. This lesson plan uses interactive activities like a gallery walk of global borders, including the US-Mexico border, thought-provoking readings on Manifest Destiny and Zionism, and real stories from Palestinian youth to draw parallels between historical and modern-day…