Tag: Visual

  • Letting Maps Tell the Story

    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

    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

    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

    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…