Individual lesson Plan Women's Role in the Middle East By: Dina Khoury Mrs. Nisreen Akhtarvakhari

My Personal Reflection In my lesson plan, I want to talk about freedom in the Middle East. The subject is going to include: freedom of women in the Middle East, freedom from occupation and example of Palestinian and Israeli conflict, freedom of writing poetry, flag means a freedom of a country and freedom of celebration example wedding in Jordan. I will use for this project the women’s role in the Middle East lesson. I want to start the class with activity. First, the students will start brainstorming words about freedom. I prepared some vocabulary on flash cards.

Also, I prepared some pictures that I want to hang on the wall. Students will match the cards with the pictures. I think this is a great way to start a new lesson. It will grab student’s attention to the subject. Besides, I think it is important to have a map of the Middle East in Arabic classrooms. I want students to point on the map the countries that we are going to talk about. By the end of these plans the students will be able to recognize that freedom has different meanings and especially in the Middle East. Also, they will be able to identify the differences between the two cultures: the American and the Arab world.

Name:Dina Khoury HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN 1 Date: July12, 2009 Subject: Women’s role in the Middle East Period: 1 week Lesson: Women’s role in the Middle East College Readiness Standards: 1. Present a short original piece (e.g. essay, story, and poem) on a given theme with some guidelines. 29.E.4 2. Comprehend main ideas from targeted language media in relation to everyday life 29.C.4c 3. Compare the target language with one or more languages in terms of vocabulary, word use, phrase and sentence structure and complete text structure. 28.C.4c

WIC-R (Check all that apply to the lesson) Writing x Inquiry x Compre hension x Reading x Student Objectives: What will the students learn? Students will: 1.Have an overview of women’s role in the Middle East. 2.Identify the difficulties that Arab women go through in their daily life. 3.Identify Arab women’s duty towards their society. 4.Recognize changes in women’s role around the world Materials:-Video on you tube: ULChV4&feature=PlayList&p=7D1BC6181CCBD2CD&playnext =1&playnext_from=PL&index=36 ULChV4&feature=PlayList&p=7D1BC6181CCBD2CD&playnext =1&playnext_from=PL&index=36 - Book: Women and politics in the Third World By Haleh Afshar. Edition: illustrated, reprint. Published by Routledge, 1996

Key Vocabulary: Politics, rights, vote, difference, equal, war, intifada, revolution, principle, duty. Bell Ringer: - Talk about famous women in history who inspired you. Instructional Activities: 1.Brief intro and review of women’s role in Middle East 2.Brainstorm list of Middle Eastern women duties in their daily lives. 3.Read quotations from the book 4. Watch a video on you tube for queen Rania talking about misconceptions on Arab women Assessment Include Common Assessment 1.Make groups in the classroom and lead a discussion about the differences between life of women in America and in Middle East. 2.Students will consider what they already know about the role of women in various countries and professions, and prepare for the creation of a documentary highlighting the way traditional roles of women are changing in a variety of countries 3.Translate some of these quotations from English to Arabic using the new vocabulary.

Modification(s ) for students with special needs When independent work is presented, I give it to the student in small "segments". For example, a worksheet could be folded in half. The student could be asked to do the first half and then come up for further directions. This prevents the student from feeling rushed or overwhelmed with the amount of work given. Technology: Using the internet as a source of information. Homework: Make the students visit This website talks about ambitions, work, and duties of Arab women in Middle East. - Write a journal in Arabic using your imagination. What your life would be like as a woman lives in middle east. Personal Reflection: I think it is very important to compare between cultures so the students will have better understanding of the world around them. Students will talk about the daily life of Arab women in middle east after they watch the video of queen Rania. The students will learn new vocabulary and they will try to use it writing their presentations.

In the classroom I’m using visual images to show students some aspects according to Arab women Pictures of Daily Life of Some Arab Women Mom’s taking care of their kids

Working Women

Housewives

Students will point on the map the countries of the Middle East that we are going to talk about in this lesson. A Map of the Middle East

Women’s Rights حقوق المرأة Countryدولة Voteصوت equalityمساواة

Politicsالسياسة Freedomحرية Moralsأخلاق Sexismالتمييز الجنسي