1. Israeli-Palestinian Conflict English 6 Integrated Novel Project

2. Your PowerPoint Presentation will show how well you have… Applied fiction and non-fiction literature to understanding the history of a current event (Israeli-Palestinian conflict) Extended your knowledge of the conflict by reading, researching & thinking critically Developed a position on the topic and supported it with evidence & examples from both fiction and non-fiction sources Met all project requirements

3. Directions: Develop a strong position statement that answers this question: Can the teenagers of Israel and Palestine today recover from the violence they have faced all their lives? Collect facts/evidence needed to support your position statement Organize facts in a logical order for your slides Draft the wording of each slide

4. Choosing a Position: What side will you take? A position statement is like a thesis in that is it the main idea of your work It answers the question It is clear and concise, showing conviction or a firm belief in your topic It invites dialogue, even debate

5. Support – without it, all is lost A position must be well-supported to be believable Research answers to your question and record your information on research forms Choose only the key facts that will support your position

6. Organize, organize, organize Your presentation must be exactly 10 slides long, no more, no less! “Title page” is slide 1 Position statement is slide 2; the question should be the title Slides 3-7 must each have a key fact, followed by a minimum of 3 bullet points providing facts/evidence/examples as support Slides 8-9 introduces information from Habibi to show how one person can make change Slide 10 concludes the presentation (final thought to for the audience to consider

7. Drafting… Choose clear, concise words Position is a complete sentence Key facts are in complete sentences Bullet points are written as phrases Novel information in slides (8 & 9) are written as bullets Conclusion is in a complete sentence

8. Directions: Type all 10 slides into PowerPoint Add background design Add images Check accuracy of content from research & literature Check conventions of all slides Submit by deadline

9. Content Requirements: Position statement must by a well thought out, clearly worded response to the guiding question Position must be accurately and thoughtfully supported Position must present connections to literature

10. Conventions Requirements: Organize information for each slide according to directions Maintain consistent subject-verb agreement Use punctuation appropriately, especially COMMAS Articles (a, an, the) with subjects must agree Spelling, grammar, punctuation used appropriately

11. Format Requirements: Slide 1 must have complete heading with the due date used for the date Font size no bigger than 32 Font must be clearly legible No sound effects or animation

12. Images Use appropriate images to add, rather than distract, your audience Captions may be used to explain image content Images highly recommended for Slide 1 to engage your audience

13. Bibliography On the KIS library resource page, you must go to and use these 3 sources: Opposing Viewpoints NewsBank: Access World News ABC-CLIO World History: The Modern Era You may use other sources, but you must use the above 3. Create your bibliography using this (also found on library resource page) http://www.oslis.org/resources/cm/mlacitatio nss

14. PowerPoint Submission: You will present your power point or Keynote in class February 12th for B block and Feb. 13th for F block. Post your PP on our WIKI site.

15. Deadline – turn in on time! The project is worth a total of 50 points