1. Egyptian Revolution of 2011 3 rd period: 8 th grade ELA Honors Ms. Giusti October 1, 2014

2. What Are We Doing Today? Opening writing prompt Presentation on Egypt Revolution (2011); background information Read aloud—Cairo: My City, Our Revolution “Say Something” activity

3. Learning Objectives E1-1.6 Create responses to literary texts through a variety of methods (for example, written works, oral and auditory presentations, discussions, media productions, and the visual and performing arts). E1-1.7 Compare/contrast literary texts from various genres (for example, poetry, drama, novels, and short stories). E1-3.1 Use context clues to determine the meaning of technical terms and other unfamiliar words.

4. Writing Prompt Imagine an extreme government has taken over the United States. It becomes illegal to even sing the national anthem. Do you escape the country with your family or do you decide to participate in the protests against the government?

5. Egyptian Revolution of 2011 “Egyptians calling for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule captured the world's attention with mass protests from January 25, 2011, (#Jan25) across the country, especially in Cairo's central Tahrir Square which citizens occupied for more than two weeks. Originally inspired by the Tunisian uprisings that began in December 2010, the Egyptian protests now in turn inspire additional hope for change in the wider North African region and abroad. Initially, the government blocked the Internet and mobile phone communication, but news of arrests and police repression still circulated online. According to Human Rights Watch, police violence against protesters (especially tear gas canisters and rubber bullets fired at people's heads) led to the deaths of at least 300 people. Victory finally came on 11 February, when Hosni Mubarak, president for 30 years, stepped down.”January 25#Jan25Tunisian uprisingswider North African region and abroad the deaths of at least 300 people - http://globalvoicesonline.org/specialcoverage/2011-special-coverage/egypt- protests-2011/

6. Egyptian Revolution of 2011: President Mubarak “His regime bans political parties, rigs elections, lies to the people, arrests thousands without cause, and cuts off the Internet. Mubarak also controls the flow of information. The most circulated newspaper, Al-Ahram, is government controlled and funded. In the aftermath of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at Sharm El-Sheik, Al-Ahram published a Photoshopped photo depicting Mubarak and Obama together, while the real photo had Mubarak behind the rest of the leaders. Other newspapers published the real picture, the un-Photoshopped version, but with 80 percent of Egyptians reading the government paper, false information was always the norm. The [Egyptian] people were scared into being quiet, not voting, not joking, and, most seriously, not hoping. But the revolution in Tunisia gave them hope. The embattled people of Egypt realized that if they reached a critical mass, they couldn’t all be beaten or arrested. It sounds trite, but four months in Egypt made me realize how lucky we are in America to have the freedoms we do, to have an independent press, to be able to walk the streets without fear of police.” - http://wesleyanargus.com/2011/02/04/why-egyptians-want-mubarak-out- anecdotes-from-abroad/

7. Egyptian Revolution of 2011 Summary: Protests started on Tuesday, January 25, when -- inspired by the successful revolution in Tunisia -- thousands began taking to the streets to protest poverty, rampant unemployment, government corruption and autocratic governance of President Hosni Mubarak, who has ruled the country for 30 years. These were the first protests on such a large scale in Egypt since the 1970s. Autocracy = another word for ‘dictator’ - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/30/egypt- revolution-2011_n_816026.html

8. Reading Cairo: My City, Our Revolution You are reading aloud with a partner Take turns reading aloud. You must stop at AT LEAST every paragraph and do one of the following: a. ask a question b. clarify something you had misunderstood c. make a comment d. make a connection (to yourself or to another text that we’ve read) If you can’t do any of these things, then you need to reread

9. Conclusion Retelling: Write a summary of Cairo: My City, Our Revolution for me. This will be graded. If you are unable to complete the summary, take time to reread the text.