1. BANS ON MUSLIM VEILS RAISE TOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT RELIGION AND ASSIMILATION ACROSS THE CONTINENT CLOSE READ: UNVEILING EUROPE

2. SETTING UP YOUR PAPER Name: Date: Period: Close Reading Answers: 1. 2. 3. 4.

3. SETTING UP YOUR PAPER (CONT.) Claim: Reason: Evidence 1: Evidence 2:

4. A CLOSE READING: HERE TO STAY? Read silently at your desk – “Unveiling Europe: Bans on Muslim veils raise questions about religion and assimilation across the Continent” Follow along silently as I read it out loud. Answer the following questions as a group: Remember to find evidence to support your answer. It is o.k. to disagree with others, as long as you can provide evidence for your answers.

5. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR GROUP: 1.Define assimilation and secularism according to the text. 2.According to the text, how has Hind Ahmas broken French law more than she can count? 3.According to the text, what can happen to women who break the law?

6. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING INDEPENDENTLY: 4. According to lines 6-16, why does France forbid people from covering their faces in public? 5. What effect has this law had on Muslim women?

7. A CLOSE READING: HERE TO STAY? Claim: A government should have the right to create policies on how people can dress. Reason: Because… Evidence 1: Evidence 2: