We’ve just collected some of the most thought-provoking and active lessons from the Trunk and compiled them into a 2-week unit of study. Check out the 55-page lesson on the website menu called “Highlights”. We’ve included an updated Occupation Game, soldiers writings, a role play… Read More
Gaza is very small. It’s only 40 km x 10 km. Have your students draw a map of their own community and see where Gaza would fit. Below is an example using Seattle (map designed by Dennis Blum). Ask students to research what happened in… Read More
Teachers, you may already have been using the Promises DVD in your classroom. Here’s a way to extend the learning much further. First, show Promises (which introduces your class to both Palestinian and Israeli children). Next, show the update on the children, available as a… Read More
Roots Run Deep by Hamde Abu Rahma (available online or on loan in the Trunk) is a book I just discovered. Hamde, an accountant from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, became a photojournalist to document the impact of occupation after his brother was critically injured… Read More
The Trunk offers study guides to two movies that show the Palestinian narrative (The Land Speaks Arabic) and the Israeli narrative (In Search of Peace) of when Israel was founded and most Palestinians were forced from their land. You will find study guides to many… Read More
This curriculum can be taught in middle or high school. Students form Literature Circles to read young adult novels set in the Occupied Territories. The two novels are The Shepherd’s Granddaughter and A Little Piece of Ground. Enlarge the picture below to spot the two… Read More
This unit about cultural interactions is recommended for twelfth grade. In it, students learn about Palestinian culture pre-1948. Then they compare it with Palestinian culture in the Occupied Territories or in the diaspora in the present day.
This classroom based assessment is recommended for 11th grade but can also be taught at the middle school level. In it, students are taught about Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Then, students are encouraged to “dig deep” and develop and research their own historical question by… Read More
I’ll start off with some blog posts about the main curriculum. This first unit is recommended for 9th and 10th grade. It compares the Israeli and Palestinian narratives and encourages students to analyze causes of conflict.