Israel Inquiry -- History 30% Project History Department Essential Learning: Make connections and use the

knowledge of the past to address current issues

Melissa Block 12-10-12 7 Inquiry log

Explore current Israel through the news. *Question provided for this inquiry.
What is the current state of affairs in Israel?

1.) Inquiry

(4-7+ sentences Stretch your thinking; Be specific; Draw connections from past history and current events)
Israel is having challenges; they are having troubles with all the other different religions between many different reasons. It could be that they are struggling from all the other countries against Judaism/against Israel, or it could be because Israel is not getting along with the countries that border Israel. Countries have been against Judaism so that could be the current state of affairs in Israel. It really depends on how people see it because there are many reasons why they are struggling.

2.) Prediction What do you think you will find?

CNN -- http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/archive/index.html BBC -- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/middle_east/ A.) Identify what country each site is from (Check site links) B.) How might each countrys perspective influence how they report the news? C.) Explain how this site is or is not a credible source
CNN A.) U.S. B.) Since CNN is based in the united states, Arabs would think they are friends with Israel but it is not totally correct. C.) This site is a credible source; it has so much information sorted in an easy way to find. It has a nice homepage and if people scroll and look all around they can find everything theyre looking for.

3.) References

Melissa Block 12-10-12 7 Inquiry log BBC A.) Middle East B.) BBC is similar to CNN because it is a western state. C.) This site is also a credible source; if users scroll down it has a whole page called about BBC so it gives people all the information needed to find what they are looking for and in a easy way to find it.

Use easybib.com to properly cite ALL the pages that you use for your investigation within the selected news site. Select APA format. Alphabetize. YOU MUST HAVE 4+ SEPARATE CITATIONS (2+ from each news site)
CNN: 1.) CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012 2.) 2,hy I 2.) Why Israel Should Rethink Closure Policy." Global Public Square RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. 3.) Castillo, Mariano. "Hamas Leader Unbending, but Seeks Palestinian Unity." CNN. Cable News Network, 08 Dec. 2012. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. 4.) http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/08/world/meast/gaza-meshaal/index.html

4.) Citations

BBC: 5.) BBC News. BBC, 17 Dec. 2012. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. 6.)"Israel Approves East Jerusalem Settlement Plans." BBC News. BBC, 17 Dec. 2012. Web. 17 Dec. 2012.

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(Expected and unexpected answers, insights, and questions related to the inquiry focus. Use Language Toolkit 2 for help with citations using APA style)
1.) CNN: In 2010, Israel began to ease its closure, though it still maintains strict controls on the entrance of construction materials, as an almost complete ban on exports, which severely constrains economic development in the territory. 2.)In addition to limiting the transfer of goods, the closure policy also severely limits the movement of Palestinians themselves between the two Palestinian territories. 3.) Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal called for reconciliation among Palestinian factions but offered a singular vision that does not recognize Israel and remains committed to armed struggle.

5.) Investigation (2+ Direct Quotes per Citation = 8+ Direct Quotes)

4.) Israel, the United States and other Western countries label Hamas a terrorist organization. 5.) BBC The Palestinians said the upgraded status would strengthen their hand in peace talks, but Israel said the only way to achieve an independent state was through direct negotiations. Earlier that year, the US government had been angered when the Jerusalem municipality approved the initial plan for the expansion of Ramat Shlomo during a visit to the region by VicePresident Joe Biden.
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7.) Hamas's political leader Khaled Meshaal has told tens of thousands of people marking the 25th anniversary of the Palestinian Islamist group's founding that it will not recognise Israel. 8.) Israel says it will not give in to international pressure to halt plans for 3,000 new settler homes in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

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6.) Analysis (5-8 sentences Follow PEEER Overview model) Write a PEEER paragraph that answers the Inquiry Question
What is the current state of affairs in Israel?

For your Evidence statement use one of your Direct Quotes Color-code your paragraph -Israel is going through challenges because of the Arabs. This is really serious for Israel because Arabs are surrounding Israel on all borders and trying to make it an all-Arab country. For example on CNN, it explained that Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal called for reconciliation among Palestinian factions but offered a singular vision that does not recognize Israel and remains committed to armed struggle.(2012) In the same way I wonder how Israel will be able to make sure that the Arabs dont make Israel an all Arab country, this is why they are all worried and struggling. Because of these Arabs Israel is going through challenges.

INQUIRY RUBRIC Research

A Properly uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com without exception Ideas and elaboration include thorough and insightful historical connections. Includes variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice throughout. Is free of most errors conventions.

B Properly uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com with few exceptions. Ideas and elaboration include insightful historical connections. Includes variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice occasionally. Is generally free of most errors in conventions. Follows instructions with one or two omissions, and includes Del Mar header, 12 point Cambria or Times

C Somewhat uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com properly. Ideas or elaboration includes insightful historical connections. Includes a lack of variety in sentence structure and highlevel word choice. Has some errors in conventions.

D Does not use the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com properly. Ideas nor elaboration include historical connections. Includes a lack of variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice throughout. Contains errors in conventions, so serious that meaning is somewhat obscured. Follows instructions with multiple omissions, and does not include Del Mar header, or 12 point Cambria or Times New

Historical Connections

Written Expression

Quality of Work

Follows instructions completely and includes Del Mar header, 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

Follows instructions with several omissions, may not include Del Mar header, or 12 point Cambria or Times

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