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Israel Inquiry

Israel Inquiry -- History 45% Project

History Department Essential Learning: Make connections and use
the knowledge of the past to address current issues

1.) Inquiry
Explore current Israel through the news. *Question provided
for this inquiry.
Why is there currently conflict in Israel?

2.) Prediction answer on Inquiry Question

(4-7+ sentences; THIRD PERSON Stretch thinking; Be specific;
Draw connections from past history and current events)
There are many conflicts in Israel. These conflicts are usually caused by dictation,
money, taxes, war, and many other similar reasons. In Israel, these examples are
most likely causing these conflicts. Citizens of Israel are causing are mad about
these examples because they are not being treated fairly or how they want to be
treated (Golden Rule). Even thought Israel is a poor and sad country their
government could probably improve how Citizens are living right now.

3.) References
THESE ARE STARTING POINTS TO FIND ARTICLES!
BBC -- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14628835
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
BBC
A.)This website is from Great Britain.
B.) A news organization will always view news stories in the light of its perspective,
which comes from where it is located.

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C.)BBC is a credible source for Israel because it meets standards for information on
good and trustworthy websites. Also this website is used all around the world.

4.) Citations
Use easybib.com to properly cite ALL the articles used for
investigation within the selected news site. Select MLA format.
Alphabetize.
YOU MUST HAVE 2+ SEPARATE CITATIONS (28+ from each news
site)
1.)"Ceasefire:'We'veSeenItBefore'"BBCNews.Web.08Dec.2014.
2.)"JerusalemUnrestasTensionsRise."BBCNews.Web.08Dec.2014.

5.) Investigation
(2+ Direct Quotes per Citation = 8+ Direct Quotes)
(Expected and unexpected answers, insights, and questions
related to the inquiry focus. Use Language Toolkit 2 for help
with citations using MLA style)
1.) The ceasefire talks in Minsk, Belarus, were brokered by the Organization for

Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and involved a former Ukrainian

president, leaders of the pro-Russian rebels, and a Russian delegate
(Ceasefire).
2.) The takeover - which followed the annexation by Russia of the southern

Crimea peninsula in March - prompted a military operation by Ukrainian forces to

retake the cities (Ceasefire).
3.) The immediate assumption was that the murder of Mohammed was in

revenge for the killing of three Israeli teenagers whose bodies were found in the
West Bank on Monday (Jerusalem).
4.) In the Shufat area, there was a furious response. Palestinians hurled stones

at heavily-armed Israeli police and began ripping up shop fronts for ammunition.
There were attempts to destroy shelters belonging to the Israeli tramline

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(Jerusalem).

6.) Analysis
(5-8 sentences Follow PEEER Overview model)
Write a PEEER paragraph that answers the Inquiry
Question
Why is there currently conflict in Israel?

For Evidence statement use one of Direct Quotes from

Part 5
Color-code your paragraph -There are many conflicts in Israel; these are caused by World War II. This is
illustrated by World war II because after the war part of Palestine was given to Jews.
This large part of land was Israel. Now the Palestines and Jews are mad. For
example, what if the president took half of your home and gave it to another family,
would you be mad? Further more, there are still many reasons that there is conflict
in Israel but this is the main one. Overall, there is a clear reason for conflict in Israel
but it needs to be stopped.

INQUIRY
RUBRIC
Research

Historical
Connections
Written
Expression

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 in

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

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

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

Quality of
Work

conventions.

most errors in
conventions.

conventions.

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

Follows instructions
with one or two
omissions, 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
New Roman font.

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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
Roman font.