Middle East Day 6: Iintro to ISIS

Wednesday, May 30 (ORANGE  9:22 - 9:52) (BLUE 9:55 - 10:30)

Introduction to ISIS

Warm-Up

Objective:  

I can understand the historical foundations of the Islamic State
I can restate the goals of ISIS.

Agenda:

Quick lecture on Islamic State.  Slides are here.
Here is the graphic organizer.

Video and questions from this link at PBS:  Frontline.  You should complete this for homework tonight.

Here is the bare minimum:
5:56 - 11:45
13:28 - 19:03
22:45 - 29:03
35:43 - 50:43

Homework:  

1)  Finish whatever part of the video we did not finish in class.

2)  Read the article from History.com about ISIS to help you understand.

Extra Resources

This timeline should help you get a sense of how everything connects with Iraq, Syria, and ISIS.