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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Frontline: Calming Tensions Between Arabs and Iraqi Kurds

For Students 9th - 10th
The Kurds and Arabs have had ongoing tensions throughout history. The presence of the U.S. in Iraq during the war has taken soldiers from helping create a free nation to smoothing the waters between these two cultures. This learning...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Teachable moment.org: Iraq: Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds, Americans, and Problems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An analysis of the new government in Iraq and how the different ethnic groups will work into the new government. Case studies for students and ideas for follow up activities after this lesson.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Yezidis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Yezidis people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.