This resource was created by Teach Deeply (the educational arm of Syria Deeply) in coordination with IAmSyria.org and Share My Lesson
Six easy steps for a teacher-friendly, zero-prep, 40-minute lesson plan on Syria. This resource is full of engaging visuals, ready-to-use PowerPoints and Prezis with narration, and provides activity and extension materials to accompany the lesson
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Subjects
History, geography, government, current events
Estimated Time
40 minutes
Grade Level
High School
Lesson Outline
Introduction (1 minute)
- Sign up for a free Prezi account and give your students background with the Syria the Basics Prezi. (5 minutes) Follow up with another Prezi about Youth Projects across America: Just press play! (3 minutes)
- Click through the Powerpoint slides and have your student fill out the accompanying fill-in-the-blank worksheet (8 minutes)
- Pick a president and do the presidential cabinet simulation Exercise (20 minutes)
- Inform your Students about what they can do (2 minutes)
- Hand out the Common Core Essay Assignment for Homework. (1 minute)
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