Web+Quest

Introduction to //A Thousand Splendid Suns//

 * Site #1: www.afghan-web.com/**


 * Site #2: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm#history**


 * Site #3: http://www.cfr.org/afghanistan/taliban-afghanistan/p10551**


 * Site #4: http://www.rawa.org/wom-view.htm**


 * Site #5: http://www.khaledhosseini.com/hosseini-podcasts.htm**

When Art Becomes Political
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=K6WHqdhUVCo 1. Is art political? What can one say about the world through art that they might not be able to say otherwise? Do you try to be political in your own art? Is art always political, whether you intend it to be or not?

2. How does the artist use the metaphor of crossing borders to contribute to his argument about immigration?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/08/06/arizona.immigration.art/index.html

1. How do you read the image? 2. What do you think the artist is trying to say about immigration? 3. What is the mood of the piece? How is that mood achieved? 4. How is reading this image different from reading a written text?

In-Class Debrief:
1. What beliefs about immigration policy in the U.S were communicated in your group's role play? 2. What was your group’s reaction to their statements/beliefs?

//A Long Way Gone//

 * Introductory Web Quest**


 * Site #1**
 * http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/sierraleone/index.html**


 * 1. Read the "General Information on Sierra Leone." ****What do you find surprising about their type of government?**

2. Scroll down to find and read the article "Child Soldiers Book Faces a Challenge." **Can we believe Ishmael Beah's story? Why or why not?**


 * Site #2**
 * http://www.un.int/sierraleone/gallery.html**

3. Look at the pictures of Sierra Leone. Choose one picture to focus on. **Does this picture resemble the picture you had in your mind of Sierra Leone? Why or why not? Give a specific example using details from the picture and from your visualization/perception of this country.**


 * Site #3**
 * http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1061561.stm**

4. Read the BBC profile. **Write a brief paragraph describing your understanding of the Civil War in Sierra Leone based on the article. Be sure to answer the questions WHO was involved, WHY the war started, WHAT eventually ended the war and HOW it affected Sierra Leone.**


 * Site #4**
 * https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html**

5. Click the "People" tab for more information about the people of Sierra Leone. **What observations can you make about their median age, infant mortality rate or population in general? Make an inference as why this information is important to understand the Civil War.**


 * Site #5**
 * http://www.alongwaygone.com/cnnvideo.html**

6. Listen to the CNN clip with our author, Ishmael Beah. **What is one thing you learned from watching this clip that you did not already know about the children soldiers of Sierra Leone? Was the report biased in any way? If so, how?**


 * 7. What do you think reading this book will be like for you? Are you interested in reading it? Why or why not?**

//A Long Way Gone// Research Terms: 1. RUF (Revolutionary United Front) 2. Foday Sankoh 3. Joseph Momoh 4. Moammar Qaddafi 5. the Kono District and diamond industry in Sierra Leone 6. the drug and arms trade in Sierra Leone 7. Liberia and Guinea 8. the All People's Congress (APC) 9. the Republic of Sierra Leone Military Forces (RSLMF) 10. Valentine Strasser and the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) 11. Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) 12. Johnny Paul Koroma 13. President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah 14. The Lomé Peace Accord. 15. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder