Tasting the Sky: Life on the West Bank

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will read and write about the memoir of a childhood in Ramallah, on the West Bank. The storyteller, Bakarat, offers a child's view of life in an occupied land.
Author: 
Patricia Hutchinson
Grade Range: 
7
Duration: 
1-2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconWorld map
application/pdf iconSouthwest Asia/North Africa map (labeled)
application/pdf iconSouthwest Asia/North Africa map (unlabeled)
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions