Teaching the Palestine/Israel Conflict:
A Multiple Narratives Approach

A 25-lesson, 5-week curriculum developed by Dr. Samia Shoman, first presented as a workshop at the 2013 California Council for the Social Studies conference. Updated in 2017. Free for educational use.

Dr. Samia Shoman

Dr. Shoman completed her undergraduate education in Political Science at the University of California at Davis. She continued her education at San Francisco State University where she earned a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Social Studies and a Masters degree in Multicultural Education. She earned a Doctorate of Education, with an emphasis on Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco. Her doctoral research focused on Palestinian- and Arab-American activism in the United States. Presently, Dr. Shoman teaches world history at Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, California and is a lecturer at San Francisco State University.

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USAGE TERMS

These documents may be downloaded for educational purposes at no cost but may not be used for commercial purposes. 

FORMAT

The lesson outline and documents below are based on 25 lessons presented over 5 weeks. Lessons can be modified or streamlined as needed fit actual time available for this topic.

Lessons 1–4

Orientation: surveys, maps, and vocabulary that set up the unit.

Survey: How Much Do You Know About the Middle East?

Map: Historical Changes in Land Distribution and Demographics in Palestine/Israel

Map: Middle East and North Africa

Map: Blank Outline

What Do You Know/What Do You Want to Know/ What Did You Learn Chart

Demographics Power Point

Terms: Facts, Perspective, Narrative and Truth

Current Demographics

Bush Speech and Worksheet