Ms. Phillips & Mrs. DK came to Mrs. Bligh and I and said, "Hey, could you put together a unit on the US' foreign policy towards the Middle East, Truman through Obama? We only have one class period."
"Sure thing!" I was so naively enthusiastic.
After a couple of weeks of going back and forth and trying to come up with some really awesome project that would relay all the complexities of the many different situations in the Middle East, we came up with Plan B. Make a timeline. Turns out - it was really good!
All classes worked their rear ends off, researching their president and then summarizing main points within each presidency, and in turn presenting to the class.
Too bad I can't make this sound as exciting as it was. And it was exciting. Trust me. And I'm not just saying that because I'm a librarian and lead a boring life.
Mrs. Bligh brought in the Arabic remake of the Clash's Rock the Casbah, Rock el Casbah. For the story behind this song, read this article on Wikipedia. Yes, Wikipedia. The song tells of a Sharif outlawing rock music, only to have the people defy him and rock the casbah.
Here's the original, filmed in Austin...
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