Ethnic-Studies-WJUSD - Unit 6 North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

Major Concept (Unit/Theme) Unit 6: North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia		Week	Textbook Coverage:
Chapter/Section		Chapter Essential Questions
Chapter 17: Physical Geography of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia The Land Climate and Vegetation
Chapter Concept/Skill	Academic Language- Basic	Academic Language- Complex	Instructional Strategies	Chapter/Section Assignments
	cereal	Klum alluvial soil wadi phosphate oasis pastoralism		Southwest Asia Southwest Asia political Southwest Asia - physical

Chapter/Section		Chapter Essential Questions
Chapter 18: Cultural Geography of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia North Africa The Eastern Mediterranean The Northeast The Arabian Peninsula Central Asia
Chapter Concept/Skill	Academic Language- Basic	Academic Language- Complex	Instructional Strategies	Chapter/Section Assignments
Recognize that movement and interaction of people in this region have led to ethnic diversity. Point out that the region’s people have settled near sources of water. Explain that Southwest Asia is the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.	Nationalism monotheism culture hearth	Nomad Bedouin infrastructure domesticate hieroglyphics geometric boundary prophet Mosque cuneiform qanats natural boundary embargo ziggurat sheikdom shari’ah emir haij Ibadhism enclave exclave mudjahideen		Middle East Story Map assignment
Chapter/Section		Chapter Essential Questions
Chapter 19: The Region Today: North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia The Economy People and Their Environment
Chapter Concept/Skill	Academic Language- Basic	Academic Language- Complex	Instructional Strategies	Chapter/Section Assignments
	embargo	Arable commodity crude oil petrochemical landlocked aquifer desalination
Unit Assignments
Assessment(s)	Cultural Connecting Project		Resources
	Cultural Influences on Fashion Traditional Costumes of the World- video Iran's Fashion Renaissance- video Neck Stretching - Thailand - video		Reading Essentials 118-142 Helly Luv - Revolution - video
Traditional Culture Case Study	Traditional Culture Case Study – Saudi Arabia Sunni and Shia Muslims- Why two branches
Contemporary Culture Case Study	Case Study – Growing Up Saudi Saudi Women Drivers Saudi Women Questions