Was the United States justified in sending troops into the Middle East?

Introduction

By: Bowen Terrill

RDG 3513

The purpose of this webquest is to get students to critically think about what brought the United States to send troops over seas, and in their opinion, was it a justified act to do so.

Introduction

After the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York, the United States sent troops into the Middle East to find the terrorists responsible for the attack against the United States. Today, ISIS is threatening the United States with terrorism as they continue to grow in the Middle East. As young voters and Americans, what is your opinion on the invasion of the Middle East after 9/11, and what is your opinion on ISIS and how they should be handled today?

Task

Task

Students will research information about US entry into the Middle East and why it was called to happen by the government. Studetns will also compare this to modern day events happening with ISIS and decide why the US has remained hands off. After gathering information students will separae into groups of 4-5 students and share their opinions on the matters at hand, while being respectful of everyones' opinions. After time to discuss the groups will come up with a group outlook on the questions and will report them to the class.

Process

Process:

For students to actively participate in this webquest they will need to review some, if not all, of these articles or others like it.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/343870/why-did-we-invade-iraq-vic…

http://www.globalresearch.ca/9-11-and-america-s-war-on-terrorism/24975

http://jah.oxfordjournals.org/content/99/1/208.full

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/28/middleeast/isis-how-to-stop-it/

http://www.theweek.co.uk/islamic-state/59001/isis-who-are-they-and-can-…

Step 1:

Students will separate into groups of four or five. Each student will pick an article of the five to read and then explain the content to the rest of their group.

Step 2:

Students will now discuss their opinions on the matters of invading the Middle East after 9/11 and whether they felt it was a justified act of trying to make the world safe. Students will respect each others' opinions and allow each other to talk freely.

Step 3:

Students will now discuss their opinions on the matters of ISIS and the affects they are having on the modern day world. Students will again be respectful of their group's opinions.

Step 4:

Groups will now present to the class what they believe is the answer to the major questions of this assignment and how they feel things could have gone differently if they believed otherwise.

Evaluation

Evaluation:

	Not meeting expectations 1	Close to expectations 2	Expectations met 3	Exceeded Expectations 4	Score
Subject Knowledge	Students shows no knowledge or understanding of the subject.	Student shows small or limited amount of understanding for the subject.	Student understands the subject and can answer questions about the subject.	Student has comprehensive knowledge of the subject and has gone above and beyond in gathering information.
Group Organization	Group does not have any organization in any form on their presentation.	Group has a presentation that shows some organization, but lacks a direct focus.	Group has a direct focus and makes valid points in their presentation.	Group gives extra information and can explain any of their points with extra detail.
Appropriate use of Tecnology	Students used technology to look at things besides the topic.	Students used technology to research their topic, but not the whole time allowed.	Students used technology to research their topic effectively without goofing off.	Students used technology to gather more research than necessary and went over what they had to do.
On task and group cooperativeness	Group lacked control and task management.	Group was primarily on task with few distractions.	Group was on task and worked together.	Group worked well together was actively participating in group discussion.
Spelling and grammar	More than five spelling or grammar mistakes.	Between three-four spelling or grammar mistakes.	One or two spelling or grammar mistakes.	No spelling or grammar mistakes.

Conclusion

Conclusion:

Students should now have a basic understanding of the United States invasion of the Middle East and current day issues with ISIS. Students should also have answered big questions where they formed opinions on the current issues. Using the research the students have done students should have a better understanding of world crisis and what is going on in the world today.