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Teacher's Guide for FACES ® Saudi Arabia
November 2001
Teacher Guide prepared by: Lisa Greenberg.
Map Work and Research:
- Divide the class into seven groups and have each group research one of Saudi Arabia's neighbors: Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen. Share the information by making a comparison chart discussing government, population, language, religion, and economy as well as other categories elicited from the class. In addition to using print documents for research, students can research on the web. www.arab.net has information on many countries in the Arab world. www.cia.gov has the CIA fact book publications on each country.
- For Discussion:
Are all countries developing as quickly as Saudi Arabia? Why or why not? What kinds of challenges will each country face in the future?
Art:
Illustrate the falcon hunt described on page 6. Students might want to research peregrines and houbara bustards in order to depict these animals accurately. A small group could create a mural of the different scenes in "The Traveler's Treasure."
- Vocabulary:
Review these words with students:
- barter, caravan, desalination, tamarisk, intertribal, dynasty, gypsum, distillation, reverse osmosis
- Students are introduced to many Arabic words in the magazine. Challenge pairs to create crossword puzzles using ten or more Arabic words and listing their English meanings as clues. These words appear in the issue:
- Hajj, imam, Qu'ran, Shariah, fatwa, hijab, mahram, abbaya, shura, thobe, ghutra, agal, kuffiyah, maddas, shayla, in'shallah, berga'a, mebkhr, souk,Hijra, Haji, gahwa, dellah, bint, mahmasa, ahlan wasahlan, kitaab, maktoob, maktaba, kaatib, maktab, ibn, meshrabiyah, majlis, tibbim, beit
Creative Writing:
- Imagine wearing an abbaya or a thobe for the first time. How would you feel? What might happen?
- Write a letter to Badr or Yasmeen describing your life in your home country. Respond to what they have shared about their own lives in their interviews. Extra challenge: Exchange letters with a friend and write back as if you were Badr or Yasmeen.
Physical Education:
Have groups of students try out the Saudi Games on pages 28 - 29.
Drama:
Encourage a small group of children to dramatize the story "The Traveler's Treasure."
Questions for Discussion and / or Research:
- Why did the Saudi Arabians develop the sport of hunting with falcons?
- Why did Saudi Arabia change so dramatically in the 20th Century?
- How has Saudi Arabia's development been different from that of the United States?
- Brainstorm how countries or nations can deal with rapid change.
- Why is water so crucial in the Middle East?
- List ways to conserve water in a desert environment.
- Which Saudi Arabian king was most important to his country and why?
- How are women and men treated differently in Saudi society? How are they treated the same? Why do you think some Saudi women embrace their traditional role and some women want to change it?
- How are Saudi Arabian families different from American families? What would you enjoy about living in a Saudi family? If a Saudi exchange student came to live with your family, what might be difficult for him or her?
- Research the Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. What must the pilgrims do as part of their religious practice? From where do the pilgrims come?
- What American rituals or tradition serve the same function as coffee-making and drinking in Saudi Arabia?
- How do the roots of Arabic words differ from the roots of English words?
- Discuss how the Arab and English proverbs are similar but different. What does each proverb tell you about the culture?
- List the ways in which Saudi houses support Saudi traditional culture.
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