SUSIE & TYLER’S CURRENT EVENTS December 3, 2013 THE BASICS Topic Iran and nuclear agreement
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“Iran deal could shake up Middle East after generations of conflict” http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/30/iran-nuclear-deal-middle-east
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“U.N. Nuclear Inspectors Invited to Iranian Facility” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/29/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-inspections.html?_r=1&
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“Is Iran borrowing North Korea’s well-worn nuclear playbook?” http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/28/world/is-iran-borrowing-north-koreas-well-worn-nuclearplaybook/#.Upz_sY0zLfJ
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“Iran Nuclear Deal: What You Should Know” http://world.time.com/2013/11/25/whats-the-deal-with-the-iran-nuclear-deal/
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“Obama Signals a Shift From Military Might to Diplomacy” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/26/world/middleeast/longer-term-deal-with-iran.html
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“A battered Israel resumes campaign against Iran” http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/a-battered-israel-resumes-campaign-againstiran/2013/11/25/95b7406e-563c-11e3-bdbf-097ab2a3dc2b_story.html
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“First Thoughts: A leap of faith that needed to be tried” http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/25/21608688-first-thoughts-a-leap-of-faith-that-needed-tobe-tried?lite
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“Nuclear Accord with Iran Opens Diplomatic Doors in the Mideast” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/25/world/middleeast/with-iran-accord-obama-opens-mideastdoor.html?src=se&_r=0
Questions to Consider • What are the nations who have reached an agreement with Iran? (P5 + 1 = UN Security Council (United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom, and France) + Germany) • What are the pluses and minuses of the recent nuclear deal between six major world powers and Iran? How does it accomplish the goal of preventing Iran from being able to develop a nuclear weapon? How does the timetable add to its effectiveness or its dangerousness? • What are sanctions and how have they played a role in preventing a nuclear threat? • Is a “deal” binding? How is it different from a treaty?
Questions to Consider continued… • What role does the President play in negotiating with foreign nations? What role does the Congress play in negotiating with foreign nations? • How does the history of US/Iran relations influence this nuclear arrangement? • What are the safeguards against creating nuclear weapon? • How is the nuclear understanding with Iran connected to other Middle East issues? Syria? Israel/Palestine? Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya? • Which additional areas of world influence are affected by the nuclear deal? Iran and oil production? North Korea and nuclear weapons? • Why are Israel and Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States so adamantly against this deal? Why are the P5+1 willing to give it a chance? • Who is President Rouhani and how has he made a difference in dialogue with Iran? • What is the role of an American Secretary of State? How has John Kerry interpreted this role? What are other examples of robust secretaries of state? • How does the science of nuclear development affect politics? • What role does religion play in Iran and surrounding countries?
THE EXTRAS Pre-teaching, Extensions & Further Reading • •
“Nuclear vocabulary” http://www.frontline.in/the-nation/nuclear-vocabulary/article4944963.ece “Iran nuclear deal 101: eight questions about what’s in it (+ video) http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2013/1125/Iran-nuclear-deal-101-eight-questions-about-what-sin-it-video
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“9 questions about Iran’s nuclear program you were too embarrassed to ask” http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/11/25/9-questions-about-irans-nuclear-programyou-were-too-embarrassed-to-ask/ “20 questions about the Iran nuclear deal” http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/24/world/meast/irannuclear-deal-qa/
“Timeline on Iran’s Nuclear Program” http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/20/world/middleeast/Iran-nucleartimeline.html?ref=middleeast#/#time243_7170
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“Timeline on the Relationship Between the United States and Iran” http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/07/world/middleeast/iran-timeline.html?_r=0
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“Understanding the Deal with Iran” (graphic of what the agreement includes)
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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/11/24/world/middleeast/Understanding-the-Deal-With-Iran.html “Nuclear weapons: Who has what?” http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2013/03/world/nuclearweapon-states/?iid=article_sidebar
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“Joint Plan of Action on Iran’s Nuclear Program” http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/11/25/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-dealdocument.html?ref=middleeast
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“Joint Plan of Action 24 November 2013 THE FINAL” http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2013/images/11/24/iran.text.pdf “Iran country profile” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14541327
“Iran Through the Looking Glass: History, Reform, and Revolution” (high school) http://www.choices.edu/resources/scholars_iran_lessons.php
What’s the connection? Constitution • Article 2, Section 2: Grants power to the President to make treaties with the “advice and consent” of two-thirds of the Senate. This is different from normal legislation which requires approval by simple majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. • Constitutional Limitations on the Treaty Power http://law.justia.com/constitution/us/article-2/19constitutional-limitations-on-treaty-power.html
• Students • “How much do you know about Iran?” http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/0224/Howmuch-do-you-know-about-Iran-Take-our-quiz-to-find-out/Question-1
Oregon State Social Science Standards/CCSS HS.28. Evaluate how governments interact at the local, state, tribal, national, and global levels. HS.31. Describe United States foreign policy and evaluate its impact on the United States and other countries. HS.33. Explain the role of government in various current events. 6-8.RH.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. 6-8.RH.8 Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text. 6-8.RH.9 Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic. 9-10.RH.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text. 11-12.RH.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas. 11-12.RH.9 Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources.
We the People Lesson Connections Middle School, Level 2 • Unit 6, Lesson 28: What is the relationship of the United States to other nations in the world? High School, Level 3 • Unit 4, Lesson 22: How does Congress perform its functions in the American Constitutional System? • Unit 4, Lesson 23: What is the role of the president in the American Constitutional System? • Unit 6, Lesson 38: What are the challenges of the participation of the United States in World Affairs?
