Syria - Part One

Objective

• Explain the major causes and events of the Syrian Civil War

Agenda

1. Current Events
1. Obama to nominate Chuck Hagel for defense secretary
2. Syria’s Assad is defiant in rare speech
2. Announcements
1. Speech projects are due on Wednesday, January 9th
2. Please carefully remove any propaganda your country's wall and place it on the middle table.
3. Please remove any cards from your country's binder and sort them on the front table.
4. Isabel will be leading the class today and tomorrow
3. Syria
1. PowerPoint - Syria - Part One
2. Frontline:  "The Battle For Syria"
3. Discussion
4. Speech Prep
1. Any remaining time will be reserved for speech project preparation