Have students write a short paragraph stating their opinion of the ongoing peace process. Ask the students to support either the Palestinians or the Israelis based on their perceptions and their present level of knowledge of the facts. After the students have chosen to support either the Israeli or Palestinian side, assign them to the library to conduct the following research. Each student will be required to research the opposite viewpoint that they originally supported. This will force the students to attempt to see both sides of the issue.
Students are to conduct research based on the guide sheet, which follows.
They may use resources in the library in addition to computers with Internet access. Students will probably need one to two days to thoroughly research the topics. After completing the research phase, require students to write a persuasive paragraph stating why their assigned party has the correct viewpoint. This will be graded. Conduct discussion session with the listed discussion questions.