Uprising in Tahrir Square

Uprising in Tahrir Square: An Interactive Toolkit for Advanced Arabic Classrooms is a content-based resource for advanced Arabic learners. This book immerses language students in the monumental events that unfolded in Cairo, Egypt during the mass youth uprisings of January 2011. Before toppling President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule in February 2011, the Egyptian youth movement had captivated the world and transmitted its message of anger, hope, and change to a global audience. The...
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Uprising in Tahrir Square: An Interactive Toolkit for Advanced Arabic Classrooms is a content-based resource for advanced Arabic learners. This book immerses language students in the monumental events that unfolded in Cairo, Egypt during the mass youth uprisings of January 2011. Before toppling President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule in February 2011, the Egyptian youth movement had captivated the world and transmitted its message of anger, hope, and change to a global audience. The world watched as more than a million protestors gathered to press for reform, democracy and regime change.Uprising in Tahrir Square places students of Arabic at the epicenter of these real-life events through a simulated journal project and writing exchange. Students research the cultural and political context of the uprising; then invent personas and speak through the voices of their diverse characters, who collectively experience the events of Cairo's Tahrir Square. Writing in first-person narrative, students' journal entries bear witness to the early days of the nascent uprising, through its surprisingly rapid conclusion with Mubarak's resignation and the uncertainty of what Egypt's future might bring. Not only do the invented characters grapple with the uprising's tragedies and triumphs through their own perspectives, but they also have opportunities to interact with a cast of invented neighbors. Features of Uprising in Tahrir Square:- Content-based approach engages students through contemporary political events and authentic source material (maps, political cartoons, photos, blog posts and more)- Interactive activities support learning on many levels, using modalities like creative writing, dramatic interpretation, technology-based projects and peer collaboration- Unit format includes background info, student writing samples, vocabulary pages, Egyptian Colloquial Arabic and structured exercises- Resources offer expanded learning opportunities: glossary, Web and video links, project rubrics, technology project tutorials and more- Accompanying website (interactivearabiclearning.com) provides unit-based listening clips, YouTube links, vocabulary and other resources