Morocco's Bountiful Perspectives
Global Classrooms and Cultural Connections for 21st Century Learners
Curriculum Units
Feel free to browse the curriculum units and corresponding resources that we have created. This is an ongoing project for us and the units may be at various stages of completion. These units are designed for a variety of subject areas and grade levels so be sure to read the descriptions below to determine whether or not a particular unit will be useful in your classroom. Of course most units can be modified for other grade levels as well, the courses/grades that are listed refer to the grade and course that the particular unit was designed for. Happy reading!
Comparing Development: Morocco and the United States
Authors: Erik Flaucher and Janelle Chong
Grade Level/Subject: 10th Grade, Global Studies
This unit is designed as an in-depth exploration of Human Development Levels in countries around the world and uses Morocco and the United States as case studies
Critical Issues in Contemporary Morocco
Authors: Sarah Stolfi and Dana Gilland
Grade Level/Subject: Adapted for both Middle School/Upper High School, Social Studies
Morocco: Exploring How We Live
Authors: Kasey Carta, Ruby Hsu, Ross Kelly, Emily Philips
Grade Level/Subject: Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Interdisciplinary (Social Studies, Language Arts)
Morocco: Identity
Authors: Taji' Hailey
Grade Level/Subject: 11th Grade, Language Arts (Social Studies themes such as race and predjudice)
Exploring Stereotypes through Literature and Poetry
Author: Tim Flanagan
Grade Level/Subject: 7th Grade, Language Arts
Coming Soon
Authors: Lindsay Rosario and Caterina Zdrowski
Grade Level/Subject:
Other online resources on teaching about Morocco and the MENA region:
University of Arizona Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Yale University Programs in International Educational Resources (PIER)
A virtual tour of the travels of Ibn Battuta and the UC Berkeley's Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS) site
where I found the Ibn Battuta site
Access to Middle East and Islamic Resource Articles (available until January 31, 2015) There are many other resources, but the rest are primarily written in French or Arabic
Bridging Cultures Bookshelf-Muslim Journeys
A national network of resources and information about the Middle East
MEOC Book Awards and Resource List
Award-winning books with characters and setting relating to the Middle East, Islam and Arab cultures.