Osama bin Laden Rhetorical Analysis and Anti-Muslim Sentiments in today's society

Starter 34:  What was your general reaction to Osama bin Laden's letter? What was most interesting, surprising, or disturbing about the experience of reading Bin Laden's letter?

15 minutes to finish the rhetorical analysis group work from yesterday

Whole Class discussion

1. How did he justify the attack on America?
2. What are his criticisms of the US?  To what extent do you agree with his criticisms? Which ones?
3. T-Chart Analysis:  Similarities and differences between Bush and bin Laden's writings?

Small group work (Groups of 4-5) Evaluating Anti-Muslim sentiments in US society today

1. Clarification: What is the difference between Islam and Muslim?
2. Brainstorm:  Come up with a list of all of the different ways that anti-Muslim sentiments appear in society, media and politics today. For example, politician's rhetoric, social media posts, hate crimes. THINK BROADLY HERE!
3. Research:  Assign each student one of the examples you came up with in the brainstorm.  Find an example!  For example, if you are researching politician's rhetoric, find an actual video clip of a politician's speech.
4. Share out:  Take turns sharing out your findings!  
5. Digging Deeper:  How might these attitudes affect our society?  Our political realm?  Our laws/policies both at home and abroad?
6. Action/Solutions:  What actions/solutions do you think our leaders, our government and WE as individuals should take to address these sentiments? 

Whole class debrief:  Thoughts? 

• Fox News report from YESTERDAY about Trump's proposal for a Muslim registry leaning on Japanese American Internment camps as "precedent" for such a policy.

Time to write appreciations for today's Thanksgiving feast

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