Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
Objectives:
- Explore the role of ISIS in the Middle East
- Determine the central ideas of a secondary source
- Provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas
Note: The abbreviations ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), and IS (Islamic State) are used interchangeably in the media. To avoid confusion, we will use ISIS because it is the most commonly used.
Step 2: Video: Wall Street Journal, Iraq: “ISIS Sparks a Crisis in the Middle East, Explained”
Step 3: Video: BBC News: “Phillip Hammond Says No to IS Talks With Syria”
Step 4: Read and Annotate as a Class | The Danger posed by ISIS
Step 5: Identifying and Analyzing | Discussion
- What information did we learn about ISIS from the videos and the reading that is important?
- What information is new to you?
- What are ISIS’s goals?
- How is it trying to achieve its goals?
- How is the U.S. responding to ISIS?
- Have you heard of any controversies surrounding the U.S. response?
*Use the Rubric to construct your response. We will peer grade them with evidence.
ISIS is a terrorist organization that wants to create a continuous state from northern Iraq and southern syria, governed by an extremist Islamic caliphate. The U.S feels that they need to get involve because they are concern about there resources in those countries.
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DeleteISIS is a islamic state of iraq and syria. they are trying to create a Islamic kingdom. The us is in need to involve because if they attack the middle east they will be a threat to their oil supply
ReplyDeleteInstead of Kingdom, use the word Caliphate. It means the leader is an Islamic Religious Leader. Where are they trying to create their Caliphate? And why does this matter to the rest of the world?
DeleteISIS = Islamic State of Iraq & Syria. They are trying to achieve an Islamic Kingdom.The U.S is responding threatened because of the oil they need from Saudi Arabia and by giving protection.
ReplyDelete✓ If ISIS is in Iraq and Syria, what does Saudi Arabia have to do with it? It's not a kingdom. What is the word we learned in class for a government by an Islamic religious leader?
DeleteISIS is an islamic state group in which turned to terrorist group in Syria that started as a group helping their community by portecting their shipments but for something in return. They are trying to achieve full control of all factories and goods as well as to take all western believes out of islam since they think that they are poisoning them. The US is concerned because if they don't do nothing now it can lead to another 9/11 but also because they are a threat to US resources .
ReplyDeleteAmayrani, your ideas are on point, but your paragraph is all over the place. Watch your structure and make sure to have an intro, main idea and conclusion in order to score a 4. How does full control of factories and goods have anything to do with western beliefs? I see what you are trying to say, but it is not clear.
DeleteISIS stands for Islamic State of Iraq & Syria. ISIS is a terrorist organization that is clearly a threat to the US because we get oil in Saudi Arabia. We are really concerned about the terrorist group because their goal is to carve a new Islamic state from Iran and Syria. This goal also leads to controlling Saudi Arabia, which is US source of resources. The US needs to get involved because, as previously mentioned, the US gets oil from Saudi Arabia. If ISIS controls Saudi Arabia, then American wouldn't have access to resources. So if we don't stop ISIS from achieve their dominance, then America would collapse. We would collapse because we depend on oil so much.
ReplyDeleteIf i know nothing about ISIS and I read this, my first question is: If ISIS is in Iraq and Syria, why are we worried about Saudi Arabia? I need you to make that connection for the reader. Also, why would carving a new state out of Iraq and Syria effect Saudi Arabia? You leap straight to America will collapse without oil-- you may need to bridge that gap for your readers who can't see how ISIS taking Saudi Arabia would have an effect on us.
DeleteISIS is another terrorist group that is more deadly or "crazy" than Al Qaeda. They are trying to achieve to control northern iraq and south syria by the extreme caliphate. The US feels threaten and is giving Saudi Arabia protection. The Us can't use preemptive war.
ReplyDeleteWhy does the US feel threatened and how is Saudi Arabia involved? Why can't we use preemptive war? Why does ISIS want control of Iraq and Syria?
DeleteISIS is the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria that has been targeting to both of the cities. ISIS has the carrying out mass killings. ISIS is trying to take over the state sof Middle East and to control them by having power. The US is afraid of having another attack or threat from the Middle East again.
ReplyDeleteIraq and Syria are countries-- you wrote cities. I know you know the difference, so make sure to re-read your post before you publish. :) Did ISIS state that it wanted to control the whole Middle East? What is their goal and why would the US be concerned if they are so far away from us?
DeleteISIS is a group of people that want to create there own state. New information I learn is that ISIS have over 7 million people and takes over almost everything such as factories, resources. ISIS goals is to become there own state with government and laws but whats wrong is that they have strick religions laws and i believe everyone get to choose or do what they want. They kill people who are not Muslims they start making there own laws also courts and takes over land to make there state bigger. The U.S is responding with airstrike and protecting saudi Arabia cause that were U.S gets it oil.
ReplyDeleteCharly, this is a really great start. I think you need to clarify why taking factories and resources is an important fact-- and what it has to do with ISIS imposing strict Islamic law. If ISIS is in Iraq and Syria, then why are we concerned about Saudi Arabia?
DeleteISIS=Islamic state of Iraq & Syria they are a terrorist group that currently ruling over 7 million people over territory taken by them. they are trying to achieve an Islamic Caliphate. The U.S feels that they need to get involved because Saudi Arabia is a target and SA have major oil resources that U.S needs and on top of that we agreed to protect them
ReplyDeleteWhat is an Islamic Caliphate? Define your terms. Assume the reader doesn't know either-- most people won't know what that is. Why is Saudi Arabia a Target? If they are a terrorist group, how did they get control of so many people?
DeleteISIS (islamic stat of iraq and syria) is a terrorist group. What they are trying to achieve is establish a continues stat from northern iraq and syria. The u.s. feels they need to get involved because the u.s. can lose the oil.
ReplyDeleteWhat does ISIS in Iraq and Syria have to do with US access to oil? Elaborate.
DeleteISIS is a terrorist organization that is trying to establish a continuous state from Northern Iraq and Southern Syria to be governed by an extremist islamic caliphate with jihadist domination. The U.S. feels that ISIS if a threat because they are a threat to Saudi Arabia and thaty is where we get our resources. If they take ove Saudi Arabia they take U.S. resources.
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Your first sentence is really strong-- but, think about your reader. When you use terms like "extremist Islamic caliphate" and "jihadist domination" you have to explain what that means. Why is ISIS a threat to Saudi Arabia if they are in Iraq and Syria?
DeleteISIS is an extremist terrorist group that has arose as the new organization that poses a threat to many. ISIS is trying to take over part of the Middle East, more specifically, northern Iraq and southern Syria in order for the creation of a new Islamic state to take place in where Muslim ideology would rein due to the expectations set by the organization of ISIS from their religious beliefs. This terrorist organization is trying to achieve the creation of a state modeled by the Muslim religion. With the situation of ISIS going on, the U.S. is now considering their involvement in the Middle East in order to put a stop to ISIS because not only do they pose a threat to the safety of our and other people but as well as there being a threat to the resources that we are able to obtain from the Middle East.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! Mayra, you are becoming a fantastic write. A few things that would make this stronger: How is carving a new state out of Iraq and Syria an issue for the US to get involved in, if we get oil from other places, such as Saudi Arabia. Why is our safety as stake? If you make those connections for the reader, your response would be stronger.
DeleteISIS is an extremist terrorist group that is threaten by many because they are very powerful. they are trying to take over Middle East especially iraq and syria. U.S is involved because they have the oil in both these countries. ISIS is a very powerful organization that if its not followed peoples resources will be taken away.
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Hi Ashley, "that is threaten by many" means that ISIS feels threatened. Is that what you were trying to say here? Why are they taking over Iraq and Syria? Is the US involved because they get oil for Iraq and Syria, or is their a greater concern here?
DeleteThe ISIS is a terrorist organization that ened up with so much power and became somewhat like a country, they are trying to create their own country and make it caliph ruling ,the US think of getting involve because they are getting the oil in north Iraq
ReplyDeleteISIS is a group who were helpful people to begin with. Later on they become a extremist/terrorist group who's goal is to achieve a caliphate country by violently attacking civilians. They have so much power that many people are afraid to rise up of else their resources will be shut off since ISIS controls it to. The U.S has the need to get involve because ISIS has taken over the Saudi Arabia resources. One of those special resources includes oil. So if they take that oil, U.S is in a huge situation.
ReplyDeleteWho is ISIS? What are they trying to achieve? Why is the US feel the need to get involved? The US feels that it need to get involved because it includes Saudi Arabia and the northern Iraq. ISIS is the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. ISIS is trying to achieve to make a new country that has an Islamic ruler and follows the Quran. This is what I think the ISIS is and what it is trying to achieve.
ReplyDeleteISIS is an extremist group that is trying to take over the Middle East. US. feels ISIS is a threat because Saudi Arabia is going to be dethroned by ISIS. We are involved because we get oil from Saudi Arabia. If this happens ISIS will become rich by having our resources and we will become poor. They are trying to conquer Northern Iraq and South Syria
ReplyDeleteISIS is a terrorest group that has killed 1,000,000 people including a british reporter. Their goal is to take over a part of the middle east by controlling their resources. The US cares because their oil fields and other resources are being taken over and they beheaded a american reporter.
ReplyDeleteISIS is an extremist group that has gained a large amount of power in a very short amount of time. The goal of ISIS is to 'carve' a new state in Northern Iraq and Southern Syria. The United States is getting involved with what ISIS is doing because if ISIS continues they will take over Saudi Arabia and the United States will lose many resources including oil which is very important.
ReplyDeleteI learned that ISIS goal is to create a new state and a caliphate government. Caliphate meaning islamic leader and Quranic laws. The US is really into this because they could get their resources cut off. We are much needed to oil. The US is involved with it because it now poses a threat to resources and civilians safety
ReplyDeleteISIS is an organization of extremist shot off from Al Quaeda. even though Al Quaeds does not support them because they believe that ISIS is crazy and violent. ISIS goal is to create it's own government run by a religious leader, and the leader enforces the laws of the Quaran.
ReplyDeleteWhy is the US involved? because ISIS has control of the northern part of Saudi Arabia. Which means they have control over the oil. If they decide to cut off the trade of oil, the US economy is at risk. Meaning we will be poor.
ISIS is an extremest terrorist group that is establishing a state from Northern Iraq and Southern Syria.
ReplyDeleteThe U.S does not do anything about it because they are scared that the terrorist will take all there electricity water and necessary things. The U.S is just doing everything they are saying to do because of fear of loosing everything. It is trying to achieve its goals by helping weak countries out and then taking over.
ISIS is a muslim terrorist that origanaly helped the people of the middle east then overtime seized controll of power. Their goals is to create a state in which they rule the people based on the qaran. They have control of oil fields, factories, powerplants etc. That one of the main reasons why the people will not rebell against them because they want their resourses. The US is also getting involed bcause after all the US nedds oil.
ReplyDeleteThe US needs to get involved because they need the ressources which is the oil, and the ISIS have control over Northern Syria; they have oil. Now that Saudi Arabia have been threaten by the ISIS, the US need to help out Saudi Arabia but the US is afraid to send military. Neither other states have help out Sadia Arabia, ISIS have stoled, kidnapped, killed, and destroyed everything from factories, power plants, water or they put waste on rivers just to get everyone to follow rules.
ReplyDeleteISIS is an extremist group that came to power after helping areas that had no government presence just to take over those areas. I found that in the videos that ISIS wants a country that follow the Koran along with a leader who enforces them. Also, that they have many resources ranging from factories, oil wells and to power stations, even in illegal business, they will have ways to gain money. In areas in Iraq and Syria, ISIS controls about 1/3 of those countries ,but the U.S. is trying to fight them off so that they don't go to areas like Saudi Arabi.
ReplyDeleteISIS is a terrorist group that is trying to create a continuos state so that Northern Iraq and Southern Syria can be governed strictly by laws that come from the Qu'Ran. The U.S. is concerned because we get resources from the middle east. ISIS is working to achieve their goals by taking over essential parts of living such a electricity, food, and water. The U.S is responding to this by firing bombs.
ReplyDeleteISIS is an organized terrorist group that controls millions already with weapons, income, and power. ISIS's goal is to take over the mid-eastern countries and gain more money and control. The US is getting involved because we have a relationship with Saudi Arabia. Our relationship involves Saudi's oil and our military protection. ISIS is trying to control it and we are trying to protect the middle east.
ReplyDeleteIn today's lesson, we took on the topic of 'ISIS'. ISIS is an Islamic extremist group on a quest for power in the Middle East that is working to institue a caliphate type government. A caliphate government is a government that is run by an Islamic leader under strict rule of the Quran. The US is concerned because ISIS is taking over places near Saudi Arabia where we get our oil and we don't like that. Not only that, but they've posed a threat to our people and the US feels the need to rectify that. Just like they did with the bombs they dropped during World War 1. So in hindsight, ISIS is a terrorist group that wants to institute a new type of government and the US doesn't like that because that means they won't have the control we're used to having.
ReplyDeleteISIS is the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. A group of terrorists that came out of Al Qaeda, which doesn't mean that Al Qaeda support them (Yup Crazies believe that that ISIS is beyond the lunatic scale). They operate in Iraq and Syria, as the name points out. Their main goal is to create a new state in Northern Iraq and Southern Syria to create a Caliphate (Placed controlled by Islam leader and Quran, Emphasis on religion). Also, the US is getting involved in this because of the oil most of the middle east countries posses, like Saudi Arabia.
ReplyDeleteThe Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is an armed insurgence group that was off-shooted by Al Qaeda many years ago. Once as a group who aided the people who followed Islam have now turned to committing atrocities to create a caliphate, a government run by an Islamic leader. Their motives are all in the attempts to carve a new state from northern Iraq and southern Syria. With these problems arising in the Middle East, the U.S. has now taken action to what most would think as an act of patriotism, but in really the U.S. is avoiding a crash in their economy since they own oil within the states of Syria and Iraq.
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ReplyDeleteISIS is a terrorist group in Iraq and Syria who is trying to create a expanding state. The ISIS group goal is the use of imperialism by trying to expanding their power and control over Northern Iraq & Southern Syria by using strict laws by the government of Qua Ran. The U.S. is trying to get involved with the ISIS because they want to keep receiving the goal of getting oil and many resources we need for survival from Israel that they're afraid of losing.
ReplyDeleteISIS(Islamic State in Syria) is a terrorist organization that is seeking to create a new state, in Northern Iraq and Southern Syria, which follow the rules of the Quran. ISIS would have to redraw boundaries in the Middle east which results in many deaths for those who resists and imposing Quranic law on those who remain.
ReplyDeleteISIS is a terrorist organization where they are trying to create a new country/state where they have Quranic laws. The U.S used an excuse to get involve of a western journalist being decapitated but in reality we are trying to keep our oil resources that are over there or maybe even gain more.
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Isis is a Terrorist group that want to be their on country that follow the Qu'ran. They are in Iraq and syria. They control the oil now and that's why the US want to help out.
ReplyDeleteISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is a terrorist organization whose main goal is to create a new state in between Northern Iraq and Southern Syria, Islamic Caliphate, in which civilians will be allowed to follow the rules of the Quran. The US is trying to get involved because US wants oil and many resources from Iraq that the US fears of loosing, and also because Saudi Arabia (ally of US) is a target of the ISIS.
ReplyDeleteThe organization known as ISIS is a terrorist organization group located in Iraq and Syria. They are seeking to become a state of their own through the use of imperialism and religion throughout Middle Eastern countries. Although they are not a country they are considered a "de facto country" and through that they rule over some people through the use of religion and the Quaran. The United States is now becoming involved due to the death of a journalist by ISIS and they are also, although indirect, trying to put a stop to ISIS with the goal of getting oil and other resources.
ReplyDeleteISIS is a terrorist organization that has a goal of creating a new state. They have ways to achieve this by using military force and their economic power. They are also known as the Islamic state militants, and they treat their people harshly under islamic rule. Even thought they do not follow their religious ideas they do enforce them. They have gain power by owning many things like roads, oil plants, nuclear plants, not only that but they have also their own administrators and judiciaries. Basically saying that they have a government and court system. ISIS also plans to expand and have gain the U.S attention since they also plan to take over Saudi Arabia, which is an ally of the U.S and a producer of oil.
ReplyDeleteISIS is an organization who wants to start a state in the north side of iraq, they are also a terrorist group that was sort of started by al Qaeda. They own the roads and have provided attention
ReplyDeleteISIS is a terrorist organization that has a of taking over the Middle East to create its own state They achieve this with there military power and they are a very wealthy orginization. They are also known as the Islamic state militants, and they treat their people harshly under islamic rule. They are very tough on following their religious ideas but they themselves do not obey them. They have gain power by owning many things like roads, oil plants, nuclear plants, not only that but they have also their own administrators and judiciaries. Basically saying that they have a government and court system(THEY ARE ORGANIZED). ISIS also plans to expand and have gain the U.S attention since they also plan to take over Saudi Arabia, which is an ally of the U.S and a producer of oil.
ReplyDeleteISIS is an organization that acts like a country but its not a official country.Isis is trying to achieve take control now so they can get power. And the U.S is getting involved because the U.S dont want ISIS to take over Mecca which is in Saudi Arabria.
ReplyDeleteISIS is an organization that has taken over the third zone of Iraq which had oil that the U.S buys. ISIS wants to establish a Caliphate which is a government run by a religious Islamic leader, which uses the Quran law. The U.S wants ISIS to stop growing because they are going to take over their resources.
ReplyDeleteISIS is a terrorist Organization that wants to create a new state by taking over other places.They want to be Northern Iraq. They use military force and their power. They are known for treating their people badly under the islamic rule. They gained their power by owning roads, oil plants and many other things.
ReplyDeleteISIS is a terrorist group who are on their own, they act as if they are their own country. They are located in between Iraq and Syria. They are seeking for a new country named Mecca, along the way to achieve this goal they are killing many people. They are also trying to get a hold of the oil that is in Iraq which is why the US is getting involved. The US is afraid that if they get what they want we will lose the little oil that they get from Iraq so they are in between all of this because at the same time they do not want to kill innocent civilians.
ReplyDeleteISIS is a terrorist organization that is try to create a new state. they can achieve there plans by using military force and the economys power. they are called the islamic state militants. they treat their people under islamic rules. ISIS plans to expands. they got are attention aka the U.S since they plan to take over saudi arabia.
ReplyDeleteISIS is a terrorist organization that want to create their own state in Southern Syria and Northern Iraq.US feel to be involved because The ISIS threatened that they wanted to take over Saudi Arabia and thats where we the US get our oil. Also the US got involved because they killed a Britain Journalist.
ReplyDeleteCaliphate-a government run by Islamic Religious leader which uses the quran law.
What ISIS is it is just group or band of terrorists who's goal is to create or become a state of their own they are using force or military to achieve their goal the US feels like if they need to intervene between because they don't want to lose their connection whit Iran.
ReplyDeleteISIS is a terrorist organization located in Iraq and Syria. They are currently taking over parts of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Syria. ISIS took over places that made the government weak. ISIS goal is to become their own state in Southern Syria and Northern Iraq. This is where American comes into this story. Since ISIS is trying to take over Syria and Iraq this is a problem from us because that is where we get our oil. America is positioning itself as the good guy and convincing us to invade.
ReplyDeleteISIS stands for Islamic State of Iraq & Syria. They want to create their own state and enforce their own laws, which were created from the Quran. They are an offshoot Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda thinks they are violent and extreme. The US feels the need to be involved because if they continue then they might go for Saudi Arabia. The US dosen't want to lose its resources.
ReplyDeleteThe ISIS is a group of people kind of like a gang who at first wanted to help people but soon after they saw that they were being able to control the roads from other gangs,got a new idea and now wanted to create their own state in Saudi Arabia. So know after ISIS has proven to be a great threat to the U.S. and other countries,the U.S. has desired to go to war against the ISIS to make sure they don't get control over the land from which we get oil and also for the death of a man.
ReplyDeleteISIS was a good group who help people and got money off of it. Then the group got rich and then got power full because of weapons and got an idea of taking over the world and the the us have to get involve because the saudi arabia got our resorces and got our oil and the us dont want thier city or state different.
ReplyDeleteWhat does it mean for a person to be truly evil?
ReplyDeleteI think being evil is when a person dose negative actions and dose not feel guilt towards their actions.
Do you believe that pure evil exists, or does everyone have a little good in them? EXPLAIN and GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.
i think that people have good in them in their own point of view . For example they might have evil views on something and good towards some thing they care for like family
Where do you believe evil comes from? If you believe in an all-powerful, all-loving God, then why is there evil in the world?
I think evil comes from negative life experiences and wanting to have revenge .
Is evil necessary in order for there to be good?
Yes, like there needs to be poor so that there can be rich. In my point of view
Finally, is there a cure for evil? If so, what is it? If no, why not?
maybe when they reach their goal like babe ISIS might stop killing when they get their islamic state .
For a person to be truly evil they must be everything a loving person isn't they must have the opposite of what other people do have, A truly evil person would have no heart give no mercy and not have a conscience , not think twice about what they have done or are doing.
ReplyDeleteI believe everyone has a little good in them even though they have done horrible things they are still human and experience feelings like anyone else, unless this person is a total psycho and doesn't think at all then thats a different way of viewing things.
I believe evil comes with the belief of God and the Devil. there is where all the good or bad was judged by, the bible the ten commandments states the things you can not do, those are considered bad work of the devil. I totally believe there is evil in this world all around it.
ISIS is a rebel group centered mainly in the middle east whose goal is to take control of Iraq and Syria. They plan to do this so that they can create an islamic state spanning those two states. If ISIS are ever able to achieve their goal they would be taking over the states and their people but also the resources, this can be problematic for a large country like the U.S. who's main supply of oil comes from the middle east. It is because of this that the U.S. feels the need to step in and make sure the rebel group is not successful.
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