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Seminar: Using Literature to Teach about the Arab World

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Saturday, May 6, 2006
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University will offer a seminar, "Using Literature to Teach about the Arab World," on Saturday, May 6 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. The seminar seeks to offer educators ideas on how to integrate the themes and topics of Arabic literature into their curriculum. The seminar will provide attendees with lesson plans that include discussion and essay questions, background information, and critical thinking activities, as well as complimentary copies of several titles that they can take back to their schools. Ninth through twelfth grade English/literature teachers, high school level world studies and world literature teachers, librarians and media specialists, and others who work in the 9th-12th grade levels are welcome to attend.

To register, contact:

Zeina Seikaly
Outreach Coordinator
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Georgetown University
E-mail: seikalyz@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-6176
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