Watch the Video (60 Seconds)

1. What do think it is about?2. What do you know already?3. What do you think you need to know?4. Think of a question?

IS in 60 seconds (BBC)

Title: What should we do about The Islamic State?

Learning Objectives:• To describe what Islamic State is.• To know and understand the level gained in

the last assessment.• To show empathy for other people in need.

Match the key words with their definitions

1. ISLAMIC STATE2. ISIS (ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND

SYRIA)3. SUNNI4. SHIA5. HUMANITARIAN AID6. GROUND INVASION7. YAZIDI8. KURDS

(The underlined key words are easy!)

1. THE NAME OF THE SUNNI GROUP CONTROLLING PARTS OF SYRIA AND IRAQ

2. A SECT OF ISLAM3. ANOTHER SECT OF ISLAM4. A MINORITY RELIGIOUS GROUP WHO

HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY IS5. A GROUP IN NORTH IRAQ FIGHTING IS6. GIVING FOOD, WATER, TENTS ETC TO

HELP PEOPLE SURVIVE7. THE FORMER NAME OF IS8. PUTTING TROOPS ON THE GROUND

TO STOP IS

The Feedback Stamp

1. Correct spellings three times2. Read my comments: WWW and EBI3. Sign on the dotted line!

And … Well done!

Levels• 5c – Some explanation, but basic. Some of the definitions

missed out. Needs structure.• 5b – Points are supported in parts. Some structure is in place.

Need to check accuracy.

• 5a – Structure used throughout. Points fully explained. Accurate. Complete. Well presented.

•6c – Moving on from 5a but the debate question has been answered in a basic way.

Marking Practice• CANDIDATE 1• CANDIDATE 2• CANDIDATE 3

Don’t write on the scripts!

What is IS?• IS is short for Islamic state.• They have been fighting in Syria against the Syrian leader

Bashar al Assad.• They have grown in power and are now fighting in Iraq.• IS have been very brutal. They have beheaded many people

and have attacked other religious groups like Shia Muslims; the Yazidi people, and the Kurds in northern Iraq

(Yazidis and Kurds will be explained soon!)

Who is in their way?

The Yazidis• Many Yazidis have fled from

their homes after IS attacked.• Yazidis have been beheaded,

murdered and raped.• Many Yazidis have fled to the

Sinjar mountains in northern Iraq.

• Britain and other countries like America have been giving humanitarian aid to the Yazidis.

• CNN Report

In your books …

Write three separate points that you have learned about the Yazidis:

The Yazidis1. 2. 3.

Level 5 Practice

Think of those Yazidi children in the helicopter …

How does the video clip make you feel?Explain your answer giving at least two reasons.

(Use the structure we learned for the assessment)

Review – Planners Needed!• Can you describe what Islamic State is?• Do you know and understand the level gained

in the last assessment?• Can you show empathy for other people in

need?