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=Web Links for Three Cups of Tea and Teaching Strategies=

**Map of Region** *** Obtain a map of the Middle East region or enlarge those in the front of the book and mount on a bulletin board or poster board. Use colored stick pins to locate and identify the landmarks and villages discussed in the book. ** ===@ An interactive map of the Middle East where students click and drag the names of the countries to their locations can be found at [|Rethinking Schools - Just For Fun - Map Game]=== Maps can also be downloaded at the Pennies for Peace website www.penniesforpeace.org by clicking on the Pennies for Peace took kit **Explore the following websites for background information and additional resources**: **@ ****[|Three Cups of Tea] - This is the home page for the book with background information and links to articles and stories that have been written about Greg Mortenson. ****[|www.threecupsoftea.com] **  **@ ****[|Central Asia Institute] - **Central Asia Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with the mission to promote and support community-based education, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. This agency was founded to support Greg Mortenson's work and is discussed in the book. **www.ikat.org ****NOTE TO TEACHER: **At this site you can **order copies of a free publication entitled //Journey of Hope//**//,// an in-depth report documenting the work of Greg Mortenson. Order one for each student in your class. The articles in the publication are an additional source of reading material for your students. This publication also has excellent photographs, detailed maps of the area as well as articles. **@ ****[|Pennies for Peace] - **Pennies for Peace is a program of Central Asia Institute (CAI) founded by Greg Mortenson. The website states that Pennies for Peace™ is a service learning program designed to broaden people’s cultural horizons, and to help them understand their capacities as philanthropists – one penny at a time. To assist in implementing the cultural education there are both a curriculum and a reference list on the website. You may want to download the curriculum guides and review them for additional activities to add to those included in this guide. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A book and movie list is also available at this site as well as templates for writing letters to congress. There are also several video clips appropriate for classroom use, some of which are referenced in this guide. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">www.penniesforpeace.org **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">@ **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|Greg Mortenson's Official Website] - Gregs' site has a photo album with downloadable photos for use by you or your students. It also has links to articles and broadcasts about Greg and his work. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> [] **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">@ ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-weight: normal;">UNICEF is also involved in supporting child-friendly schools in Pakistan. Your students can view a photo essay on these schools at [|UNICEF Photo essay - Child-friendly schools in Pakistan] ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Reading/Literacy Strategies: __** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A wide range of reading and writing strategies have been included with this guide. The strategies are described in the section of this guide entitled, **//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Description of Literacy Strategies //****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">It will be helpful for you to read about each strategy and its purpose before using it in your classroom. **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Book Discussion Guides __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">There are numerous book discussion guides available at book club and library web sites; Greg Mortenson has provided a //Three Cups of Tea// Reading Guide and a Question & Answer Interview for use in book clubs, interviews, classrooms, etc. A link to these resource is found at the [|Three Cups of Tea website]. Another site that had a wealth of resources in addition to the discussion was the [|Resource Guide] found at the Duluth Public Library <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Additional Curriculum Resources/References available on the web __****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|Dover-Sherborn High School Social Studies and English department]s **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">at Dover, MA have a webpage with a discussion guide, vocabulary list and other activities available for download. The site includes a list of background reading about Pakistan and Afghanistan. This book has potential for an excellent interdisciplinary unit including the English and Social Studies teachers. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|InfoPak.gov.pk] "The information gateway to Pakistan." [|www.pak.gov.pk/]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|K2 Climb.net] Information about climbing K2. [|www.k2climb.net/]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|Ministry of Education - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan] Official site for the education system in Afghanistan. [|w.moe.gov.af/]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|Ministry of Education - Pakistan] Oficial site for the education system in Pakistan. [|www.moe.gov.pk/]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|MountainWeb K2] The climbing history of K2, Mount Godwin Austen (8,611 metres), from the first try in 1902 until the Italian success in 1954. [|www.mountainweb.com/mountain-climbing/view-mountain-climbing.jsp?mountain=1048]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|U.S. Department of State - Background notes - Afghanistan] Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of Afghanistan. [|www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/af/]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|U.S. Department of State - Background notes - Pakistan] Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of Pakistan. [|www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/pk/]