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  • "United States and Iran: Tracking the Tension and Preparing for the Future"
  • Student Handout 1: "What Happened and Why?"
  • Student Handout 2: "Best/Worst Case Scenarios"
• Additional Lesson Ideas
  • Showdown In Iran: "What It Took To Get This Story"
  • Geography of Shi'a Islam
  • International Forum on Iran's Nuclear Program
• Additional Resources
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Additional Resources

A Note about Internet Resources

Students need to be aware that Web sites sometimes only present one view of an issue. Encourage them to think about Web sites even as they are reading. Guiding questions as they review Web sites are: What did you learn from this site? What didn't you learn from this site? Who sponsors this site? What bias might the sponsor have? How current is the site?

FRONTLINE: Showdown with Iran
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/showdown/
The companion Web site to the Showdown with Iran documentary features extended interviews, on-demand video streaming of the full program, themes and analysis and annotated links.

FRONTLINE: Terror and Tehran
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tehran/
Terror and Tehran explores the impact of President Bush's assignment of Iran as an "axis of evil" in 2002. The companion Web site features interviews, readings and analysis.

FRONTLINE: Muslims
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/
Muslims is a comprehensive documentary exploring the historical and contemporary Muslim world. The companion Web site features lesson plans, interviews and materials regarding "Islam and the West," "Women and Islam" and "Islam Belief, Law and Practice."