Serious DoodlingPrint this Page - Subject(s): Language Arts &
Literature, Cross-Cultural Understanding, Arts & Music - Region
/ Country: Asia & Pacific Islands / Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Grade Level(s): 6–8 Students examine cartoons drawn by a
Volunteer serving in the country of Jordan. - Ask students what
they know about Jordan. How many people live there? [Around 6
million.] What kind of government do they have? [Constitutional
monarchy.] What language is spoken? [Arabic.] What are some
famous landmarks? [Petra, an ancient city built into a rock
canyon, which was featured in Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade; Jerash, a site known for its Roman ruins; the Dead Sea;
Amman, the capital of Jordan.] How large is Jordan? [1,635
square kilometers, roughly the size of Indiana.] What is the
religious breakdown in Jordan? [92% Sunni Muslim, 6% Christian,
2% other.] - Tell students that they will be looking at some
cartoons drawn by a Peace Corps Volunteer living in Jordan. Ask
them where they look to find carto