Unit 5 Summative Task
Diary
Your task: choose an identity of an individual living in Mandate Palestine from the 1920s
through the 1940s. Compose a series of four short diary entries that relate an account of
specific historical events while reflecting the viewpoint/ideology of that person and the group to
which they belong. What would that individual be doing in that moment? How would that
individual perceive the events around him or her? How would they react?
Choose one identity and write all four entries according to their perspective.
Identities:
● Member of Irgun, Lechi or Haganah
● Arab in Palestine
● British official
Entry 1: an event/situation that occured in 1920’s Mandate Palestine
Entry 2: UN Resolution 181
Entry 4: an event/situation in the civil war period or War of Independence
Entry 5: Post-war, reflecting on the outcomes and significance of 1948 war
Each entry should include historical details, but should not be a summary of each event. Your
entries should be written in the first person, and should focus on how the individual is
feeling
eacting to the historical event unfolding and the consequences/effects of this event on
his or her life. The individual should also demonstrate a certain bias given the group they belong
to.
Each entry should be XXXXXXXXXXwords (no less than 180 words each, 250 is hard maximum).
You can use any font or formatting you choose. You are not required to use outside sources,
ut if you do, please include footnotes with a link to the source where you found the information.
You should use proper spelling and grammar, and be sure to capitalize proper nouns like
Zionism, the Yishuv, Arabs etc.
Total: /24
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