Today, we started our last unit of the year (and for most students, the last unit of the past two years in my class), which is an investigation of United States foreign policy - how the U.S. relates to other countries around the world. The Olympics (hosted again in Los Angeles in 2028) is an example of this! Photo taken in 2010.
Dear class,
Welcome to our last unit of the year! Hopefully, students have submitted their Historical Investigation research project (due today on Google Classroom) and are ready to move on. Here's what happened in class today:
Welcome to our last unit of the year! Hopefully, students have submitted their Historical Investigation research project (due today on Google Classroom) and are ready to move on. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 8: I can identify how technological knowledge and innovation shapes a society, place, or region.
Knowledge LT 22: I can describe the influences, impacts and resolutions of historical conflicts.
Critical Thinking LT 4: I can evaluate information and explanations within a given context and develop a relevant conclusion.
Critical Thinking LT 5: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Research LT 1: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
AGENDA 5/2/19:
News Brief - Gunnar
Personal Scenarios
Intro to Foreign Policy
Global Scenarios
News Brief: Gunnar had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: NYTimes.com - U.N.C. Charlotte Student Couldn’t Run, So He Tackled the Gunman. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.
Subbu was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Subbu was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
I also passed out a calendar of what I think we will be doing for the rest of the year in American Studies, to help students plan. That calendar is linked here (and may be updated, so use the link over the paper copy you were given):
Personal Scenarios: To introduce some of the concepts involved in foreign policy, I split the class up into seven groups and had the groups debate these seven scenarios (first page):
After a few minutes, I had the groups discuss their proposed solution to the given situation and asked the class if they agreed. This is basically what the idea of diplomacy is - talking about problems instead of fighting.
Intro to Foreign Policy: Next, I walked students through a brief history of how the United States has related to other countries around the world, with this PowerPoint:
Here is the sheet of notes that I passed out to help students, as they added to it with details from the presentation:
Global Scenarios: Finally, we ended class by going back to the scenario document linked above and having the assigned groups discuss what the United States should do in specific scenarios based off of actual events in our history. This is where we ended class for the day - we will pick back up next week, on Monday!
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