Starter 8: 1. What are the three ways this video argues that sweatshops pull people out of poverty? List them.
2. How convincing is this argument? Why? 3. What questions would you want answered in order to make a more informed judgment on the real impact of sweatshops? List at least 3. NAFTA Sharing In groups, discuss questions about NAFTA based on your paragraph and cartoon. Too Dumb For Complex Texts? The article linked above makes the argument that many students in the US are unprepared for college because they lack the strategies to read difficult texts effectively. If you were absent, you should choose one of the following sections to read:
Now discuss/think about:
Jihad vs. McWorld Okay, here it is. Possibly the hardest text you'll read all year! For the first chunk of reading use the reading strategies we talked about the Jihad vs. McWorld Vocabulary list. Read and annotate to the top of page 5. Stop when you get to the section about Jihad. For your annotations, you need to:
HOMEWORK: None! Take the night off. You will have most of class tomorrow to finish reading this first section.
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