TURN IN STARTERS 5-10 No starter today. Just turn in the starters from this week and last week. "Multinational/Transnational Corporations: Blessing or Curse for the developing world?" Notes and Discussion Watch the first 25 minutes of this video! If you were absent you will want to get the notes from a friend. "What is free trade?" Notes and Discussion Watch all of this video! Please get the notes from a friend if you were absent! Introducing, NAFTA! NAFTA Background Information
NAFTA Primary Source Documents NAFTA Documents
Work through the documents listed below using the document analysis packet. HOMEWORK Complete documents 1 and 2 by Monday start of class. Be THOROUGH! : )
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Starter 10 1. What is the definition of a transnational corporation. First, paraphrase your own definition. Then, look it up online. How does the online definition differ from yours? 2. Are transnational corporations a curse or a blessing for the developing world in your opinion? Discussion Questions: 1) What is your emotional reaction to this video? 2) How does this connect to the Transnational Capital Auction simulation? Reading Check/Discussion "Struggling To Be A Good Global Citizen..." TNCs: Curse or Blessing? Homework: None
Starter 9
1. Based on your experience with the auction, agree, and/or disagree with the following statement, and back up your answer with evidence "Poor countries need investment, so it's a good thing when transnational companies invest there." 2. The global process that we simulated in class is sometimes called "downward leveling" or "the race to the bottom." What, if anything, could people in poor countries do to stop this race to the bottom? 3. What impact does the race to the bottom have on workers in this country? In what ways might it affect your lives? Struggling To Be A Good Global Citizen 1. Read and annotate independently. 2. Answer the questions attatched to the reading. 3. Finish for homework if you do not finish. Homework 1. Finish Struggling To Be A Good Citizen reading/questions. 1) Goto the screening of this documentary that relates to Globalization. 2) It's at 6pm at the Powerhouse Science Center TONIGHT ONLY! 2) Write a 1/2 page recap/response of the evening and the movie and turn it in by the end of the week. Starter 8: Trade Dilemma Most people agree that the government of Burma (known also as Myanmar) is repressive. The U.S. State Department issued a report saying that Burmese “soldiers have committed serious human rights abuses, including extra judicial killing and rape.” Human rights organizations have documented the widespread use of forced labor. In order to protest human rights abuses there, the government of Massachusetts passed a law saying that it will not purchase major goods or services from any company that has investments in Burma. The European Union and Japan complained that this was a violation of free trade because what is important about a good is the product itself, not how it was produced or who produced it. The National Foreign Trade Council, representing 580 U.S. companies — 346 of which do business with Burma — agreed. They said that Massachusetts has no right to pick and choose whom it will buy from based on anything other than the price and the quality of goods to be provided— period.
Turn in Lexus and the Olive Tree Assessment!
Turn this into the basket with your name on it. Transnational Capital Auction In class simulation. Starter 7 1. Pick 7 words off the word wall on my DP’s blog and define these words the best you can without a dictionary. 2. Then, define these words with a dictionary. 3. Finally, pick 3 words and compare your definition to the dictionary definition! 4. You’re done! Work Time for Lexus and the Olive Tree Assessment
Yahoo! Homework Finish your Lexus and the Olive Tree Assessment. Due Monday, start of class. Makeup Seminar Reflections due Monday, start of class. Market
Globalization System Commerce Dynamic Productivity Imitation Free Trade Macroeconomics Free Market Capitalism Starter 6 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. "Lexus and the Olive Tree" Small Group Discussion
"Lexus and the Olive Tree" Assessment
Pick one of the following options! This will be due on Monday before the Start of Class. I reccomend you don't procrastinate as you have other work to do over the weekend! Option 1: 21st Century Response to Question Choose one of the following discussion questions, and represent your response to this question in one of the following: 3-5 minute Podcast, Short Film, Screenplay, Video Podcast, This must be polished and clean. Help your audience understand your message by going the extra distance! 1. What is the biggest pro OR the biggest con of globalization? 2. Which world is a better world to live in, the Cold War system, or the globalized one? Why? 3. Do you think you, as an individual, are more or less powerful in a globalized system? Why? Grading for 21st Century Response 1. Professionalism and Refinement: Is it polished and high quality? 2. Clarity of message: Is your message clear and easily understood? 3. Accuracy: Does this accurately represent the concept from the article? Option 2: Comparison Poster Choose one of the 8 comparisons Friedman makes between the Cold War and globalization. Represent the contrast between the Cold War and globalization in a polished and well-planned poster. Use symbols, color, and captions to help your audience understand the comparison you are representing! Your goal is to make very clear the difference between the Cold War and globalization for that particular category. Grading for Comparison Poster 1. Professionalism and Refinement: Is it polished and high quality? 2. Clarity of message: Is your message clear and easily understood? 3. Accuracy: Does this accurately represent the concept from the article? Option 3: Writing Assignment These must be TYPED. All paragraphs must be organized, and must use evidence from the article to support your position. You may draw on anything we’ve done in class so far to help you respond to these questions. You must answer the first question, and then you should choose two additional questions to respond to, for a total of 3 paragraphs (if you want to write more, go for it!)
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Starter 5 Watch the video and answer the questions below as thoroughly as you can in 15 minutes. 1. What is your reaction to this video (intellectual, emotional, etc.)? 2. What was the most powerful/convincing part of this video? Try to reference something specific they mentioned or that you saw. 3. Do you think anything should be done about these working conditions, or is it worth it to have cheap goods that are readily available and more jobs? Lexus and the Olive Tree (finish by end of class) 1. Read and annotate to the end of the article a. Mark thesis b. Circle and define vocabulary c. Highlight and underline main ideas d. At least 18 substantive annotations total Lexus and Olive Tree Assignment (start by end of class)
Homework
1) Make sure your annotations are complete. 2) Finish your Cold War vs. Globalization T Chart. Seminar Reflection Work Time You have one hour to finish working on your Seminar Reflection. Cold War Review Notes 1. Major ideologies 3. Countries involved 4. Important Events/Milestones The Lexus and the Olive Tree Lexus and the Olive Tree (LatOT)
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