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Do Now. Agenda SSR Book. SSR Time! Enjoy reading your SSR book for the next 15 minutes! Happy Monday! . CRS REL 503 - Identify clear relationships between characters, ideas, and so on in more challenging literary narratives. Unit 6 – Developing and Advanced Countries Day 108.
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Do Now Agenda SSR Book • SSR Time! Enjoy reading your SSR book for the next 15 minutes! • Happy Monday!
CRS REL 503 - Identify clear relationships between characters, ideas, and so on in more challenging literary narratives Unit 6 – Developing and Advanced Countries Day 108 Beat Norway! Greeter SWBAT identify, label, and categorize the key problems the world’s developing countries are facing. Big Idea “The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.” - Mahatma Gandhi HW 1. Complete the CW75 graphic organizer by independently researching and analyzing two more global issues. 2. AoW16 Divided Ukraine due Friday, March 14, 2014
Let’s review! • What is a developing country? Developed country? • What is an NGO? What isn’t an NGO? • They are all formed voluntarily; • They are independent of government; • They are not for private profit or gain; and • Their goal is to improve the lives of disadvantaged people • NGOs tackle issues in countries that do not have solutions in place! • What are some reasons why NGOs are established by people in certain countries for people in certain countries?
Expected Outcomes: • 1. Complete the first 4 columns of CW75 by moving around the classroom to read about four global issues facing many developing countries. Please, be mindful of “spreading out” throughout the classroom. • 2. Once finished, return to the global issue that you think is the most important to solve now. You will then brainstorm with your classmates about potential solutions to this problem. Be ready to share with the whole class what idea your group came up with! • What if I finish early?! • 3. Did you really do a thorough job of completing CW75? This will be an essential resource when completing your next project and PWA. • 4. SSR time!
Exit Ticket! • What idea did your group come up with to combat a global issue? • Do not forget about your HW!!!
Do Now Agenda SSR Book • Read and answer the questions for the India Peacekeepers reading passage. • You have 5 minutes!
CRS MID 603 - Power: Understand the overall approach taken by an author or narrator (e.g. point of view, kinds of evidence use) in virtually any passage Unit 6 – Developing and Advanced Countries Day 109 Beat Norway! Greeter SWBAT give a reasonable explanation of what the United Nations is and the role that it plays in global issues as well as global rankings. Big Idea “If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force, then we will have destroyed the foundation of the organization and our best hope of establishing a world order.” - President D. Eisenhower HW 1. HW21 End of Developing World due Thursday, March 13, 2014 2. AoW16 Divided Ukraine due Friday, March 14, 2014
Global Issues Review! • Share out! • What other global issues did you research for HW last night? • How are these issues impacting developing nations? • How can advanced nations potentially help combat these issues?
What is the United Nations (UN)? • The United Nations was founded in 1945 with the mission to maintain world peace, develop good relations between countries, promote cooperation in solving the world’s problems, and encourage a respect for human rights. • Currently, there are 191 member countries with different social, political, and economic systems. • These countries agree to peacefully settle disputes and refrain from threatening or using force against each other. • In April of 1945, even before World War II was officially over, representatives from 50 countries met in San Francisco to create the charter for the United Nations. • Today, the UN’s headquarters are located in New York, NY.
Here, Let me show you . . . • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoIafzc0k74
Expected Outcomes: • 1. Read, annotate, and answer the questions regarding the UN’s preamble and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. • 2. With your group, you will read about how the UN played a role in combatting against a global issue. • 3. Be ready to share out the following with your group about your UN case study: • What global issue did the UN address in your case study? • Why did the UN feel that it was important and necessary to combat this issue? Is this mentioned in the preamble and/or Universal Declaration of Human Rights? • How did the UN play a role in dispelling this problem? • Did the UN do an adequate job? Should they have done more? Argue why or why not! (College Tip: Refer back to the preamble and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights). • What if I finish early?! • 4. Look over HW21 and ask any questions now! It’s a difficult read. Having said that, so is AoW16! Ask questions about both! • 5. SSR time!
Exit Ticket! • Has the United Nations lived up to its ideals outlined in its preamble and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? • Argue why or why not by including evidence from what you learned about from the case studies we investigated today!
Do Now Agenda SSR Book • SSR Time! Enjoy reading your SSR book for the next 15 minutes! • Happy Wednesday! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWBhP0EQ1lA
CRS GEN 502 - Power: Draw generalizations and conclusions about people, ideas and so on in more challenging passages Unit 6 – Developing and Advanced Countries Day 110 Beat Norway! Greeter SWBAT discuss several specific, individual campaigns meant to address global/local issues that have proven successful. Big Idea “Life’s persistent and most urgent question is ‘What are you doing for others?’” - Martin Luther King Jr. HW 1. HW21 End of Developing World due Thursday, March 13, 2014 2. AoW16 Divided Ukraine due Friday, March 14, 2014
Tell us how you feel! • Take the quick survey and be ready to share out!
Individual Responsibilities • Should individual people be responsible for aiding developing countries? Why or why not? Turn and talk to your partners (2 minutes) • Do you feel the only way to help a developing country is to give money? Why or why not? Turn and talk to your partners (2 minutes) • Share out any other ways your partner came up with to help a developing country.
Most common ways to help • Give money • Volunteer • Donate medical supplies and services • Help build homes/schools/churches • Donate can goods • Adopt children and families
Other great ways to help Dr. Georges Bwelle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dto1wutPLlA&list=PLKSBrF2VkfhLq4-5O1kcJ2xjfsSI1Xoix Solar Plastic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLg-K97sWxA
Let’s read about some others • OxFam • Bits • PushpaBasnet • You will have 10 minutes to read both articles and answer the following questions. • The first passage (which ever you choose) will be read with a partner. • The second and third will be read independently
A Helping Hand • Questions to answer from the reading • What is the issue? • What is the plan to address the problem? • What is the impact? How does it change people’s lives? • IF YOU FINISH EARLY – SSR – and/or think about how you’re going to change the world
Exit Ticket! • What does it take in order for a person to start a campaign to combat global and/or local issues? Be specific when describing certain characteristics. • What traits do you possess that would give you the ability to start a philanthropic initiative?
Do Now Agenda SSR Book HW21 End of Developing World • Read and answer the questions for the Giving Aid to Developing Countries reading passage. • You have 6 minutes!
CRS MID 602 - Power: Summarize events and ideas in virtually any passage Unit 6 – Developing and Advanced Countries Day 111 Beat Norway! Greeter SWBAT investigate how individual “Volunteers” have made an effort to improve the lives of people throughout the world by joining the Peace Corps. Big Idea “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” - John F. Kennedy HW AoW16 Divided Ukraine due Friday, March 14, 2014 College Tip: Prepare at least five questions to ask the Peace Corps Volunteer(s) tomorrow!
HW21: End of the Developing World • Describe what a “lean” country is according to the author? • Describe what a “fat” country is according to the author? • What are some benefits and costs of being a “lean” country? What about being a “fat” country”? • Do you agree or disagree with the author’s choice of using the terms “lean” and “fat” to classify countries? Explain why or why not! • Have any better ideas?
Heal the world group project and pwa • Today, your group will choose an issue in a “developing” country to help solve! It will be first come, first serve! • As a group, you will be creating a PowerPoint/Prezi presentation, which will communicate to the “investors” why they should invest in your global philanthropic initiative. • In addition, you will be writing a research paper (independently) on the causes, effects, and potential solutions to this global issue.
Peace Corps • In preparation for our Peace Corps visitors coming tomorrow, we will be reading and learning about how individual “Volunteers” have made an effort to improve the lives of people throughout the world by joining the Peace Corps. Be ready to share about the stories you read! • College Tip: Prepare at least five questions to ask the Peace Corps Volunteer(s) tomorrow! • Here’s a brief overview and history of the Peace Corps . . . • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2J8ljzZsRA
Peace Corps Stories • Move around the classroom to read about four different Volunteers’ experiences with the Peace Corps. • Be ready to share about these talking points during the follow-up discussion: • What work did this Volunteer do in the developing country where they were stationed? • Why was this work important to the people living in that developing country? To the Volunteer? • What impact did this Volunteer have on that developing country? • What component of SPICE did this Volunteer have the most influence in? Explain why! • Remember! College Tip: Prepare at least five questions to ask the Peace Corps Volunteer(s) tomorrow!
First Come, First Serve! • Your group may choose to address an issue facing a nation anywhere from 110 to 164 according to the HDI rankings! • Make sure to ask me for my approval! • Ready. • Set. • Go!
Exit Ticket! • What ideas do YOU have to contribute to your group’s initiative to fight an issue in a developing country? Be ready to share!
Do Now Agenda SSR Book AoW16 Divided Ukraine • Discuss with your partner your response to the AoW16 prompt: • Why do many people living in Ukraine feel more loyalty towards Russia than Ukraine, and what role does this play in the conflict taking place in Ukraine? College Tip: Get out the questions you prepared to ask the Peace Corps Volunteers today.
CCSS CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1a Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas. Unit 6 – Developing and Advanced Countries Day 112 Beat Norway! Greeter SWBAT participate in a panel discussion with former Peace Corps volunteers in order to discuss their service. Big Idea “Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.” - Sargent Shriver HW College Tip: Begin research in preparation for the Heal the World project and PWA. Also, READ!
Welcome to MCP Peace Corps Volunteers and Thank you for Coming!!!
