Global Perspectives

 

Kim Soper

Course Syllabus

2007-2008

 

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Highlights for Global Perspectives:

 

*    Food Day for each region of the world, where students can bring in dishes

from around the world for extra credit.

 

*    Create a nation-project, where students create their own country, complete

with a functioning government and economic system.

 

*    Amnesty International Project - where students take a problem from around

the world and create a practical solution.

 

Revised 09/06/05

 

August

Introductions

Set Up Class

September

Review Geography

Types of Government

Types of Economic Systems

Economic Development

Begin Europe

October

Communism and the Berlin Wall

The European Union

Europe Test

Middle East Religions

Arab-Israeli Conflict

Middle East Test

Begin South and East Asia

November

Hinduism

Buddhism

Confucianism

Amnesty International Project

SEA Test

Begin Africa

December

Apartheid

AIDS

Hotel Rwanda

Africa Test

Latin America-NAFTA

Instable government

January

EOC Prep

Create Flashcards over course objectives

EOC study guide jeopardy

EOC

 

 

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