Global Competition Project
In small groups you are to research and present information on one aspect of globalization and its affect on America and the world. Please make sure your presentation is current and uses current information, statistics, etc. Your presentation should focus around the following questions: What is your topic and its significance to globalism? What are the controversies about your topic? What are the pros and cons around your topic? You may use powerpoint, poster paper, the document camera, videos, drama, etc. to present your topic. At the end of the presentation, please allow the class to ask questions and have questions to ask them to check for understanding. Please turn-in a short bibliography with your project.
Topics:
Helpful Website:
nafta business week pros and cons
nafta time magazine a brief history
nafta us dept of agriculture
sbceo
portal.
user name: sanmarcos password: royals.
this is a
great website to start with encyclopedias, article, videos, maps
IMF
website.
worldbank
website.
anti-globalism
website.
IMF and Worldbank protests
WTO
time magazine battle in seattle
WTO
website .
what is the wto
current
exchange rates
Is
the Euro the new dollar?
This is a time magazine article about currencies.
Outsourcing.
This is a Businessweek article about outsourcing.
MFN
and China.
This is a CNN article about China and MFN status
BBC
article on the Cuban embargo
Assessment
Student |
Teacher |
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Research. Was our project well-researched? Did it have correct and current information? Did our research show the controversies of our topic?
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Presentation. Was our presentation well-planned? Did it teach the class about our topic and the controversies surrounding it? Did our presentation show creativity, effort and enthusiasm? |
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Bibliography. Did we include one? |
Student: _____/50
Teacher: _____/50