Unit VI - Southeast Asia (Human Rights) 6 Weeks
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2020 Unit Resources
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This section contains resources that correspond sequentially to the unit calendar and outline above.
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Last Updated
02/06/2020 |
Human Rights - Patterson
The primary focus of this unit is to introduce students to the idea that there are guaranteed rights that every human should have access to. Students will play an investment game to understand why products are made outside of the United States. They will trace items at Callanan back to the source of origin and analyze the corresponding data. Students will watch parts of the Netflix documentary True Cost and analyze the broad themes present in the documentary, working conditions, environment, and manipulative advertising. This work falls within the Civics scale provided by the district. There is a PowerPoint that contains visuals for this lesson cycle. The file is too large to upload. Please email [email protected]. The presentation has been drastically revised for the 2020 school year. |
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04/01/2019 |
Investment Simulation - Patterson
Students compete with each other to bring capital into their country. Groups alter their countries union regulations, tax rates, child, minimum wage, and environmental laws in order to "win." The first resource outlines the simulation rules/objectives. The second resource contains the bidding and credit sheets. The third resources is the original simulation before it was adapted to the middle school level. |
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Issues in Society
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Specific vocabulary such as:
human rights, multinational corporations, outsourcing, globalization |
Apply knowledge of human rights to explain human rights offenses taking place in the region
Explain the advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing Explain the connection between globalization and multinational corporations |
What is the real price of your t-shirt?
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04/06/15 |
Unit Vocabulary - Patterson/Smith
This resource can be used to introduce unit vocabulary to students. Students are presented with a picture and guess the meaning of the word. |
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04/07/17 |
Southeast Asia Thematic Maps - Patterson
Students create two thematic maps of Southeast Asia. The purpose of this task is to visually organize information to make it easier to analyze. |
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04/20/17 |
Human Rights PBL - Calesisi, Austin, Cochran, Sweet and Patterson
The purpose of this PBL is for students to become familiar the concept of universal human rights, so they can identify violations taking place around the world. If implemented in its entirety, the PBL will take 18 days to complete. There is a calendar in the first document that outlines the unit and when technology is required.
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09/16/16 |
Human Rights Posters - Leitz
Students will become familiar with human rights and create posters to advocate for meaningful change. |
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04/07/13 |
Globalization - Patterson/Smith
The uploaded resources describe the pros/cons of globalization. The students than use both articles to examine controversial issues. |
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05/06/13 |
Myanmar & Human Rights - Patterson/Smith/Tharp/Westcott
This seven day lesson cycle examines the history of Myanmar and the need for the Declaration of Human Rights. There are a variety of activities and resources in this lesson cycle as outlined in the top resource. The lesson cycle culminates with the students writing a letter to a local congressmen about the dire situation in Myanmar. |
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05/05/13 |
Lifting the Curtain - Patterson/Smith
This Netflix documentary examines the history of Myanmar and the extreme poverty found in the country. There are several parts that should be skipped as outlined in the teacher resource. |
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05/06/13 |
Oceania Packet - Young
In this resource students learn about the history, culture and geography of Oceania Asia. Includes a summative test. |
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05/03/13 |
Southeast Asia Packet - Young
In this resource students learn about the history, culture and geography of Southeast Asia. Includes a unit project and a summative test. |
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Central Ideas of Sources
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Demonstrates an ability to determine the main idea of a primary or secondary source and the ability to provide an accurate summary of the source.
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Evidence in Sources
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Demonstrates an ability to determine the main idea of a primary or secondary source and the ability to provide an accurate summary of the source.
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11/15/15 |
List of DBQs Pertaining to Southeast Asia
DBQ: Should the U.S. take over the Philippines? Email [email protected] for these resources, they can't be reposted online due to copyright infringement. |
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Writing Informative Texts
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Demonstrates an ability to write informative or explanatory texts to describe or explain a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the section, organization, and descriptions of relevant content.
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Supplemental Resources
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This section includes resources that do not "cleanly" fall into one of the topics outlined in the district curriculum. The resources nevertheless are essential to create a cohesive and understandable historic grasp of the region.
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Last Updated
04/07/15 |
Globe Project - Patterson
In this end of the year project students create a 3d globe by using skills that they have mastered over the course of the year. The project will take circa six days and require the materials outlined in the resource. This is an excellent project to keep the students engaged at the end of the year. This project was modified so it could be completed in a shorter time frame than was originally required. There is a link at the bottom of the resource that has the original instructions and pictures of the final product. |
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05/06/13 |
Vietnam Stations - Tharp
Students go through a series of stations to learn about the Vietnam conflict. The uploaded resource contains the student questions. |
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05/06/13 |
Divided Peninsula - Patterson/Smith
In this four day lesson cycle students examine the Vietnam war and how the conflict has led to divisions in the region. |
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04/15/13 |
Australia/New Zealand Map - Patterson/Smith
Students will map the physical features and countries that appear on the benchmark |
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04/03/13 |
Southeast Asia Dice Game- Patterson/Smith
In this game students compete to fill out their answer sheet. While playing they practice on memorizing the region's countries and physical features. |
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05/05/13 |
Vietnamese Culture - Patterson/Smith
In this three day lesson cycle students learn about Vietnamese culture. The lesson centers on a documentary and several readings that are designed to get students to be more open to things that are foreign to them. The documentary link is at the bottom of the first resource. In the film there are points where the tour guide orders a beer. Instead of shying away from this I decided to address this head on. Students will learn about the correlation between low alcoholic beer consumption and lack of clean drinking water in Vietnam. Part 6 Nacirema is about America. Key pronouns are spelled backward. |
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