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Descrição:
News of a global economic crisis has dominated the headlines in recent months. Reports of the effects of this crisis come from as far as Iceland, Japan, and Brazil, with reports of unemployment rates spiking across the world. But the roots of this crisis are in the U.S. economy. In this one-day lesson, students explore a series of political cartoons and consider the relationship between globalization and the economic crisis.
Alinhamento de Padrões:
- Economics (10 alinhamentos) [mostrar][Ocultar]
Tópico: Economics - Level II (Grades 3-5)
Padrão: Understands characteristics of different economic systems, economic institutions, and economic incentives
Benchmark:
Understands that all societies have developed various economic systems in order to allocate their resources to produce and distribute goods and services and there are advantages and disadvantages to each type of system
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Tópico: Economics - Level II (Grades 3-5)
Padrão: Understands savings, investment, and interest rates
Benchmark:
Understands that savings is the part of income not spent on taxes or consumption
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Tópico: Economics - Level III (Grades 6-8)
Padrão: Understands savings, investment, and interest rates
Benchmark:
Understands that funds are channeled from savers to borrowers through banks.
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Tópico: Economics - Level IV (Grades 9-12)
Padrão: Understands savings, investment, and interest rates
Benchmark:
Knows that an interest rate is a price of money that is borrowed or saved and that interest rates are determined by the forces of supply and demand
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Tópico: Economics - Level IV (Grades 9-12)
Padrão: Understands savings, investment, and interest rates
Benchmark:
Knows that the real interest rate is the nominal or current interest rate minus the expected rate of inflation
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Tópico: Economics - Level IV (Grades 9-12)
Padrão: Understands savings, investment, and interest rates
Benchmark:
Understands that higher interest rates provide incentives for people to save more and to borrow less, and vice versa
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Tópico: Economics - Level IV (Grades 9-12)
Padrão: Understands savings, investment, and interest rates
Benchmark:
Understands that real interest rates are normally positive because people must be compensated for deferring the use of resources from the present into the future
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Tópico: Economics - Level IV (Grades 9-12)
Padrão: Understands savings, investment, and interest rates
Benchmark:
Understands that riskier loans command higher interest rates than safer loans because of the greater chance of default on the repayment of risky loans
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Tópico: Economics - Level IV (Grades 9-12)
Padrão: Understands savings, investment, and interest rates
Benchmark:
Understands that higher interest rates reduce business investment spending and consumer spending; thus, policies that raise and lower interest rates can affect spending
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Tópico: Economics - Level IV (Grades 9-12)
Padrão: Understands savings, investment, and interest rates
Benchmark:
Understands that expectations of increased inflation may lead to higher interest rates
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21st Century Skills (Habilidades do Século XXI): (saiba mais)
• Financial, economic and business literacy
• Information & Media Literacy (Analyzing, accessing, managing, integrating, evaluating and creating information in a variety of forms and media. Understanding the role of media in society.)
Resultados:
In this lesson, students will:
* Understand the concept of globalization.
Interpret political cartoons and place them in context.
Identify the techniques used by cartoonists to express opinions.
Consider the connections between globalization and the current economic crisis.
Ferramentas & materiais:
Lesson plan contained on The Choices Program site:
http://www.choices.edu/resources/twtn_economy_lesson.php
Includes a PDF download of political cartoons that focus on the global economic crisis, links to online video clips and links to other useful resources.
Tempo solicitado:
One to two class lessons.
Processo:
In the Classroom
1. Discussing the Global Economy: Write the question "What is globalization?" on the board. Have students brainstorm what they know about globalization. What are different aspects of globalization, for example cultural, economic, or political? What have been some of the effects of globalization on people around the world? What have been the effects of globalization on students' families and communities? What are some examples of benefits of living in a more connected world? What are some examples of negative effects of globalization?
In the course of this discussion, you may wish to show your students a short Scholars Online video [1:48 minutes] by Professor P. Terrence Hopmann entitled "What is globalization?" After viewing the clip, ask students to consider how Professor Hopmann explains globalization. What are the different aspects of globalization that he discusses? What are some positive and negative effects of the types of changes that he mentions?
2. Analyzing Political Cartoons: Tell students that they are going to analyze a series of political cartoons to understand different viewpoints about the global economy. Tell students that it is not only the message of these cartoons that is important, but also how the message is conveyed. What techniques does the cartoonist use to convey his or her views?
Divide the class into groups of three or four each. Distribute "Political Cartoons in the Press" to each student and tell students to read the directions carefully. You may wish to spend extra time going over with students the different techniques listed on the handout. Have groups discuss each cartoon and answer the questions provided.
3. Drawing Connections: Ask students to report on what they discussed. In each cartoon, what was the cartoonist's message? How did the cartoonist express this message? Ask students to point out the different techniques used and their significance. Why do students think the cartoonist chose these particular techniques? How did the techniques used affect the message? What information about the global economy do these different cartoons convey?
Have students consider the current economic crisis. What have students heard about the crisis on the news or from their families? What effects has the crisis had on businesses and people in the United States? What about businesses and people in other countries? Have students seen any effects of the economic crisis in their communities? According to what they know about the global economy and the cartoons they just analyzed, how is the current economic crisis related to globalization?
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