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Lesson Plan: Teaching
the Lesson: Activity 3
Activity 3: Warm-Up Activity on Patriotism and Foreign
Policy
Using Socratic questioning in a whole-class setting, discuss what students
feel the United States's role should be in disputes that affect our foreign
policy, i.e., health issues in Africa. Questions to help in directing
the discussion include:
- How should the United States interact with the rest of the world?
Should we isolate ourselves or become involved? How involved should
we be? Should we provide military hardware, food, medical assistance,
or troops? Should we overthrow governments we don’t like? Should
we refuse to trade with countries or place trade or travel restrictions
on them?
- How should the government decide when to get involved and when not
to get involved?
- Should we allow other countries to send their goods and services
to the United States when they might compete with our products? Should
we expect other countries to allow our products and services to be
sold
in their country? Can we put restrictions on the products we import
from other countries, such as insisting that our child labor and safety
laws are met? Can we require that U.S. corporations that produce goods
in other countries not exploit
the workers or the environment in the countries in which they have
plants?
- Does patriotism mean “My country--right or wrong?” Is
it patriotic to support government actions abroad even when you disagree
with them? Is it unpatriotic to question your nation’s foreign
policy?
Overview, Goals, and Planning |
Activity 1
Activity 2
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Activity 3
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Activity 4
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Activity 5
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Scheduling and Adaptations
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