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SubjectGlobal Government/Economics
Topic:Modern Political and Economic systems
Grade Level:12
Student Lesson name and URL:Modern Political Systems
Standards
Addressed
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Standards your lesson addresses. For example Grade12
Social Science: Principles
of American Democracy and Economics
Standard 12.9
12.9 Students analyze
the origins, characteristics, and development of different
political systems across time,
with emphasis on the quest for political democ-racy,
its advances, and its obstacles.
1. Explain how the different
philosophies and structures of feudalism, mercantilism,
socialism, fascism, communism,
monarchies, parliamentary systems, and constitu-tional
liberal democracies influence
economic policies, social welfare policies, and
human rights practices.
2. Compare the various ways
in which power is distributed, shared, and limited in
systems of shared powers and
in parliamentary systems, including the influence and
role of parliamentary leaders
(e.g., William Gladstone, Margaret Thatcher).
3. Discuss the advantages
and disadvantages of federal, confederal, and unitary sys-tems
of government.
4. Describe for at least two
countries the consequences of conditions that gave rise to
tyrannies during certain periods
(e.g., Italy, Japan, Haiti, Nigeria, Cambodia).
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Instructional
Objectives
To simulate Global ideologies
and problems in a United Nations Model
To have students use critical thinking skills, decision-making, and
research skills in a simulation model
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Student
Activities
IStudents will work in groups as bloc countries
to address world-wide problems and to propose solutions in a united
nations model.
Students will research in
the computer lab assigned bloc countries and the problems associated with
those blocs. Internet search engines will be used.
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Enabling
Activity(ies)
Bloc countries will create
agendas for specific problems connected to their Bloc and forward that
agenda to the Secretary General for specific discussion in the General
Assembly. The Secretary General will then produce the final agenda for
presentation to the General Assembly. Individual Blocs will then be called
upon to present agenda item to the General Assembly for discussion problem-solving
by different UN agencies and organs.
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Culminating
Activity
Students will be debriefed
by summarizing in written essays and oral discussions the problems solved
and not solved.
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Assessment
Students will submit their
research for evaluation and receive a teacher evualuation rubric on their
participation in the model simulation.
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Results
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post-test, and culminating assessment data.
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Web
Resources & Supplementary Materials
Introductory Activity
Internet websites:http://www..un.org;
http://www..world.conk.com/world/unitednations;
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE.unitednations.htm;http://bubl.acuk/Link/u/unitednations.htm;
and other teacher generated handouts.
Enabling Activity
students will
research in the computer lab the web resources to collect data for the
simulation model.
students will
be expected to read the teacher generated handouts and to be ready to apply
the necessary concepts to the simulation model.
Culminating Activity.
students will complete written
essays, objective tests, and will fill out a self-evaluation form justifying
their participation in the simulation model.
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