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Global Awareness
Read the caption on page 324
In your own words,
define Sweatshop
Read page 325, responding to the questions
Looking Ahead
“At its best, the Internet can educate more people faster than any other media tool we ever had.. At its worst, it can make people dumber faster than
any other media tool we ever had”
Thomas Friedman
In partners, list three points supporting the first part of this statement, followed by three points that support the that the Internet can make
people dumber…
If you had to take a position on this statement, what would you have to say about the Internet….
Does it have more positive effects or more negative effects?
How Has Globalization Affected Awareness of Issues?
Read up to the Activity page 326
When judging the reliability of information from the Internet, what criteria should be used?
Does the site state facts or opinions?
Do you suspect bias? If so, why?
Is the source of information clearly stated?
Does the site include advertising? If so, does this affect the reliability of the information?
If it matters to your topic, has the site been updated recently?
Are links to other sources provided? Do the links work? Are they useful?
Technology Mythology
Read the rest of page 326 and respond to the Activity…
Read the top half of page 327
Summarize Darin Barney’s message
The Ingenuity Gap
Read page 328
What is the Ingenuity Gap?
Get back into your groups and write out a list by responding to the following:
What are some important issues that are affecting young people today?
Choose one of these issues and with your group complete the handout:
Bridging the Ingenuity Gap
Consider the four factors listed on page 328 when reviewing barriers in solving some of these issues
Begin a chapter vocabulary list
Global Awareness
How Has Global Awareness Affected Gender Issues?
In Canada, men and women are equal…
True?
Why or why not?
What criteria would we use to answer this…
Work, education, religion…Others?
Rank gender equality in Canada on the continuum below:
1 7Very Low Level of Equality
Very High Level of Equality
How do you think Canada compares to other countries?
Gender Gap
The Social, Economic and Political differences that separate men and women
Review this chart from page 329
What factors may have been
considered when preparing the
rankings?
Would you now change where you’d
place Canada on your continuum?
Read the opening two paragraphs on page 329
Read the rest of page 329 and the top half of page 330
Discuss the questions
Gender Issues and Communication Technologies
Complete the survey part of the handout:
Use of Communication Technology
More Than 90 Minutes
61-90 Minutes
31-60 Minutes
0-30 Minutes
Females
Using Cellphone
Sending and Receiving
Chatting Online
Visiting Blogs, Facebook, etc.
Surfing the Net
Working in Flash, HTML,
etc.
Use of Communication Technology
Let’s Chart the Results
More Than 90 Minutes
61-90 Minutes
31-60 Minutes
0-30 Minutes
Both Females & Males
Using Cellphone
Sending and Receiving
Chatting Online
Visiting Blogs, Facebook, etc.
Surfing the Net
Working in Flash, HTML,
etc.
Use of Communication Technology
Complete the Reflection part of the handout
Women in Government
Women and Employment
Read page 331
Does any of the information in figures 14-8/14-9 surprise you?
Why does Rwanda have the highest percentage of women parliamentarians?
What is the cartoonists message?
What techniques has the cartoonist used to communicate this message?
Can you think of any changes that would make this cartoon more powerful?
Continue with your chapter vocabulary list
Global Awareness
How Has Global Awareness Affected Labour and Employment Issues?
Read the opening
paragraph on page 334
What are some jobs that would be
involved throughout each step of this
process?
Remember the Ecuadorian
banana trade?
Slicing a Banana
Who receives the largest share?
Why?
Who receives the smallest share?
Why?
Is this division of proceeds fair?
What are working conditions like
from the perspective of
banana pickers?
What role do consumers play in
this situation?
What can consumers do to
improve the situation for
banana pickers?
Unions and Collective Bargaining
Read page 334
Answer the following:
What are some goals of International Unions?
What are some goals of shareholders in Transnational Organizations?
What goals, if any, overlap?
Have you ever this logo before?
What symbols does this logo’s include? What do they represent?
What do you think Fair Trade Certified means?
Read the opening paragraph on page 336
Calculate the percentage of the price of a medium cup of coffee growers receive… Is this close to what banana growers receive?
Read the rest of page 336 and 337
With a partner, complete 1-3 of Explorations
The Knowledge Economy
Read page 338
Do you agree with the question in the Activity?
How does this information relate to the Digital Divide?
Continue with your chapter vocabulary list
Global Awareness
How Are Global Awareness and Quality of Life Related?
Do you know this man?
How about now?
Stephon Marbury
Read the opening three paragraphs on page 339 and the caption on Figure 14-19
What project is he working on?
How are his actions related to his own life experiences?
What opportunity is Marbury passing up by charging only $15
for his shoes?
Would you buy a pair of his shoes? Why or why not?
Your OpportunityOn a blank piece of paper, without your name on it, respond to the following:
What are your personal gifts or abilities? Maybe you are good at sports, playing a musical instrument, talking on the phone, working on a computer, organizing events, etc.
Write down your personal gifts and abilities.
What are one or two unfair situations or inequitable conditions that you would like to see changed? You can choose examples from the school or community or at the national or international level.
What are ways that you could, like Stephon Marbury, use your personal gifts and abilities to make a difference in one of the situations you described? Be creative. If your personal gift is playing a musical
instrument, for example, perhaps you could organize a concert or open-mike event and ask for donations for the local food bank.
I’d like to read a few of your responses aloud. No names will be mentioned. If you don’t want yours read, put “NO NAME” at the top of the page. Fold your papers before you turn them in.
What Makes a Good Life?
If you had to choose just 10
criteria from this list to answer the above question,
which would you select?
In no particular order, write out which 10 you’d
choose.
In Canada, who is responsible for helping ensure
that people enjoy a good quality of
life?
Off this list, what are the most
important factors that enable people to achieve a good
life?
Which of these factors may be
missing in developing countries?
Social Clauses
Read this section on page 339 and write out a definition for the term: Social Clauses
How can social clauses in trade agreements help improve the quality of life for people around the world?
What can Canadians do to promote the inclusion of a social clause in trade agreements?
Effective Governance
Read the rest of page 339 and the caption included with Figure 14-20
What is the relationship between effective governance and quality of life?
Is Canada governed effectively?
How can Canadians promote effective governance around the world?
Imagine that you are 33 years old. You have a great job and are married with two small children. You are living your ideal life.
Describe your life in as much detail as possible. Be sure your description is realistic.
Two years have passed. You are now 35. A year ago, you were badly hurt in a major accident. Although doctors say that you will eventually recover, you have been forced to stop working. Your savings are gone because your workplace did not offer disability insurance and your health insurance does not cover the full
cost of your medication and rehabilitation treatments. As a result, you have borrowed $15 000 from a bank and $5000 from your parents.
How does being burdened with this large debt affect your quality of life? Describe how your life has been affected.
The Effects of Debt
You are now 45. You are feeling better and have started working again. But finding a good job has been hard because you are older
and were unable to keep up your skills while you recovered from the accident. You earn $15 an hour. You have finally started to pay off your debt, but interest charges have increased your bank debt to
$18 000 and you still owe your parents $3000.
Describe what life is like for you and your family.
The Effects of Debt
What would you need to do to pay off your debts?
Describe how your life would be different if your debts were forgiven.
How would society benefit if your debts were forgiven? Think about yourself and the other members of your family (e.g., perhaps your daughter would not need to work after school to help with family expenses and she would be able to
focus more on schoolwork).
Foreign Debt
Read all of page 340
How are the challenges you faced in the imaginary debt scenario similar to those that countries encounter when they go deeply into debt?
How do structural-adjustment programs affect people in developing countries?
Complete your chapter vocabulary list
Global Awareness
Should I, as a Citizen, Respond to Globalization?
Any possible ideas?
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