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Project Steps One to Four10 th Grade Humanities

Teacher: Brooke Gonzales

Project Description:

In this project, students will learn about global issues in the world around us. Specifically, students will examine the role they play in our world. They will investigate the origins of products they use in their daily lives and the impact that their “stuff” has on people and the environment. They will also analyze how a change can be made regarding these global issues.

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Step One:Where do my clothes come from?

For a two week period, I recorded where all of the clothes I wore were made to see how my daily life is connected to the world around me.  I also created a map to visually represent this. Date Clothing Items Countries items was made inDay One

Day Two

Day Three

Day Four

Day Five

Day Six

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Day Seven

Day Eight

Day Nine

Day Ten

Day Eleven

Day Twelve

Day Thirteen

Day Fourteen

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Step Two:Where Do My Clothes Come From? Map

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Step Three:The Facts Behind Where Our Stuff Comes From

Sweatshop Fact SheetLocation Year Corporation Summary

Indonesia

Haiti

United States

Vietnam

El Salvador

Egypt

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Bangladesh

Guangdong, China

Qingdao, China

Honduras

American Samoa

Mexico

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Compiled from: Rethinking Globalization by Bill Bigelow and Bob Peterson, pages 158-159

Step Four:Reflections throughout Project

Reflection One: Global Issue: Economic Inequality

After completing the simulation in class on what the global economy is like today, reflect upon the following questions:

According to the article you read, “Globalization: A View from Below” by Jean-Bertrand Aristide, how is wealth distributed in our world? How does that compare to the past? Is it getting to be more equal or unequal?

What did the activity in class make you think about? How did you feel being born in a continent with not enough resources for everyone? What does the inequality of wealth mean in terms of the kinds of lives people lead? Did you enjoy this activity? What did you learn from it?

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Reflection Two:Global Issue: SweatshopsAfter watching the documentary entitled The Face of Globalization: What the Corporations Do Not Want Us to Know, which was made by the National Labor Committee in 2004, reflect upon the following:

This documentary highlighted some facts about working conditions in factories in Bangladesh. Summarize what the video discussed.

What did this documentary make you think about? What is your opinion of what you saw?

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Reflection Three: Global Issue: Child LaborAfter reading the article, “Child Labor: Pain and Resistance,” by Bob Peterson, in addition to learning about child labor in class, reflect upon the following:

What is the definition of child labor? Summarize what Peterson writes about child labor and what you learned about child labor from

each group in class. What is your opinion about child labor?

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Reflection Four: Global Issue: Global WarmingAfter reading about global warming and investigating your ecological footprint, reflect upon the following:

How many earths would we need if everyone lived like you? What did you learn about your environmental impact on the world? What can you do to reduce your ecological footprint? What are some new things you learned throughout taking these quizzes about how you can be

more environmentally friendly? How do you think you can be more mindful of your environmental impact? How does this relate to global warming and what are the consequences of people living like this?

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Reflection Five:Global Issue: Consumption and Resource ExploitationAfter reading “Rape and Murder, Funded by Cell Phones,” read the following two quotes:

“Close to 50 armed conflicts active in 2001 had a strong link to natural resource exploitation, in which either licit or illicit exploitation helped to trigger, intensify, or sustain a violent conflict.”

-The World Bank’s Natural Resources and Violent Conflict “How much and what we consume can have moral consequences.”

-Michael Schusdon, “Delectable Materialism,” Ethics of Consumption

Then, reflect upon the following: Summarize the article “Rape and Murder, Funded by Cell Phones.” What is your opinion about the article? What do the above two quotes mean? How do these quotes relate to what we are learning about? What is your opinion about the above two quotes?

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Reflection Six: Hope for ChangeAfter reading several articles about the hope for change and participating in a socrativ seminar, reflect upon the following:

What have people done to make a difference about the global issues we have learned about? What can we do to make a difference about the global issues we have learned about? What, specifically, do you think young people can do to make a difference in the world around

them?

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Project Step Project Item Stamp for being on time

Point value Points received

Step OneWhere do my clothes come from? (chart) 10

Step TwoWhere do my clothes come from? (map) 10

Step ThreeThe Facts Behind Where Our Stuff Comes From 10

Step FourReflection One:Global Issue: Unequal Distribution of Wealth

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Reflection Two:Global Issue: Sweatshops 10

Reflection Three:Global Issue: Child Labor 10

Reflection Four:Global Issue: Global Warming 10

Reflection Five:Global Issue: Consumption and Resource Exploitation

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Reflection Six:Hope for Change 10

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Total Points Possible: 90 Total Points Received: ______________________