Globalisation
Grade Level Focus: Change
Unit Title: Globalisation
Unit Question: Are good intentions always good?
AOI: Community and Service
Concept: Global Awareness
Unit Question: Are good intentions always good?
AOI: Community and Service
Concept: Global Awareness
What is Globalisation?
Use the information in the task sheet below to help you to define what Globalisation means.
What is Globalisation?
Here are some links to help you:
BBC Bitesize Globalisation
What is Globalisation?
Here are some links to help you:
BBC Bitesize Globalisation
What is a Global Issue?
There are many news stories about Global Issues. You need to find one to research. To decide whether or not it is a story about a Global Issue check if it matches all of the points below:
News Story Task Sheet
- Has it persisted or is long-acting?
- Is it transnational or trans boundary?
- Does it affects large numbers of people?
- Is it an underlying cause of events?
- Is it connected to other issues that meet these criteria? Which ones?
News Story Task Sheet
Globalisation Debates
In your groups you must research an issue to do with Globalisation and create an argument. You will then debate that argument in your class.
Here are the groups for the debates:
9A debate groups 9B debate groups 9C debate groups
The topics are below with some resources to get you started.
1. International trade benefits LEDCs (does not benefit).
International Trade - Opposing Viewpoints Trade (New Wider World) Trade and Aid Kenya and Japan (New Wider World) 3. Globalization promotes cultural diversity (does not). Cultural Diversity - Opposing Viewpoints 5. Globalisation promotes democracy (undermines democracy) Democracy - Opposing Viewpoints |
2. International food aid benefits LEDCS (does not benefit).
Food Aid - Opposing Viewpoints Aid Benefits and disadvantages of aid 4. Water Scarcity is a global problem (is not). Water Scarcity - Opposing Viewpoints |
Globalisation Debates - planning and structure
Here are outlines for the opening, closing and main argument speeches:
Opening Speech Outline Closing Speech Outline Main argument Use some of these persuasive words to influence your audience. Persuasive words Here is the debate research planner including note card format: |