global perspectives lesson 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Global perspectives class 2

Global perspectives year 1

Chapter 1: The Critical Path

Think back of the introduction:
Global Perspectives is more about skills than knowlegde. True or false and why?

ISSUE

Key term

Issue: a topic or idea of importance locally or globally 

What sort of issues
do you notice in the world
around us?

Why would you care?

1. Do you care for global or local issues?
2. Even if you don't care for such issues, think of 3 reason why someone could.

Unit 1 activity 1.02 introduces the question:

Where should we get our energy from?*

Before you start on activity 1.02, discuss 

with your neighbour:
1. Why could people consider this* be a relevant question?

2.Why may other people think it to be irrelevant?

3. What do you think? Why?

Read. 1.02 Global issues
Do activity 1.02 (1 and 2). Type your answers below.

Activity 1.03 Type down your answers to the questions (see bullet points) for each issue. There is a separate slide for each issue.

Act. 1/03 Issue 1 Online communities

What is your own opinion about this issue?
Are there any other possible opions? Make a list. Where different opinions demonstrate disagreements, can you resolve these by reaching a compromise?
What more could you find out about this issue in order to reach a more considered opion?

Act. 1/03 Issue 2: Quality of life

What is your own opinion about this issue?
Are there any other possible opions? Make a list. Where different opinions demonstrate disagreements, can you resolve these by reaching a compromise?
What more could you find out about this issue in order to reach a more considered opion?

Act. 1/03 Issue 3 Global Trade

What is your own opinion about this issue?
Are there any other possible opions? Make a list. Where different opinions demonstrate disagreements, can you resolve these by reaching a compromise?
What more could you find out about this issue in order to reach a more considered opion?

Act. 1/03 Issue 4: Healthcare

What is your own opinion about this issue?
Are there any other possible opions? Make a list. Where different opinions demonstrate disagreements, can you resolve these by reaching a compromise?
What more could you find out about this issue in order to reach a more considered opion?

Sharing and comparing:

Now together with a classmate choose one of the four issues from activity 1.03 and compare your answers (see next slide). 

Compare each other's notes on one issue (from act. 1.03).

1. Type down which issue you picked.
2. Do you hold the same view or not? Explain.
3. Is there anything in your partner's answers that you'd not thought about? If so, what?

Reflection:

1. What do you think you learnt from activity 1.03?
2. What process did you follow to reach conclusions?
3. Were there any barriers you needed to overcome?