America's Response
To a Changing World
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1. Visit the USAID "What we do" website here.
A. From the "Sectors" section choose the category of USAID that most interests you. B. Explore your sector and read through the information provided by the USAID website about your category (just the main page). C. After reading through the information about your sector, write a paragraph that (Collins Type 2):
*You will have 30 minutes to complete this assignment and turn in your paragraph. 2. USAID Sector Research A. Today you will be working to learn more about one of the major foreign aid sectors administered by the US foreign assistance agency, USAID. To complete your research you can either:
B. Use this link to the USAID website to begin gathering your data. All questions below can be answered using the USAID website. No other outside research is required. 1. Identify/Explain the problem:
2. Outline the USAID solution
3. The results
4. Case Study: describe in detail a specific example of a USAID program designed to address your issue. The case study examples can be found by clicking on the "small picture stories" near the top of the main page for each sector. For your example be sure to include the:
5. Your analysis:
3. Check-in grade for the following (10 pts each)
HW - Complete the USAID research questions
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1. Foreign Aid Crash Course
2. Foreign Aid Trends
3. Foreign Aid, by country - for your assigned country:
HW - Complete gathering data from items #2 and #3 above. Click here to download a copy of the note-sheet. *Article link
1. US Foreign Assistance
Definition: Foreign assistance is aid given by the United States to other countries to support global peace, security, and development efforts, and provide humanitarian relief during times of crisis. 2. Basics of US foreign Aid Review Questions: A. What is foreign assistance B. What was the first US foreign assistance program? C. What is USAID? Who started it and when? D. How many countries receive assistance from the US? E. How much we spend (both $$$ and % of budget) F. Which type of foreign aid does the US spend the most on? What are the top 3 categories of spending within this category? G. How generous is US foreign aid spending? 3. Work with the members of your group to answer the remain gin questions on the US Foreign Assistance Research sheet. 1. Turn in "Collins Type 3" writing assignment
2. Finish: "Living On One - Change Series."
3. US Foreign Assistance HW: Prepare for quiz on the basics of US foreign aid:
1. Global Extreme Poverty - Collins Type 3
A. Refute or Support the following statement: Global extreme poverty is experienced equally just about everywhere in the world, and has remained relatively unchanged over the last 30+ years. B. Requirements:
C. Focus Correction Areas: I. The answer defines global extreme poverty - how much money per day (or less) is spent by those considered "extremely poor." (10 pts) II. The answer includes at least 8 specific statistics about global extreme poverty to support your answer. These facts must be underlined in the paragraph. (16 pts) III. The paragraph must begin with a topic sentence (clearly states whether you refute or support the statement), and ends with a summation sentence (sums up your opinion of the question). (10 pts) Process:
Grade: 2. Living On One - Change Series - view all episodes by clicking this link (to answer the questions below).
HW - Complete second/final draft of GEP Paragraph. Due next class. 1. 7 Big Things to Understand About Trump’s Talks With North Korea
2. What we know about North Korea's nuclear weapons 3. Complete the Geography and Demographics of Global Extreme Poverty note sheet: *Turn in Debate Note Sheet - due today 1. Global Poverty Quiz 2. What is the state of global poverty for children?
3. Graph Practice
1. Continue Debate:
I. Opening Statements and Rebuttals II. Policy Beliefs
III. Real world/Historical examples IV. Closing Arguments HW - Finish the Debate Note Sheet (Quiz grade) |
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