America's Response
To a Changing World
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1. Trump Threatens to End American Aid: ‘We’re Watching Those Votes’ at the U.N.
2. Work on Projects 3. Citing Sources A. Sources to Cite (required below, plus any others you used)
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1. Complete data gathering assignment. When complete upload to eBackpack assignment #9
2. The Project - The Trump administration has signaled a desire to significantly cut back on foreign aid spending. They are currently researching their foreign aid programs to determine which will be cut from the 2019 budget. President Trump has personally reached out to you for an expert opinion on whether or not to eliminate your USAID sector. You must create a proposal that either calls for your sector of USAID to be kept or eliminated. Your proposal must include a basic overview of the problem of global extreme poverty, US Foreign Assistance (it's history, goals, general categories of assistance, costs, and top recipient countries), as well as an analysis of your specific sector (and overview of its goals, solutions, and effectiveness). Project Creation: Your proposal can be in written "essay" form, an informational video, or in the form of a website. NO SLIDESHOWS. Before starting your project you must get final approval from me. So don't start before I "sign-off." 3. Your project will be assessed based on the following criteria: I. Content - your project includes all appropriate information (35 pts) a. Description and definition of the current state of global extreme poverty (with at least five relevant statistics) b. Explanation of the major problems faced by those living in extreme poverty (from the "Living on One" episodes).
c. Information from questions #1, 3, 4, 5, 7 of the US Foreign Assistance Research d. Information about your sector gathered in from your USAID Sector Research
e. A clear proposal on whether or not to keep your specific sector of USAID, with clear reasons to support your opinion (at least 3) II. Organization/Persuasion - your project "tells a clear story," is easy to follow, the information is presented in a logical order, and is done so in a persuasive manner (10 pts) III. Polish - your project is neat, polished, free of written errors, and attention grabbing. Remember, this is going to the President! (10 pts) IV. Cite Sources - your project must cite the source of all information and pictures in a "References and Images" list (at the end of your project). If it an electronic source, you must provide the NAME OF WEBSITE and LINK only. ***For images, GOOGLE IMAGES is NOT what you should be citing. You need to go to the website that actually hosts the image and cite that website. (5 pts) 4. Due Date - Projects are due Friday 1/5. 5 points will be deducted for every school day that it is late (up to 5 days). After 5 school days late, you will have to meet with me for permission to turn in. *Exploring the USAID website
1. USAID Sector Research
Today you will be working to learn more about one of the major foreign aid sectors administered by the US foreign assistance agency, USAID. 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. Here are your research topics: 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:
1. Foreign Aid Trends
2. Foreign Aid, by country
3. Review Foreign Assistance Research 4. 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:
D. When complete turn in to Assignment #8 on eBackpack. 1. US Foreign Assistance Compared to other Nations
2. Foreign Aid Crash Course USAID works in over 100 countries to:
3. Work with the members of your group to answer the questions on the US Foreign Assistance Research sheet.
4. Why Does the United States Give So Much Money to Israel? 1. US Foreign Assistance Basics Quiz
A. 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. B. So what was the Marshall Plan (1948-1952)?
C. How much do we spend? 2. Work with the members of your group to answer the questions on the US Foreign Assistance Research sheet.
1. Turn in "Collins Type 3" writing assignment
2. Continue: "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." II. The answer includes at least 8 specific facts/statistics about global extreme poverty. These facts must be underlined in the paragraph. 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) Process:
2. Living On One - Change Series - view all episodes by clicking this link (to answer the questions below).
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