National State and Local Government ESOL Grade 10
| FOCUS QUESTIONS: (1) Explain
the foreign policy priorities of the United States toward your country. |
| You will be responsible for: |
National State and Local Government ESOL Grade 10
| FOCUS QUESTIONS: (1) Explain
the foreign policy priorities of the United States toward your country. |
| You will be responsible for: |
1. Conducting research on your country’s foreign policy and the U.S. foreign policy toward your country. Class time will be given to conduct research; however you should expect to spend time on your own researching your topic. You will complete a graphic organizer for each source that will count towards your overall grade.
2. FOCUS QUESTION 1: Explain the foreign policy priorities of the United States toward your country.
• Complete at least two graphic organizers with two separate sources.
• Write a complete response to the questions.
• Turn in a Works Cited page, using proper MLA citation.
3. FOCUS QUESTION 2: Explain how your country addresses national security, economic, OR humanitarian foreign policy objectives. (ESOL Levels 4 & 5 only)
• Choose the foreign policy goal that you think is most important for your country.• Complete the graphic organizer.• Create a Works Cited page on the back of the graphic organizer using proper MLA citation.
FOCUS
QUESTION 1:
Explain the foreign policy priorities of the United States
toward your country.
• You should collect a minimum of 2 sources AND fill in a graphic organizer
for each source you use
• Write four separate paragraphs to include the following:
1) NATIONAL SECURITY: (a) Is your country, or elements
within your country considered a threat to the national security of the United
States? If so, explain OR (b) Is your country allied with the United States
in the fight against terrorism? If so, explain. (If your country does not
play a role in helping the U.S. protect its national security, you do not
need to write a paragraph for this topic. For this topic, turn in a statement
that states, for example, “Ghana does not play a role in the U.S. policy
of national security.”
2)
ECONOMY:
What is the economic relationship of your country to the United States in
terms of trade, aid received from the U.S., and aid received from the IMF
and World Bank.
3)
HUMANITARIAN/IDEOLOGICAL:
Describe how the foreign policy of the United States toward your country is
trying to do any of the following. (Include a description of the conditions
in your country): Spread democracy/promote fair elections, support human rights,
protect the environment.
4) Describe the main priority of U.S. foreign policy to your country: How does it affect your country?
BOOKS - ONLINE REFERENCES -
PERIODICALS & NEWSPAPERS - INTERNET SITES
You will need 4 sources minimum per person.
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| 200 RELIGION | 297.7 Religion/ Islam |
| 300 SOCIAL SCIENCE | 303.6
- Sociology /Social processes 327 –Political Science/ International relations 327.73 Political Science /Foreign Policy 341.23 – Law/ International law 355.2 - Public administration/ Military science 358 - Public administration/ Specialized forces & services 363.32 - Social problems & services /Social problems & services 364.15 – Social problems & services /Criminology |
900
GEOGRAPHY AND |
909.82
- World history/ 1900-200? 951.9 -General history of Asia /China & adjacent areas 951.904 -General history of Asia/ China & adjacent areas 953 - General history of Asia/ Arabian Peninsula & adjacent areas 955 -General history of Asia/ Iran 956.704 - General history of Asia/ Middle East (Near East) 973.931 - General history of North America/ United States |
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Use the internet checklist to make sure you are using a reliable source.
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Department of StateDiplomacy and the Global Coalition Against Terrorism
Firstgov.gov: The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal
Government Accountability Office: Terrorism
NTI: Nuclear Threat Initiative
Amnesty
International – non-governmental human rights organization
Human
Rights Watch – non-governmental human rights organization
U.S. Department
of State, Annual reports on Human Rights by country
(See page for official U.S. policy on human rights in general and, in left
column click for country reports)
U.S. Department of State, Background
Notes
(gives brief history, country by country, at the very end, it gives a brief
description of U.S. relations with that country)
IMPORTANT
NOTE:
PRINT THIS PAGE. IT
MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF YOUR WORK.
