As we discuss and examine nationalism over the course of the semester, we look at the factors that have created nationalism. One of the things that truly can unite a group of people is a shared goal and interest - that's what a national interest is.
Last year, you focused on focused on globalization; the pursuit of globalization is often to achieve national interests. There are many goals focused on economics, military protection or cultural promotion that we cannot just achieve independently - we can't do it alone. BUT, what if our national interests don't always see eye to eye with another nation's goals? What happens then?
The first part of this unit will focus on how pursuing national interests can lead to conflict, which ultimately means war. Before we start analyzing World War I and World War II, we will look at some common conflicts that are currently affecting our own country in pursuing national interests.
What our week will look like:
Monday:- Test
Tuesday:
- Partner test - essentially you are re-taking the test with a partner, that will also be taken in for marks. Sometimes discussing the questions helps you understand where you made a mistake.
- Start looking at what national interests actually are
- Hand in your Magazine projects
Wednesday:
- Game: which national interest is it??
- Current Issues for Canadians
- NAFTA Renegotiations
- Arctic Sovereignty
- Federal Tax Reform
- Tide Water Access for Oil
- Threat of Nuclear War
- Reduction in Carbon Emissions
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
- Refugees Entering Canada
- To go through these topics, you will be assigned to a particular topic through Google Classroom (done completely randomly)
- You will build a case study on what the issues are. In Google Classroom, there will be relevant links that you can use to help gain an understanding of the issue that you are looking up. There will be a combination of text and visual sources for you to use.
- Your goal in this class is to collect information on your topic, so your devices are a necessity!
Thursday:
- Rants by Jesse and Chelsea
- Social 20-1 - working on Analysis of the Source for Assignment 2
- Social 20-2 - working on Analysis of the Issue for Assignment 3
Friday:
- Review your case study
- Work in small groups and partnerships to go through the other 7 case studies that other students looked at to create a bank of examples you could use for essays
