Lesson Plans- March 22 – 26, 2010

Monday

Warm up

Both Mexico and Venezuela depend on oil. What problems arise when the oil prices go down?

Activity

Check study guide questions #’s 18 – 24

Finish article from Friday on location, climate and use of land in Latin America

Complete graphic organizer and Venn diagrams on the back of paper

Finish study guide questions

Summarizer

What have you learned?

Reminder

Finish study guide questions #’s 25 - 32

Tuesday

Warm up

  1. Why does the Soviet Union no longer support Cuba?
  2. Describe Cuba’s government.

Activity

Review and take quiz on Geographic Understanding of Latin America

Read article: Blending of ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean using 2 Column Notes

SS6G4: The students will describe the cultural characteristics of people who live in Latin America and the Caribbean.

  1. Describe the results of blending of ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean.
  2. Explain why Latin America is a region based on the languages of Portuguese and Spanish.
  3. Evaluate how the literacy rate affects the standard of living.

Summarizer

Why does the term Latin America fit as a description for the regions of Central and South America and the Caribbean?

Reminder

None

Wednesday

Warm up

  1. What are the three main sources of the cultural groups of Latin

America and the Caribbean?

2. What three regions are included in the term Latin America?

Activity

Finish article: Blending of ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean and discuss.

Read articles: Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Government of the United Mexican States and government of the Republic of Cuba. Complete a comparison chart on all three governments.

SS6CG2: The student will explain the structures of national governments in Latin America.

a. Compare the federal-republican systems of the FederativeRepublic of

Brazil (Brazil) and the UnitedMexicanStates (Mexico) to the dictatorship

of the Republic of Cuba (Cuba), distinguishing the form of leadership and

the role of the citizens in terms of voting and personal freedoms.

Summarizer

What did you learn today about the different types of governments in Latin America.

Reminder

None

Thursday

Warm up

  1. Which pair of countries governments that are most similar? Explain how.
  2. What type of government exists in Brazil?

Activity

Finish article on comparing types of governments.

Complete a “boggle” worksheet to review what you learned.

Quiz on cultural characteristics and types of government on Monday.

Read article: Economic Systems using graphic organizers and 2 column notes.

SS6E1: The Student will analyze different economic systems.

  1. Compare and contrast the basic types of economic systems found in Canada, Cuba, and Brazil.

SS6E2: The student will give examples of how voluntary trade

benefits buyers and sellers in Latin America and the

Caribbean and Canada.

  1. Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.
  2. Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargos.
  3. Explain the functions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
  4. Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.

SS6E3: The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Latin America.

  1. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP).
  2. Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology, and gross domestic product (GDP).
  3. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy.
  4. Describe the role of entrepreneurship

Summarizer

Pick four of the following questions to answer.

1. Explain why Canada would be a more desirable place to start a business

than Brazil?

2. Which economic system is similar to the U.S.? Explain.

3. When it comes to electing their government, citizens of which country

are considered to have the least freedom?

4. Which country requires citizens that are between the ages of 18 – 70 to

vote?

5. Why don’t buyers and sellers have a say in the cost of items in Cuba?

Reminder

Complete study guide for homework

Friday

Warm up

1. Brazil’s economic system is similar to which country we studied

in Europe? Explain how they were similar.

2. In which country would be easiest for a person to start a

business? In which country would it be the most difficult to start

a business?

Activity

Check study guide on cultural characteristics and types of government. Work on economic systems from yesterday.

Summarizer

Pick four of the following questions to answer.

1. How does specialization encourage trade between countries?

2. What are the two most common trade barriers?

3. What does NAFTA mean?

4. What is the difference between an embargo and a quota?

5. What does the term trade mean?

Reminder

Don’t forget that the quiz in on Monday.