For some, globalization is a positive force that brings us closer together - creating exchange and making connections between customs, laws and politics. For others, globalization is a negative force one that draws us farther apart - encouraging an economic system that drives the gap between the rich and the poor even wider.

This unit explores the historical process of world integration and encourages students to reflect on its positive and negative aspects.

Unit Goals

1. Historically situate the process of globalization to the long-term process of world integration.
2. Survey the positive and negative aspects of globalization.
3. Reflect on how globalization can increase the number of direct and indirect relations existing between people and the rest of the world.
4. Learn about the different actors in international trade and how economic exchange can create inequalities.

In this Unit

Learning Activities:

• Activity 1: Globalization Bingo
• Activity 2: History of Globalization Mapping*
• Activity 3: Team Work on Magazine Radio Show Project

Fact Sheet:

• Introduction to Globalization*

Student Handouts:

• What is the Magazine Radio Show Project?
• Writing for Radio Checklist
• Newswriting
• Technician Cue Sheet
• Sample Technician Cue Sheet
• Sample News Bulletin
• Sample Audio Feature
• Globalization Bingo Card
• General Resources for Students

Teacher Handouts:

• What is the Magazine Radio Show Project?
• Writing for Radio