9-12th Grade Economics Inquiry Is Fair Trade Fair? GE.7.E.2 Explain ways in which current trends in globalization affect economic growth, labor Arkansas Standards for markets, rights of individuals, the environment, technological advancement, and resource and Social Studies income distribution in different nations. Read and discuss how fair trade become an economic phenomenon noting whether there are Staging the Question free trade trends in the community. Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 Understand Understand Assess What is fair trade? If fair trade is unique, then what is What are the costs and benefits of free trade? fair trade? Formative Formative Formative Performance Task Performance Task Performance Task Write a definition of free trade Create a T-chart that compares and Participate in a Socratic Circle including the major ideas that contrasts free trade and fair trade. examining the costs and benefits of constitute free trade. fair trade. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Source A: Birdstock Coffee Source A: Center for Global Source A: Fair Trade Association Infographic: Development article: article: Source B: Free Trade Organization Source B: CQ Researcher article: Source B: World Fair Trade article: Source C: Forbes article: Ten Principles of Organization: Source D: Stanford Social Fair Trade Innovation Review article: Source C: Center for Global Development article: ARGUMENT Is Fair Trade Fair? Construct an argument (e.g., detailed outline, poster, essay) that Summative discusses the compelling question using specific claims and relevant evidence from disciplinary Performance Task sources while acknowledging competing views. ACT Write a letter to a manufacturer to request they implement some of the fair trade tenents Taking Informed Action in their trade policies. *Featured sources are suggested and links are provided. It may be that these links are broken and we apologize in advance for the inconvenience.
9-12th Grade Economics Inquiry Is Fair Trade Fair? Arkansas Standards for Social Studies GE.7.E.2 Explain ways in which current trends in globalization affect economic growth, labor markets, rights of individuals, the environment, technological advancement, and resource and income distribution in different nations. Staging the Question Read and discuss how fair trade become an economic phenomenon noting whether there are free trade trends in the community. Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 Understand Understand Assess What is fair trade? If fair trade is unique, then what is free trade? What are the costs and benefits of fair trade? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Write a definition of free trade including the major ideas that constitute free trade. Create a T-chart that compares and contrasts free trade and fair trade. Participate in a Socratic Circle examining the costs and benefits of fair trade. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Source A: Fair Trade Association article: Source B: World Fair Trade Organization: Ten Principles of Fair Trade Source C: Center for Global Development article: Source A: Birdstock Coffee Infographic: Source B: Free Trade Organization article: Source A: Center for Global Development article: Source B: CQ Researcher article: Source C: Forbes article: Source D: Stanford Social Innovation Review article: Summative Performance Task ARGUMENT Is Fair Trade Fair? Construct an argument (e.g., detailed outline, poster, essay) that discusses the compelling question using specific claims and relevant evidence from disciplinary sources while acknowledging competing views. Taking Informed Action ACT Write a letter to a manufacturer to request they implement some of the fair trade tenents in their trade policies. *Featured sources are suggested and links are provided. It may be that these links are broken and we apologize in advance for the inconvenience.