To Start:
Write at least five lines describing your shirt.

In Class:
We're going to be exploring behind the labels, using:

• Bertold Bretch's "A Worker Reads History."
• A discussion of what we know or think about where our clothes come from.
• John Oliver taking on Forever 21 and H&M on Last Night Tonight.
• These photographs, from NPR's Planet Money T-Shirt Project.
• A pro-sweatshop article of your choice from Buzzfeed. (I recommend #2 or #3.)
  • Mild Version: Look at the quotes on the Buzzfeed Page, then watch this video.
  • Spicy Version: Read two of them.
• This video, also from NPR's Planet Money T-Shirt Project.

Then, add a section to your "Globalization Reaction Journal," title in "Sweatshops," and write one to three paragraphs in response to what you watched, reading and thought today.

Turn in the three entries in your "Globalization Reaction Journal," ("Lexus," "Myths" and "Sweatshops") to Google Classroom or the inbox before the end of the day today.

To Close:
It's binder quiz time!

At Home:
Finish your transnational capital auction reflection. It is due in Google Classroom on Monday before class.

To Start:
Think and look back to the Lexus and the Olive Tree and the Myths of Underdevelopment articles.

• How do you infer that  Friedman thinks that foreign investment and capital accumulation will affect poor countries?
• How does Parenti say that foreign investment and capital accumulation will affect poor countries?
• Who are you inclined to agree with, and why?

In Class:
We're having a Transnational Capital Auction!

Bummer if you were absent, but you can make it up by:

• Reading this article, and
  
• Answering two of the three questions after the article in TEA paragraphs and turning it in too Google Classroom. 

To Close:
Worldwide, who do you think the real "winners" and "losers" of transnational capital auctions are?

At Home:
Finish your Transnational Capital Auction reflection. It's due in Google Classroom before class on Monday.

To Start:

• Get out your copy of the Lexus and the Olive Tree.
• Find the thing you found most confusing.
• Formulate a question, and write it down in your starter document.

In Class:

• Discuss The Lexus and the Olive Tree in small groups.  (Focus on the first three questions on yesterday's handout, and your stickiest questions.)
• Respond to the text in a reaction journal. (Instructions on yesterday's handout.)
• Read Myths of Underdevelopment, by Michael Parenti.
  • The Reading Guide
  • Myths of Underdevelopment Article
  • Challenge Extension Cartoon
• Respond to the text in a new section of your reaction journal, titled "Myths of Underdevelopment."

To Close:
What does Parenti mean when he says that "underdevelopment is a development?" in the third paragraph of page three?

At Home:
Finish both reaction journal paragraphs. 

To Start:

• List three symbols from this cartoon.
• What does each one stand for?
• What's the message of this cartoon?
• Do you agree or disagree? Why?

In Class:
Download directions for the day.

• First, we're going to explore the comparisons that Friedman makes between the Cold War and Globalized eras, using T-charts and mini-lessons from our classmates.
• Then, we're going to discuss The Lexus and the Olive Tree in small groups.
• Finally, we're going to begin reflection journals on globalization.
• If you have extra time, check out a critique of Thomas Friedman:
  • Amitabh Pal's Critique
  • Molly Ivins' Critique 

To Close:
What's your preferred kind of classroom seating?

• A beanbag chair.
• A soft chair, off the ground.
• A firm chair, off the ground.
• A yoga ball.
• A stool.
• Something else?

At Home:
Finish your reflection journal, if you haven't already.

To Start:

• List three details of this cartoon. What do they symbolize?

• What's the main message of this cartoon?

• Which world would you rather live in?

In Class:
​​First, we're going to try to brainstorm back to what we remember about the Cold War, in a chalk talk.

Then, we're going to dig into an excerpt from The Lexus and The Olive Tree, a book about globalization by NYT Foreign Affairs columnist Thomas Friedman.

Here's what you need to do:

1. Find the thesis and label it (HINT: It’s not in the first paragraph, or even the first page!).
2. Highlight or underline main ideas.
3. Circle vocabulary words and write their definitions in the margins.
4. Make at least two additional annotations per page. These can be questions, connections, arguments with the author, deep thoughts/musings, or extensions and applications of his ideas. 

To Close:
What is Friedman's thesis? You can copy it directly off the page, or put it into your own words.

At Home:

• Finish your seminar reflection. It is due on before class on Tuesday.
• Finish reading and annotating The Lexus and the Olive Tree. I will check your text at the start of class on Tuesday and then we'll use them for the day's activity.