Free Trade and the TPP

To Start:
Write a brief TEA paragraph explaining what the phrase "free trade" means to you.

In Class:

• Watch the first two minutes of this "Stuff You Should Know" video to introduce the ideas.
• Develop your economic vocabulary, to help you unpack some of the TPP and free-trade debate.
• Read this article from KQED/NPR/PBS about pros and cons of the TPP. 
  • Challenge Extension: Read this New York Times article about the pros and cons of an earlier agreement, NAFTA.
• Watch the last six minutes of the "Stuff You Should Know" video to learn more about the issues.
• Listen to this Planet Money podcast about their deep dive into the TPP.
• Explore these cartoons about the TPP in teams.
• Think-pair-share about your ideas for your reaction journal.
• Start a new reaction journal entry under the heading "Free Trade and the TPP."

To Close:

• Name one pro of the TPP.
• Name one con of the TPP.

At Home:
Finish your reaction journal entry for the TPP, if you have not already.