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Humanities 10:
Truth in the Modern World

Free Trade and the TPP

2/1/2016

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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.

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