CIVICS Β· AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Β· UNIT 10
Foreign Policy & Comparative Government Unit Plan
Everything you need for an engaging, student-driven unit on foreign policy and comparative government in Civics or American Government, with easy-to-follow lesson plans for every day.
Unit 10 Overview
How does America face the world?
This is the tenth unit in my Civics and American Government curriculum, and it takes students beyond our borders. They learn who makes American foreign policy, how it has changed throughout history, and how other countries govern themselves.
Along the way, students outline milestones in American foreign policy, rank today's foreign policy priorities, write a policy brief on a current issue, compare the governments of six countries, explore political culture through newspaper front pages, and promote an international organization.
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Day-by-Day Flow
How the unit runs
The unit plan guide includes lesson plans for every day, so you always know which resource to use and how. Here's how the unit moves from start to finish.
Foreign Policy Basics
A PowerPoint with guided notes covers the foreign policy roles of the president, Congress, and State Department. Students then complete a reading and interactive notebook page on each one's responsibilities.
History of Foreign Policy
After a HipHughes video (dance moves included), students analyze milestones in American foreign policy. A Thirteen Days movie project is also included if you want to dig into the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Priorities & Current Issues
Students rank America's top foreign policy priorities and compare their rankings as a class. Then groups research a current issue and write a foreign policy brief with recommendations.
Comparative Government
A PowerPoint compares the governments of the UK, China, Nigeria, Mexico, Russia, and Iran. Students then read about political culture and explore newspaper front pages from around the world.
Global Organizations
Students trace where their clothes are made to see globalization at work. Then groups create a poster or commercial promoting the goals of an international organization.
Review & Assessment
Quizlet vocabulary and online review games get students ready for the editable unit test.
What's Included
Over 25 resources, ready to teach
Every resource comes in both print and digital formats, plus a unit plan guide with lesson ideas for each day and links to videos and online resources.
- A complete unit guide packet students use throughout the unit
- A full set of digital notebook activities for Google Drive
- PowerPoint lessons with guided notes on foreign policy and comparative government
- Presentations on comparative government through culture, world organizations, and current issue briefs
- A foreign policy interactive notebook page
- An American foreign policies activity and an American foreign policy reading
- A foreign policy priorities digital activity
- A policy issue brief assignment
- A current event assignment and a modern examples of government research assignment
- A political culture and newspapers interactive notebook page and activity
- Trade and globalization worksheets and world organizations projects
- A Thirteen Days interactive movie project
- Online review games and an editable unit test
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