WHC07 3.2

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Contents 1 Civics Standard 3.2 for 7th Grade 2 Standard in Kid Friendly Language 3 Standard Unwrapped 4 Instructional Strategies 5 Assessment Strategies 6 Resources 7 Projects and Activities

Civics Standard 3.2 for 7th Grade

Students understand how the United States government develops foreign policy*.

Standard in Kid Friendly Language

• Students should understand how and why our government interacts with other nations.

Standard Unwrapped

KNOW

• foreign policy
• geopolitical strategies
• citizen influence
• national interest

ABLE TO DO

• explain the powers* the United States Constitution gives to the branches of government in foreign policy*;

• identify current foreign policy* issues and evaluate the geopolitical strategies the United States is using to deal with them;

• describe ways in which citizens can influence the formation of foreign policy;

• explain the relationship between United States foreign policy and national interest.

Instructional Strategies

• Lecture and notes
• Research on the web
• Persuasive writing

Assessment Strategies

• Debate rubric

Resources

Avalon Project | primary source downloads

Colorado Department of Education Standards List

CIA World Factbook

The Marshall Institute

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Council on Foreign Relations

Projects and Activities

• Student debates on foreign policy issues

--G.R. McConnell 09:07, 19 June 2008 (MDT)