Social Studies HS Guide

POSSIBLE GUIDING AND INQUIRY QUESTIONS ● What predictions for the future can be made baked on current demographic and urbanization trends? ● What are the advantages and disadvantages of participation in alliances such as the European Union or NATO? ● What are the best ways to combat terrorism? ● Why does human traf fi cking appear to be on the rise, and what can be done to reduce it? ● Should nations admit refugees who fl ee poverty, war, or political unrest? ● What is the role of developed nations in promoting the economic growth of underdeveloped nations? ● What are the most urgent international problems? What are the most promising ways to resolve those problems? VOCABULARY ● globalization ● terrorism ● humanitarian crises

● international civic institutions ● international political institutions ● global culture ● quantitative data ● demographic trends ● urbanization ● migration ● international human rights ● stakeholder

● immigration ● nationalism ● NGOs ● multinational corporations ● military alliances

RESOURCES

https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news AP Historical Thinking Skills AP Reasoning Processes ASSESSMENTS

KEY LANGUAGE USE: Identify

Use PLC CFAs (Common Formative Assessments.)

Sample End of Unit Competency: Students will identify a pressing global problem and select the most promising political, technological, medical, or scienti fi c advances being created to address those problems.

Key Language Use: Inform

● Language function: Identify ○ Describe ○ Compare ○ Summarize ● Language features:

○ Using dependent clauses ■ Because… ■ As a result… ■ Consequently… ○ Compound sentences ○ Active voice ○ Content Vocabulary