 Watch this video on the end of Apartheid and the first free elections in South Africa where ALL people could vote, white, black, mixed race, women and men.  Then share out your Take Action Assignments! FINISHING UP THE END OF APARTHEID

MEXICO

With your partner:  What do you already know about Mexico?  Do you know anyone who is from there?  Do you know anyone who lives there?  Have you ever been there? PLEASE DO NOT TALK AT THIS TIMEMAY 13 HW: Finish work from class today

Get a Mexico Country Profile Handout and read it over with your partner. MEXICO What does this handout say are the biggest challenges facing Mexico today? What does it say about Journalists in Mexico?

Please get out your work from yesterday on Mexico. Get a packet from the front of class. PLEASE DO NOT TALK AT THIS TIMEMAY 14 HW: Finish work from class today

This week we are going to be looking at the issue of a FREE PRESS in a struggling democracy. Our Case Study is going to be in Tijuana, Mexico. We will look at the role Journalists play in a democracy and answer this focus question: Is Journalism worth dying for? Please take out a piece of paper and title it: Pg. 70A Is Journalism Worth Dying For? Take notes on this paper

Tijuana, Mexico Major Industry: Drug Trafficking Drug cartels protect their businesses with bribes to police and government officials. These drug lords solve problems with extreme violence

 Please read the two articles by Richard Marosi on violence and corruption in Tijuana, Mexico  Then answer on your paper: 1.Why do you think drug cartels are able to murder so many people in Tijuana without getting caught or being stopped? 2.What do you think would happen if a similar killing spree happened in nearby San Diego? PLEASE CONSIDER WITH YOUR PARTNER:

 Video Questions: 3. How did the newspaper set itself up as an independent source of news, free of government control? VIDEO ARCHIVE 1:VIDEO ARCHIVE 1: AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN MEXICO

 Take a moment to review the handout in your packet labeled: Principles of Journalism  Then answer these questions with your partner:  Why was it important for Zeta to be independent of government influence?  What value does an independent and free press bring to a democracy?  How can a free press protect other human rights?  What is the role of government in protecting freedom of the press?  Do we have a free press in America? Explain. PLEASE CONSIDER WITH YOUR PARTNER:

Please get out your work from yesterday on Mexico. Get a packet from the front of class. PLEASE DO NOT TALK AT THIS TIMEMAY 15/16 HW: Finish work from class today

 Now look at the handout with the Graphs labeled:  “25 Journalists Murdered In Mexico Since 1992”  In Mexico, Journalists who speak out against the Cartels and corrupt government and law enforcement professionals risk their lives.  Of the 25 journalists who have died since 1992, only 3 cases have been tried, and only 3 murderers brought to justice.  Reporters don’t just risk their own lives, they risk the lives of their families as well. PLEASE CONSIDER WITH YOUR PARTNER:

 Video Questions: 4.How are families and loved ones used against journalists trying to tell an important story? VIDEO ARCHIVE 2VIDEO ARCHIVE 2: IT WAS A NIGHTMARE

 Video Questions: 5.What are the risks reporters in Mexico are taking when they run a story that is against the drug cartels and corrupt officials? VIDEO ARCHIVE 3VIDEO ARCHIVE 3: RISKY REPORTING

Find the handout titled Editorial Board Role Play Read the background information under Context of Zeta’s Reporting Then read Today’s Issue to Discuss Finally, draw the T chart at the bottom of the page on your paper.

Fill out the T-Chart with your partner before you try to answer this question. Make sure you answer WHY. DECIDE: SHOULD THE PAPER PUBLISH THE STORY? IF SO, SHOULD ORTIZ HAVE A BYLINE?

 Share out team conclusions  Class Consensus: WHAT WOULD YOU DO? WHY?

Add you opinion to your paper. Make sure you explain WHY you think that way. Finish this for Homework if you need more time. FOCUS QUESTION: IS JOURNALISM WORTH DYING FOR?

 Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (  SL, 9-10, Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups and teacher-led) with diverse partners on [grade-appropriate] topics, texts and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.  SL, Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and task. STANDARDS