1. Foreign Policy Project Topic Introduction & Research
April 25th and 26th

2. Reminders for Tuesday, April 26th
Do Soft Skills Survey if you did not do it last week
Complete your Foreign Policy Intro PPT slides
Historical Figure Interview – Due tomorrow!
Work on typing up your speech, prepping answers for your interview and figuring out props & quotes
Make sure you have your mask
Come see me for samples of interviews
Include: introduction, interesting information, relevant time period information, thoughts on government

3. You will be a Senator. You will solve problems.
You will present a unique, complex and focused argument about how the United States should address one Foreign Policy issue.
Based on our history, values, and practical needs.
You will:
Choose an issue
Research the issue
Create a proposal (thesis)
Support that proposal (evidence, stats, info, stories: ethos, pathos, logos)
Write a persuasive paper and/or participate in Senate committee debates
Participate in a Senate Floor Debate

4. Foreign Policy Topic Research
Explore critical issues and problems around the world.
Find 5+ that interest you and would likely interest others. Important! Related to U. S.! Urgent!
You will be in groups of 4-5 that I will give you in a minute – you can only use a topic ONCE in your group
So at the end your group will have different topics
Create a PPT with 5+ problems explained, 1-2 slides PER problem. Include these:
title for problem,
image or two of issue,
citations, and
3-4-sentence summary of issue that describes the issue and illustrates its importance to the U. S. and/or the world
This is due Thursday, April 28th at the beginning of the class

5. Example: Thirsty Sao Paolo, Thirsty World
Years of deforestation and overuse of groundwater have helped cause devastating drought and water shortages to many areas of this important U. S. ally. The health of millions and the sustainable future for perhaps billions is at stake. The U. S. could help Brazil solve the problem, which would likely benefit the entire world.
Zerkel, Eric. "Brazil's Record Drough." Weather Channel. N.p., 23 Jan Web. 23 Jan

6. Once you are done with your PPT
Save your file in the public folder, so others can view it
Public/Maners/Foreign Policy Topic Ideas
Save your FPP topics PPT to public as a PPT template
Save with your name.