1. Global Awareness Read the caption on page 324 In your own words, define Sweatshop Sweatshop Read page 325, responding to the questions Looking Ahead

2. “At its best, the Internet can educate more people faster than any other media tool we ever had.. At its worst, it can make people dumber faster than any other media tool we ever had” Thomas Friedman In partners, list three points supporting the first part of this statement, followed by three points that support the that the Internet can make people dumber… If you had to take a position on this statement, what would you have to say about the Internet…. Does it have more positive effects or more negative effects?

3. How Has Globalization Affected Awareness of Issues? Read up to the Activity page 326 When judging the reliability of information from the Internet, what criteria should be used? Does the site state facts or opinions? Do you suspect bias? If so, why? Is the source of information clearly stated? Does the site include advertising? If so, does this affect the reliability of the information? If it matters to your topic, has the site been updated recently? Are links to other sources provided? Do the links work? Are they useful?

4. Technology Mythology Read the rest of page 326 and respond to the Activity… Read the top half of page 327 Summarize Darin Barney’s message

5. The Ingenuity Gap Read page 328 What is the Ingenuity Gap? Get back into your groups and write out a list by responding to the following: What are some important issues that are affecting young people today? Choose one of these issues and with your group complete the handout: Bridging the Ingenuity Gap Consider the four factors listed on page 328 when reviewing barriers in solving some of these issues

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7. How Has Global Awareness Affected Gender Issues? In Canada, men and women are equal…Canada True? Why or why not? What criteria would we use to answer this… Work, education, religion…Others? Rank gender equality in Canada on the continuum below: 17 Very Low Level of Equality Very High Level of Equality How do you think Canada compares to other countries?

8. Gender Gap The Social, Economic and Political differences that separate men and women Review this chart from page 329 What factors may have been considered when preparing the rankings? Would you now change where you’d place Canada on your continuum? Read the opening two paragraphs on page 329

9. Read the rest of page 329 and the top half of page 330 Discuss the questions Gender Issues and Communication Technologies Complete the survey part of the handout: Use of Communication Technology

10. More Than 90 Minutes 61-90 Minutes 31-60 Minutes 0-30 Minutes Females Using Cellphone Sending and Receiving E-mail Chatting Online Visiting Blogs, Facebook, etc. Surfing the Net Working in Flash, HTML, etc. Use of Communication Technology Let’s Chart the Results

11. More Than 90 Minutes 61-90 Minutes 31-60 Minutes 0-30 Minutes Both Females & Males Using Cellphone Sending and Receiving E-mail Chatting Online Visiting Blogs, Facebook, etc. Surfing the Net Working in Flash, HTML, etc. Use of Communication Technology Complete the Reflection part of the handout

12. Women in Government Women and Employment Read page 331 Does any of the information in figures 14-8/14-9 surprise you? Why does Rwanda have the highest percentage of women parliamentariansWhy does Rwanda have the highest percentage of women parliamentarians? What is the cartoonists message?cartoonists message What techniques has the cartoonist used to communicate this message? Can you think of any changes that would make this cartoon more powerful?

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14. How Has Global Awareness Affected Labour and Employment Issues? Read the opening paragraph on page 334 What are some jobs that would be involved throughout each step of this process? Remember the Ecuadorian banana trade?

15. Slicing a Banana Who receives the largest share? Why? Who receives the smallest share? Why? Is this division of proceeds fair? What are working conditions like from the perspective of banana pickers? What role do consumers play in this situation? What can consumers do to improve the situation for banana pickers?

16. Unions and Collective Bargaining Read page 334 Answer the following: What are some goals of International Unions? What are some goals of shareholders in Transnational Organizations? What goals, if any, overlap?

17. Have you ever this logo before? What symbols does this logo’s include? What do they represent? What do you think Fair Trade Certified means? Read the opening paragraph on page 336 Calculate the percentage of the price of a medium cup of coffee growers receive… Is this close to what banana growers receive? Read the rest of page 336 and 337 With a partner, complete 1-3 of Explorations

18. The Knowledge Economy Read page 338 Do you agree with the question in the Activity? How does this information relate to the Digital Divide?

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20. How Are Global Awareness and Quality of Life Related? Do you know this man? How about now? Stephon Marbury Read the opening three paragraphs on page 339 and the caption on Figure 14-19 What project is he working on? How are his actions related to his own life experiences? What opportunity is Marbury passing up by charging only $15 for his shoes? Would you buy a pair of his shoes? Why or why not?

21. Your Opportunity On a blank piece of paper, without your name on it, respond to the following: What are your personal gifts or abilities? Maybe you are good at sports, playing a musical instrument, talking on the phone, working on a computer, organizing events, etc. Write down your personal gifts and abilities. What are one or two unfair situations or inequitable conditions that you would like to see changed? You can choose examples from the school or community or at the national or international level. What are ways that you could, like Stephon Marbury, use your personal gifts and abilities to make a difference in one of the situations you described? Be creative. If your personal gift is playing a musical instrument, for example, perhaps you could organize a concert or open-mike event and ask for donations for the local food bank. I’d like to read a few of your responses aloud. No names will be mentioned. If you don’t want yours read, put “NO NAME” at the top of the page. Fold your papers before you turn them in.

22. What Makes a Good Life? If you had to choose just 10 criteria from this list to answer the above question, which would you select? In no particular order, write out which 10 you’d choose. In Canada, who is responsible for helping ensure that people enjoy a good quality of life? Off this list, what are the most important factors that enable people to achieve a good life? Which of these factors may be missing in developing countries?

23. Social Clauses Read this section on page 339 and write out a definition for the term: Social Clauses How can social clauses in trade agreements help improve the quality of life for people around the world? What can Canadians do to promote the inclusion of a social clause in trade agreements?

24. Effective Governance Read the rest of page 339 and the caption included with Figure 14-20 What is the relationship between effective governance and quality of life? Is Canada governed effectively? How can Canadians promote effective governance around the world?

25. Imagine that you are 33 years old. You have a great job and are married with two small children. You are living your ideal life. Describe your life in as much detail as possible. Be sure your description is realistic. Two years have passed. You are now 35. A year ago, you were badly hurt in a major accident. Although doctors say that you will eventually recover, you have been forced to stop working. Your savings are gone because your workplace did not offer disability insurance and your health insurance does not cover the full cost of your medication and rehabilitation treatments. As a result, you have borrowed $15 000 from a bank and $5000 from your parents. How does being burdened with this large debt affect your quality of life? Describe how your life has been affected. The Effects of Debt

26. You are now 45. You are feeling better and have started working again. But finding a good job has been hard because you are older and were unable to keep up your skills while you recovered from the accident. You earn $15 an hour. You have finally started to pay off your debt, but interest charges have increased your bank debt to $18 000 and you still owe your parents $3000. Describe what life is like for you and your family. The Effects of Debt What would you need to do to pay off your debts? Describe how your life would be different if your debts were forgiven. How would society benefit if your debts were forgiven? Think about yourself and the other members of your family (e.g., perhaps your daughter would not need to work after school to help with family expenses and she would be able to focus more on schoolwork).

27. Foreign Debt Read all of page 340 How are the challenges you faced in the imaginary debt scenario similar to those that countries encounter when they go deeply into debt? How do structural-adjustment programs affect people in developing countries?

28. Complete your chapter vocabulary list Global Awareness To What Extent Should I, as a Citizen, Respond to Globalization? Any possible ideas? Social 10-1

29. Complete your chapter vocabulary list Global Awareness Should I, as a Citizen, Respond to Globalization? Any possible ideas? Social 10-2