The Tsunami Disaster: Putting it in the Context of Foreign Aid (Winter 2005)
The tragic events surrounding the tsunami disaster in Asia have brought the question of foreign assistance to the front burner. What kind of aid should be provided and how much are topics discussed on a daily basis as the world moves to cope with this terrible tragedy.
This online lesson plan, adapted from our curriculum unit, Dilemmas of Foreign Aid: U.S. Priorities, Policies, and Practices, engages students in consideration of one of the most important issues on the U.S. policy agenda: the role of foreign assistance.
This lesson includes:
Lesson Plan: A one-period lesson plan engages students in consideration of the role of foreign aid. Teachers are encouraged to integrate the suggested background resources into their courses as appropriate.
Online Handouts: Adapted from Dilemmas of Foreign Aid: U.S. Priorities, Policies, and Practices
Selected Online News Sources
[NOTE: Online handouts and selected news sources are linked from the lesson plan.]
Additional Resources from the Choices Program
Dilemmas of Foreign Aid: Debating U.S. Priorities, Policies, and Practices introduces students to many of the most important issues on the U.S. policy agenda for the developing world. Sudan is highlighted as one of the case studies in the unit.
The U.S. Role in the World Online Ballot: After consideration of this issue, we invite you to give students an opportunity to wrestle with larger question of the U.S. role in the world using an online ballot activity. What do they think about America's role? What issues are of most concern to them? What kind of world do they want in the 21st century?
Supplemental Materials
See the Supplemental Materials section for links to other sites and related online resources from the Choices Program.
This lesson has been developed by the Choices for the 21st Century Education Program at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies.
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