Foreign Policy Webquest

National State and Local Government Grade 10

TASK
DEFINITION
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You will be responsible for:

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Conducting research on your assigned topic. Class time will be given to conduct research however; you should expect to spend time on your own researching your topic. All research will be collected.
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Putting together a 20 minute Presentation explaining you findings to the class.
 
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Completing all assigned questions for your topic.
 
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Completing research worksheets.

Topic #1
NATIONAL SECURITY

NORTH KOREA, IRAN, OR
INDIA and PAKISTAN

RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1

Topic #2
NATIONAL SECURITY

WORLD TRADE CENTER - 9/11(USA), USS COLE (Yemen)
OR KENYA and TANZANIA

RESEARCH QUESTION 2

Topic #3
NATIONAL SECURITY

CHINA, CUBA OR ZIMBABWE

RESEARCH QUESTION 3

Topic #4

NATIONAL SECURITY

ISRAEL, ETHIOPIA and SUDAN, 
MEXICO OR JORDAN

RESEARCH QUESTION 4

Topic #5
NATIONAL SECURITY

PAKISTAN, IRAQ, OR AFGHANISTAN

RESEARCH QUESTION 5

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BOOKS - ONLINE REFERENCES -

PERIODICALS & NEWSPAPERS - INTERNET SITES

You will need 4 sources minimum per person.

bullet One must be online references, one a periodical and the other from the reference list.
bullet One must be internet sources of your choosing.
bullet One must be print sources other than your textbook.

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BOOKS
MCPS Catalog
Montgomery County Public Libraries
200 RELIGION

297.7 Religion/ Islam

300 SOCIAL SCIENCE 303.6 - Sociology /Social processes
327 –Political Science/ International relations
327.73 Political Science /Foreign Policy
341.23 – Law/ International law
355.2 - Public administration/ Military science
358 - Public administration/ Specialized forces & services
363.32 - Social problems & services /Social problems & services
364.15 – Social problems & services /Criminology

900 GEOGRAPHY AND
HISTORY

 909.82 - World history/ 1900-200?
951.9 -General history of Asia /China & adjacent areas
951.904 -General history of Asia/ China & adjacent areas
953 - General history of Asia/ Arabian Peninsula & adjacent areas
955 -General history of Asia/ Iran
956.704 - General history of Asia/ Middle East (Near East)
973.931 - General history of North America/ United States

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ONLINE REFERENCES
Issues & Controversies
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Student Resource Center
Country Watch
U S Department of State
American Government
World News Digest
Proquest
Sirs Knowledge Source

 

 

INTERNET SITES

Use the internet checklist to make sure you are using a reliable source.

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U.S. Agency for International Development

U.S. Department of StateDiplomacy and the Global Coalition Against Terrorism

Foreign Policy in Focus

Firstgov.gov: The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal

The Brookings Institution

Government Accountability Office: Terrorism

NTI: Nuclear Threat Initiative

Nationmaster.com

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bullet Use the Research Worksheet.
bullet Apply the gathered information to the assigned project. See details in Task Definition above.

You and your partner will be responsible for:

1. A 20 minute presentation on your assigned topic. Each person in the group must contribute to the group's presentation.

2. A visual aide to compliment your group's presentation. This could be (but is not limited to): 

bullet A video  or
bullet A PowerPoint presentation

3. Presentation Guidelines:

Presentations must contain the following:

bullet Background info on the country/region/issue.
bullet What is the background associated with this issue?
bullet How is the United States responding to this issue/country?
bullet How is the international community responding to the issue/country?
bullet Evaluate the effectiveness of the US and International response.

4. As a member of the group (when not presenting) you will respond each night with a    BCR of one paragraph on the following topic:

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How is the is US dealing with one of the issues presented? Evaluate the effectiveness
of US policy in this matter and use details and examples to support your answer.

How will I credit my sources?

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bullet Information found matches information needed?
bullet Work is handed in on time.

Grades:

bullet You will be assessed on following aspects of this project.
bullet The quality of your presentation.
bullet Your personal contribution to your group's presentation.
bullet The research you turn in -
bullet The questions for the topic
bullet The research worksheet.
bullet A complete bibliography of all sources used to conduct your research.
bullet See complete grading rubric.

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This site is altered from a website at Walter Johnson High School

Special Thanks goes to Walter Johnson High School for this amazing idea.