Tariffs and Quotas
Analyzing the impact of tariffs and quotas on domestic prices, quantities, and welfare.
Key Questions
- Differentiate between tariffs and quotas as trade barriers.
- Analyze the winners and losers when a tariff is imposed.
- Evaluate the economic efficiency of tariffs versus quotas.
Common Core State Standards
About This Topic
Civic Engagement and Activism is the culminating topic for 12th-grade world language students. It challenges them to use their language skills to design a community project or campaign that addresses a social issue relevant to the target culture. This topic aligns with ACTFL Communities and Presentational standards, moving students from being 'learners' to being 'advocates' and 'change-makers.'
Students research successful examples of non-violent protest and civic engagement in target language countries, from environmental movements to human rights campaigns. They learn how individual citizens can influence government policy and the importance of international solidarity. This topic is best explored through 'project-based learning' and collaborative campaign design, where students apply everything they have learned to a real-world challenge.
Active Learning Ideas
Collaborative Campaign Design
Small groups choose a social issue (e.g., plastic waste, gender equity, migrant rights) and design a comprehensive awareness campaign for a target language community. This includes a slogan, a social media strategy, and a 'call to action' in the target language.
Simulation Game: The Town Hall Meeting
Students take on the roles of community members, activists, and local officials in a town hall meeting about a controversial new policy. They must use their language skills to negotiate, persuade, and reach a compromise.
Think-Pair-Share: The Power of One
Students read a short biography of a 'local hero' from a target language country who made a significant social change. They discuss in pairs what qualities made this person successful and how they can apply those qualities to their own lives.
Watch Out for These Misconceptions
Common MisconceptionYou have to be a politician to change things.
What to Teach Instead
Most social change starts with grassroots movements and individual actions. Peer research into 'everyday activists' can help students see the power of civic engagement at all levels of society.
Common MisconceptionProtest is the only way to be an activist.
What to Teach Instead
Activism takes many forms, including education, lobbying, community service, and art. Group activities that explore different 'modes' of activism can help students find a way to engage that fits their own skills and interests.
Suggested Methodologies
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