Pbs Teachers: A Role Playing Debate About Globalization (Lesson Plan)

An instructional plan that asks students to consider how sweatshop factory labor impacts living conditions in China and to determine how U.S. corporations and consumers contribute to their continued existence. The plan requires students to take on the roles of people with differing viewpoints on the issue of globalization, making this a useful activity for building such 21st century skills as global awareness and openness to differing viewpoints.