Week of Feb. 4

Week's Objective:  Students will understand geographical concepts of outsourcing; various economic activities sectors; Rostow's Stages of Development.  Students will analyze various economic indicators.

Feb. 4
Check economic activities
Collect economic activities
Introduce outsourcing and Thomas Friedman
Thomas Friedman Reporting: The Other Side of Outsourcing 
Homework:  Review vocabulary.  Vocab. quiz tomorrow.

Feb. 5
Vocab. quiz 
BEEP--Thomas Friedman:  The Other Side of Outsourcing
Collect Notes
Homework:  Study vocab.

Feb. 6
Period 4--Vocab. quiz
Finish Thomas Friedman: The Other Side of Outsourcing
Seminar on Friedman
Essential Questions:
According to Friedman, how has outsourcing changed Indian culture?
What is meant by the Americanization of India?
Homework:  Review Rostow's Stages of Development

Feb. 7
Finish Friedman film
Address critical question
3-minute writeup on critical questions:
How has outsourcing changed Indian culture?
What is meant by Americanization of India?
What is meant by the "Call Center Culture"?
Explain the costs and benefits of outsourcing? 
Homework:  Review Rostow

Feb.8
Reports from "The Secret Side of Cuba." 
Finish Friedman discussion
Rostow's 5 Stages of Development Explain and put in order.
Introduce GDP, etc.
Homework: 
1.  List the Rostow's Stages of Development flaws.
2. Barrons 212-214; construct chart on GDP, GNP, NNP, PPP, HDI.
a. spell out acronym; b. define; c. state purpose; d. state problem or flaw.