Havo 3 tto: -isms - lesson 4

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Havo 3 tto: -isms

Lesson 4

Start of the lesson

Phone NOT in classroom

Chewing gum in bin

Books, laptop + notebook on table

Sit in your spot

Menu of the day

Recap

Introduction

The USA

Break

Poster assignment

What is communism?

What does nationalize mean?

What is a totalitarian state?

Intro

Is this the most American video ever?

Goal

You can explain what a free-market economy is

A country of immigrants

The USA started as 13 British colonies

• The native americans were pushed out of those areas (if they had not yet died)

A country of immigrants

The USA started as 13 British colonies

• The native americans were pushed out of those areas (if they had not yet died)
• In 1776 they declared independence because they believed themselves free citizens

A country of immigrants

From that point onwards: the USA become a haven for all people who wanted to be free:

• The statue of liberty has a poem with the following sentence: ''Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free''

A country of immigrants

There are so many minorities in the USA, everyone needs their freedom:

• The largest religious group is protestants, with 33%
• Race equality has been more of an issue, with a majority being white
• Important: the government should get involved as little as possible in the lives of their people --> also economically

Reading + exercises

Read 'The free-market economy'' on page 81

Do the following exercises: 4a, 8, 9

Poster assignment

Do you know these soaps?

Poster assignment

You can work in pairs

You're going to make two posters next to each other.

• One is a poster of a product in the USA, the other of the same product in the SU
• Consider the following: are they the same price or not? Do they look the same or not? What message do you give the people?

Score the goal: explain what a free market economy is