Grasps

Drew Gale
Content Area: Social Studies, Writing
Topic: Global Trade
Grade Level: 9-12
Product/Performance:

1. Briefly describe the following components of your WebQuest.
2. At the end of class, copy and paste your GRASPS plan into the online journal.
3. Don’t forget to sign your name.

GRASPS
Goal
(introduction page) To analyze globalization and policies enacted by the World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund and World Bank
Role
(introduction page) You recently emigrated to the U.S. from Bolivia where you worked in a “free trade zone”. You have been asked to present at a forum on the impact of neoliberal globalization
Audience
(introduction page) You need to convince the attendants of the benefits or negative impact of recent trade agreements in Latin America and Asia
Situation
(introduction page)
Product or Performance
(task page) You will create a PowerPoint presentation
Standards
(standards page) 1.3.1 Analyzes the relationships and tensions between national interests and international issues in the world in the past or present.


Below are writing “stems” to help you develop each area above.

Goal: Your task is… The goal is to… The problem/challenge is…
The obstacle to overcome is…

Role: You are… You have been asked to… Your job is…

Audience: Your client is… The target audience is…You need to convince…

Situation: (As teacher, write a description of the scenario the students are working within.)

Product or Performance: You will create a … to…
You need to develop/design a … so that…

Standards for Success: Your performance needs to…
Your work will be judged by…

Beliefs

Technology aids in teaching and learning in various ways. People learn in various ways and technology can be utilized to help visual learners through the use of film, images or clips from the internet. Similarly, using an mp3 player to play a snippet of a speech or music can be very beneficial to students geared toward learning through audio. The internet offers a vast amount of information at the click of a button. The internet also enables teachers and students to communicate with each other better. In these ways technology has greatly benefitted teaching and learning.

            I have observed the benefits of technology in classrooms throughout all the years of my education. Computers made doing math more fun in middle school. In high school I became aware of the massive amount of information on the internet. Throughout college I have learned to be critical of online sources and how to identify legitimate scholarly articles, journals and books. Access to technology, specifically the internet, has facilitated research and learning in the classroom as well as outside the classroom.