Grade 10
History/Social Science
Standard 10.11

Students analyze the integration of countries into
the world economy, and the information, technological
and communications revolutions (e.g., television,
satellites, computers)


 
Resources
Lesson Plans
Assessments
Textbook:

McDougal Littell, 
Modern World History
Epilogue:  Pages 584-611

Primary Sources/
Literature

Huxley, Aldous, 
Brave New World

Film Resources

There are no film 
resources currently
available for this 
standard.

Internet

20th century documents: 
www.yale.edu/
lawweb/avalon/20th.htm

CIA World Factbook   http://www.odci.gov/
cia/publications/factbook/

Transparencies

Use from Economics

Previously Published Data

N/A
Activity

Individual Interview Assignment:

Students will brainstorm, as a class, the uses of technology in the surrounding community.  The class will identify people to interview about how technology affects their jobs. The information will be shared in an informal round table session with the entire class.

Previously Published Data

N/A
Assessment

Students are to write a short response to technology and try to predict how their lives will change in the next ten years because of technology.  Grades will be based on the evidence of thought in making the predictions.