CWP Globalization Project Library Resources page
Students choose a country (could be the one you studied 1st semester), and then research the impact of globalization on that country- have to choose 3 of 4 subcategories of globalization (economic, cultural, social, and political)
Source requirements:
Uses at least 5 credible and relevant sources effectively integrated into the essay with proper citations. 3 Primary Sources needed - can be data and information from the country government's websites, etc. 2 Secondary articles - analyzing the country + globalization.
Credible Sources -
DATABASES (contain many articles on your topic, gathered from a large variety of published source)
For all these, once you are USING a source (for notes), then you ADD it to Noodletools by clicking the CITE button on the article (and it imports into your open Noodletools) :
Gale in Context WORLD HISTORY (pswd if needed: goldfinch)
Search for your country and the term Globalization
(sample - China globalization - yields great magazine and newspaper article results)
Other Databases to try: Gale in Context High School (pwd - goldfinch), and kcls.org/students for newspaper access around the world, plus more databases, etc. Log in with 417###### (<your student number), then password = the last 4 digits of your student number.
RELIABLE, ACCURATE websites:
Search for - Country name Globalization economic cultural social political
1. Look for newspapers, interviews, press releases, and government websites from that country (so they will be Primary Sources).
Then when you have an article you want to use, look them up and see if they are accurate/reliable. (You can google and then look with Ms. Herzog and decide whether to use them or not. Example - https://www.globaltimes.cn/ - Chinese Global Times gets a mixed factual rating from medibiasfactcheck.com as it contains Chinese government views, and has failed fact checks. BUT, the paper is an official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, published worldwide. So Herzog will tell you if you can use them or not!)
2. From College/University sites (.edu) for excellent Secondary Sources!
In the search, type in _______ globalization site:edu (example: China globalization site:edu)
Select from a dozen great articles. Open and see if they look research-based, written by professor or expert, or on their ScholarCommons type page (where the college publishes selected student papers that are excellent). Please avoid the few links that lead to random student projects/student blogs/opinion pieces.
3.
In general internet searches, you have to choose SOURCES THAT ARE RELIABLE - So Ask Ms. Herzog and/or search for the name of the site + mediabiasfactcheck.com
Sites that are highly factual/reliable and will contain a mix of Primary and Secondary sources:
United Nations (not US view, many Primary and Secondary sources)
Brookings Institute (US view, so use for Secondary source)
Council on Foreign Relations (US view)
BBC, PBS, NPR, Library of Congress, and more! Ask Herzog if a site is good. If she's never heard of it, see a librarian or look up the site's reliability/factual rating on mediabiasfactcheck.com or other reliable review sources.
Atlanticcouncil.org (slightly right views, highly factual rating on mediabiasfactcheck.com)
Borgen Project (left leaning, Tacoma-based, highly factual rating on mediabiasfactcheck.com)
Center for Global Development (slightly left views, highly factual rating on mediabiasfactcheck.com)
World Economic Forum (highly factual rating on mediabiasfactcheck.com)
Cato Institute (on right, highly factual rating on mediabiasfactcheck.com)
University of Warwick (UK) Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation
Our World in Data - Trade and Globalization page.
Add your 5 sources into Noodletools.
See a librarian for help with that, or if you need help finding sources.
If you need more general information about Globalization:
SIRS database - If needed: username - w714ringle pswd - welcome
Search for your country and the term Globalization
If you need to review:
Globalization, Moral and Ethical Aspects
Link to Main page that has
Overview explanation (written for teen audience) at top of page
A Current Overview Question - Does globalization help local economies and businesses?
And 3 selected articles on the Yes side: globalization lets local businesses tap into more markets.
And 3 selected articles on the No side: globalization benefits multinational corporations at the expense of local enterprises.
Below the sample 6 articles is a link to more than 100 additional articles on the topic
Then they share some critical thinking questions
And at bottom you can open a handy Timeline
Free websites to consider:
(2021 - From Harvard Business School) 6 Pros and Cons of Globalization in Business to Consider
National Geographic (current) - Effects of Economic Globalization (article can be leveled). Has Background, history of Globalization, benefits and downsides sections. And a link at bottom to John Green crash course.
Current (updated Aug. 2024)+ long!!! with data, charts, infographics, etc. you may want to pull out. Narration video is pretty cool, showing where items are from and some trade direction visuals. Peterson Institute for International Economics page - What Is Globalization? And How Has the Global Economy Shaped the United States? They get “least biased” and “highly factual” rating from mediabiasfactcheck.com - my current favorite checker…