December 5, 2019 Asylum
Homeroom Article: Yes, you can bring your Thanksgiving turkey on an airplane. Just check the gravy. - CNN
Learning Target: I can explain what impacts why people would want to illegally cross into the United States of America?
Standard(s): SS6G3 Explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Latin America.
a. Explain how the location, climate, and distribution of natural resources impact trade and affect where people live in Mexico, Brazil, and Cuba.
Warm Up: Political Cartoon: I'm sick and tired of your tired and poor
Opening: The teacher will give some background on what asylum is and how it has been used in the past?
Word of the Day: Asylum
Work Session: The students will watch a series of videos and answer questions to learn more about a possible border wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
Finding Refuge - 60 Minutes -> Transcript: Finding Refuge
Trump's Worst Policy Killing Asylum Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Early Finishers:
Building the Border Wall - NBC News
Indian Reservation is a Road Block to Trump's Border Wall - CBS News
Border Patrol Last Week Tonight
Legal Immigration Last Week Tonight
Closing: The students will explain what they learned about the U.S./Mexican border and a possible border wall that they didn't know before?