Unit+3+Question+analysis


 * 1. Read the [|Unit 3 Plan Coversheet] you have pasted in your notebook. (5 minutes) **

// a. You should consider the question in different ways, for example, how would you answer this personally? // // b. To what extent is // Colombia // independent? (remember PIES, politically, ideologically, economically, and socially speaking) // // c. Is independence important to you? To a nation? What negative effects can come from a lack of independence? // // d. Is there anymore more important than independence; is there anything worth sacrificing your independence for? // *Write this as a true reflection; try to go beyond just simply answering these questions on a superficial level.
 * 2. Write a detailed personal reflection on the Unit Question: “To what extent are we truly independent today?” (25 min) **

- The Colombian Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States was passed recently, and Obama just visited Cartagena over the past weekend for the summit of the Americas, in which many issues such as the "War on Drugs" and trade policies were discussed. Read the following two articles, which discuss the positive and negative results of free trade agreements: - [|Free Trade - Advantages] - [|Free Trade - Disadvantages] The first article explains 3 major advantages, and the second explains 4 major disadvantages. // Do you think it will benefit or hurt Colombia in the long term? How does the // FTA // relate to Colombia's sovereignty, autonomy, independence, etc? //
 * 3. CONNECTION TO CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: (30 min) **
 * a. Create a two columned chart ** in your notebook titled "Pros and Cons of FTA". On either side, put the titles of the advantages and disadvantages **in order from most important to least** (in your opinion). Below each advantage or disadvantage, **write a 1-2 sentence description** **__in your own words__.**
 * b. ** Below the chart, write a paragraph reflection on how the issue of the FTA with the U.S. can affect Colombia's independence.