Next Research Topic

Do a little research on one of the following protest movements:

- Venezuela
Venezuela Protests
- Turkey
Turkey Protests
- Ukraine
Ukraine Protests
- Thailand
Thailand Protests
- Algeria
Algeria Protests
- Syria
Syrian Civil War
(or any other country you find that has a current or recent protest movement)
A Really Good Website Explaining the Jasmine Revolution 

Find out:
- Why are they protesting? 
- What do they want?
- Why do they feel they must protest? Why not use other methods?

Discussion Questions for 2/25

Curriculum Changes in Taiwanese textbooks

1) What changes have been made? What other changes have been proposed?
          - history, geography, civics, etc

2) Why? What effect will this have?

3) What do you think about these changes?

4) What changes should be made?

5) Why make these changes in a textbook? Will it change reality?

Group Presentation:
• Let the class know about one civic group or recent youth movement
• Make sure to tell us about these things:
• Civic Groups                                       • Youth Movements
• What is the group’s mission/goal?     • What was their goal/purpose?
• How do they try to achieve that goal? • Why were they successful (or not)?
• Where are they based?                      • What did people say/think about them
• How successful have they been?      • Where did they protest?
• How can they improve?                      • How did they protest?
• What is interesting about them?         • What happened after the protests were over?

You MUST
o Be an expert on your group/movement
o Have answers ready for the above questions
o Be ready to answer Peter’s/your classmates’ questions
o Bring some pictures and videos to show us
o Stand on the stage and talk about your group/movement

  Sheng Kung Girls’ High School   Syllabus, February 2014 ~ June 2014
Grade: S1     Subject: World Issues      Material:Self-compiled       Teacher(s): Peter

Week From/ to Target Lesson
1 02/17--02/21 Introduction to class. Introduction to first theme: “Youth and Civil Society”
2 02/24--02/28 Protests, Popular Movements and the Internet
3 03/03--03/07 How young people can learn more and get involved
4 03/10--03/14 Civil society and what it means to Asia
5 03/17--03/21 Group presentation on a popular movement of the last 10 years
6 03/24--03/28 1st Mid-term
7 03/31--04/04 Introduction to theme: “International Issues in Asia”
8 04/07--04/11 International security issues (eg N/S Korea, China v. SE Asia, India/Pakistan)
9 04/14--04/18 Environmentalism in Asia
10 04/21--04/25 The Third-World no more, economic prosperity and political power in Asia
11 04/28--05/02 Pair dialogue on a key issue in Asia
12 05/05--05/09 2nd Mid-term
13 05/12--05/16 Introduction to theme: “Taiwan and its Place in the World”
14 05/19--05/23 With a friend like this, who needs enemies? (China and Taiwan)
15 05/26--05/30 Taiwan’s international space, or lack thereof
16 06/02--06/06 Soft power and what it means to Taiwan
17 05/09--05/13 Individual project on Taiwan’s international relations (pt 1)
18 05/16--05/20 Individual project on Taiwan’s international relations (pt 2)
19 06/23--06/27 Final Exam