International Business and Trade Lesson Plans

View Japan’s Disaster Hitting Automakers, from Associated Press.

Discussion Guide

Free Trade–Lesson Plan 1

Pros and Cons of Pursuing Free Trade Agreements, from Almanac of Policy Issues
Free Trade Pros and Cons, from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Pros and Cons of Fair Trade; Coffee, Organic Consumers Association
Encyclopedia of Economics; Free Trade, the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics

Objective:  Students will research to learn about free trade and identify its pros and cons

NAFTA–Lesson Plan 2

NAFTA Secretariat
Recent NAFTA News, from Incontinental Cry
Understanding NAFTA, from NAFTA Works

Objective:

Students will conduct research to write an informative paper on NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

Project Expectations

Designing Trade Programs–Lesson Plan 3

Objective:
Students will work in groups to create a unique international trade program

Expectations

21^st Century Core Content
Economics
History
Government and Civics

21^st Century Themes
Global Awareness
Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy
Civic Literacy

21^st Century Skills
Reason Effectively
Make Judgments and Decisions
Solve Problems
Communicate Clearly
Collaborate with Others
Be Responsible to Others

Additional Resources:

Japan, the Sum of all Fears, from the Wall Street Journal
International Trade Administration
Public Opinion on International Affairs; Americans and the World
Free Trade and Globalization
World Trade Magazine

Additional Resources for Global Issues in Context Subscribers:

Investors Bail out of Japanese Stocks, from Morning Edition
Will Japan’s Disaster Hurt the Global Economy?, from Morning Edition
Oil Drops as Japan Disaster Stuns Economy, from MSNBC.com
Japan’s Disaster Sends Shock Waves Through Market, Morning Edition
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, History of World Trade Since 1945