Contemporary World Issues

Mr. Wohlgemuth

Course Outline

1 st Semester

The Media

Bias

Ethics

Dissemination of Information

The World

US Foreign Policy (The Executive Branch’s Duties)

The Middle East/Balkans

Europe

Latin America/s (Central America, the Caribbean, South America)

The Far East

Africa

Oceania

World Poverty/Foreign Aid/Economics

Portfolio Project

2 nd Semester

The Nation

National Government

“Us” vs. “Them”

The Ever-Getting-Smaller-World Community

Foundations of American Citizenship

The Economy/Stock Market Game

Crime and Punishment

Violence

Poverty/Health Care

Health Issues (AIDS/HIV, Eating Disorders, Abortion, Euthanasia, Stem Cells, Prescription Drugs, etc)

Senior Project

The above list is a tentative scope and sequence of topics/events to be covered. As is the goal of the class, this list will most definitely be shaped by current events, the world around us, and how they relate to you as our next generation of “adults.” If you would like to suggest other topics to cover, please do so as we go along.