1. Minor Essay Practice
Social 10-1

2. Analyze the source below in your journal
Step 1: Describe the EXPLICIT DETAILS in the source (who, what, where, when, why, & captions)
Step 2: Describe the IMPLICIT DETAILS (symbolism and tone)
Step 3: Describe the characteristics of globalization that relate to the source
Step 4: Link each characteristic of globalization to features in the source

3. Characteristics of Globalization
Pro-Globalization
Promotes interconnectedness – allows people to travel, moves people and ideas
Can create economic benefits
Can encourage cultural diversity & revitalization through greater access to foreign cultures
Encourages outsourcing, which may allow countries to make money at specialized production
Encourages governments and organizations to work together
Characteristics of
Anti-Globalization
Encourages interconnectedness – which can encourage the spread of diseases
Can create economic destruction
Can discourage diversity, and promote assimilation/homogenization
Encourages outsourcing, which may lead to job loss and low wages for workers
Can increase demand for goods, which can lead to environmental and social exploitation

4. Analyze the source below in your journal
Step 1: Describe the EXPLICIT DETAILS in the source (who, what, where, when, why, & captions)
Step 2: Describe the IMPLICIT DETAILS (symbolism and tone)
Step 3: Describe the characteristics of globalization that relate to the source
Step 4: Link each characteristic of globalization to features in the source

5. Analyze the source below in your journal
Explicit Details:
Cartoon
Parents & Child
“Problems of Globalization Illustrated”
Word Bubbles
Implicit Details:
Symbols: Niketown, Disney, McDonalds, Gap = Multinational Corporations
Tone = Sarcasm
Links to Globalization:
Interconnectedness: Talking about going different places around the world
Encourages Cultural Diversity: Paris, London, Rome

6. Analyze the source below in your journal
Step 1: Describe the EXPLICIT DETAILS in the source (who, what, where, when, why, & captions)
Step 2: Describe the IMPLICIT DETAILS (symbolism and tone)
Step 3: Describe the characteristics of globalization that relate to the source
Step 4: Link each characteristic of globalization to features in the source

7. Analyze the source below in your journal
Explicit Details:
Cartoon
Man sweeping houses under a road
Houses look crowded, dirty, and poor
Man looks sad
Shining city in the distance – with a rainbow over top
Implicit Details:
Symbols: City and houses = Global North and Global South
Tone = Sadness
Links to Globalization:
Exploitation: Global North exploiting Global South
Economic Destruction: “Global South” houses look crowded, dirty, and poor

8. Analyze the source below in your journal
Step 1: Describe the EXPLICIT DETAILS in the source (who, what, where, when, why, & captions)
Step 2: Describe the IMPLICIT DETAILS (symbolism and tone)
Step 3: Describe the characteristics of globalization that relate to the source
Step 4: Link each characteristic of globalization to features in the source

9. Analyze the source below in your journal
Explicit Details:
Cartoon
Person swimming in what looks to be the ocean
Shark looks like it’s about to eat the person
On shark, words that say “Multinational Concern Profits” – shark saying “Yummy”
On person, words that say, “Human Rights”
Person looks concerned
Implicit Details:
Symbols: Shark is international business, person about to be attacked is human rights
Tone = Worry
Links to Globalization:
International Business: Multinational corporations are international businesses
Exploitation: International businesses often are tempted to (and do) exploit human rights in the interest of profits

10. Analyze the source below in your notes
Step 1: Describe the EXPLICIT DETAILS in the source (who, what, where, when, why, & captions)
Step 2: Describe the IMPLICIT DETAILS (symbolism and tone)
Step 3: Describe the characteristics of globalization that relate to the source
Step 4: Link each characteristic of globalization to features in the source