2. Select five people from the image; create speech or thought bubble for them. What do they think about each other? What would they be saying to each other?

3. Game Time! Each of you have been given a token You are going to have the opportunity to compete for more tokens We will be playing Rock, Paper, Scissors You MUST follow the rules: Two opponents face off and slowly pump their fists, counting “1, 2,3” AFTER you say “3”, you turn your fist into one of three possibilities: – Fist = ROCK – Flat = PAPER – Sideways V = SCISSORS Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, paper beats rock

4. Winner takes one token from the loser Loser returns to his/her seat and begins answering questions on the board Students can complete as long as they have at least one token Winners will pair off and compete against each other Let’s do a couple of practice rounds to be sure you understand it Ok, BEGIN!

5. How did you feel at the start of the game? How did you feel when you ran out of tokens and had to quit the game? Explain What tactics could you have used to get back into the game? Why didn’t you try those tactics? Do you think this game was fair? Why or why not? State your reasons Now that the game is over, what teacher could I (the teacher) take, if any, to make the game fair? Should I take such action? Why or why not?

6. Who is this man?

7. Karl Marx: Born in Germany in 1818, he was a philosopher of economics Marx witnessed the uncontrolled capitalism of the IR Marx argued that profit driven capitalism resulted in a class struggle between the rich and the poor or working classes Said that such class warfare would result in a workers’ revolt; an uprising against the wealthy Wrote the Communist Manifesto in which he laid out his plan for a new economic system, Socialism. In Socialism, resources are equally distributed by the government for the benefit of all. Eventually, there would be no need for government, all would share for the common good: Communism: a system in which there’s a classless society with no gov’t