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In this lesson, students are introduced to different world economic systems by creating their own "cowisms". Students have fun with the cartoons and the silliness, but in order to successfully complete the activity they must read, comprehend, summarize, explain, verbally and visually present their information to others. By the time they finish this activity, (45 minutes if students are on task), they will have key characteristics of seven different economic systems hard-wired into their brains, even if they have never heard of them before. This lesson can be used effectively in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade classrooms, depending on teacher preparation and classroom training in group work.
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I taught 8 years of social science in Fremont Unified School District: 10th grade World History, 11th grade United States History, 11th grade AP United States History, 12th grade Economics, 12th grade Government, and Adult School (all social science subjects).In addition, I taught an original workshop for 10th grade English and history teachers at my high school on how to teach the Holocaust, created a 10th grade honors world history pull-out program at my high school, helped to develop small learning communities at our high school, focusing on teacher cooperation & joint planning in 10th grade English and World History, and coached swimming: Junior Varsity for 4 years in Fremont, Masters Club for 2 years in Carpinteria, USA Swim Club for 2 years in Carpinteria, and Red Cross swim lessons in Ventura for 6 years.
