LatinAmerica

= The US and Latin America - Wiki Project =

==== What is a wiki, anyway? Check out [|this website] from TeachersFirst for a brief explanation. For this project, you'll be working collaboratively to produce a creative and informative wiki about a country that you have been assigned in Latin America, more specifically, you will focus on the United States' relationship with that country. Once your wiki is finished, you will use it to present your country to the class, and the class will use your information to respond to a writing prompt: ====

// Pretend that you are an advisor to President Obama, and he has asked you to inform him of the 3 most crucial matters regarding the United States’ relationship with Latin American countries. Write an essay in which you give the President your opinion, using information from your classmates’ presentations. //

** __Countries/Issues:__ **
**Mexico** - Should the United States allow illegal immigrants citizenship status? **Venezuela** - Should Citgo be permitted to subsidize poor Americans for their heating oil? **Colombia** - Should the United States continue to support programs that discourage farmers from growing cocaine? **Brazil** - Should the United States copy Brazil's energy policy?
 * Cuba ** - Should the United States end its Cuba embargo?
 * Haiti** – Should the United States intervene in Haiti? (intervention could be political, economic, military, or humanitarian in nature)

==** __Cooperative Roles__ - For the duration of this project, you will be working in a group; however, each person will have their own responsibility. The following are the roles from which you may choose: **==

1. Historian (1) - will compile a timeline that has at least 10 **//SIGNIFICANT//** events that have shaped your country's recent history (from 1950 through the present). For each event, you must write two sentences that describe the event and its significance. For 5 events, you must have a picture. 2. Documentarian (1) - will make a 2 ½-3 minute video that documents some interesting aspect of your country's history (ie. Fidel Castro's rise to power) using relevant pictures and text. You may use any program you'd like ([|animoto], PhotoStory, Movie Maker, etc.) **//Your song MUST be one that you upload, not one that comes with animoto. HERE'S OUR CLASSROOM CODE FOR ANIMOTO://** a4elab421b 3. Editorialists (2)- will write a one page editorial based on a controversial issue surrounding the United States' relationship with this country (ie. should the U.S. end its embargo with Cuba?). **//Be sure to not only present your argument, but also refute opposing arguments//**. 4. Political Cartoonist (1) - will find and analyze 2 political cartoons that relate to your country's current affairs. You will use a cartoon analysis worksheet to help you, and then write one paragraph for each cartoon. Your final product will be a political cartoon that you create. **//It must have a caption.//** You can use a neat website [] or you can draw one that can be scanned. Other options: BitStrips ToonDoo Make your photos talk!

5. Biographer (1) – you will create a one page resume on an important person in your country’s history. Here is your assignment:

Cuba – Fidel Castro Mexico – Felipe Calderon Venezuela – Hugo Chavez Haiti – Jean-Bertrand Aristide Colombia – Pablo Escobar

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** The first step for this project will be logging into our class wiki! I've already generated a user name and password for you. **

 * In the upper right hand corner of this page, click "Sign In"
 * your user name is: firstnamelastinitialAHS
 * your password is: worldciv
 * Once you are logged in, click here:
 * You will select the wiki page for your country and period, and begin editing!

IN ORDER TO POST PICTURES TO THE WIKI PAGE, YOU MUST SAVE THEM TO YOUR "H" DRIVE AND UPLOAD THEM - YOU CANNOT COPY AND PASTE THEM FROM WORD!**

What should our wiki look like?
See these examples for help. Literature, Regions of France, A Collection of Samples Each person in your group will contribute to the group's wiki page. ALL pictures and text must be cited. 2009 Latin America Wikis

Historians - You may make a traditional timeline; however, there are many cool resources on the web for creating timelines, including:
Our Story

__Research Resources:__
[|BBC country profiles](great for timelines, status reports, etc.) [|US Department of State for Youth] (great for status report - includes info. about US relations with each foreign country; most recently updated, although obviously not unbiased!) [|Cartoon Stock] [|Cagle Political Cartoon Index] [|PoliticalCartoons.com] [|CIA World Factbook]

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[|Castro's revolution: forty-five years ago, a young firebrand took control of Cuba. Relations with the U.S. have been troubled ever since.]====== = =

1959: The Cuban Revolution
New Castro, Same Cuba Cuba at a Crossroads Troubled Waters Fidel Castro Fidel's Finale?

[|Timeline: US-Cuba relations]
[|Council on Foreign Relations - U.S.-Cuba Relations] (updated March 2009!)

Communism Overview
Should the US Lift Its Embargo on Cuba?

[|Rationale for Cuba embargo strong as ever]
[|Google News Results related to the embargo] = = = =

Mexico[[image:latinflags.png align="right"]]
[|Uneasy Neighbors] [|The Great Immigration Debate] [|Who's Coming to America] America Needs Immigrants and Strong Borders [|Are Illegal Immigrants Good for the U.S. Economy?] Should Illegal Immigrants Be Able to Get Driver's Licenses? Should Illegal Immigrants Be Eligible for In-State Tuition? A collection of articles all pertaining to the immigration debate Felipe Calderon

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Venezuela
[|Hurricane Hugo: Venezuela's populist President, Hugo Chavez, has begun to back up his anti-American and socialist bluster with action. Is he turning into an old-style Latin American strongman?] The Hugo Chavez Show (an entire website devoted to the life and times of Hugo Chavez) [|Has Citgo become a Political Tool for Hugo Chavez?] Citgo-Venezuela Home Heating Oil Program

Haiti
What's Next for Haiti? Country Without A Net The Food Crisis - Whose fault is it? “Aid Agencies Go to Work as Tasks Continue to Mount” A Closer Look at the Destruction in Haiti Haiti Editorial Haitian Earthquake Photo Gallery After the Haiti Quake (Interactive Map) Aristide Bio

Brazil
Brazil's Moment Are All Forests Created Equal? The Ethics of Ethanol [|A collection of articles related to US energy] [|Country Studies - Brazil's Energy History] [|Obama’s Energy Partnership for the Americas] [|Energy Policy of Brazil - wikipedia]

Colombia
Colombia in Crisis The Obama Administration and Colombia in 2010 Colombia Gold Rush Sparks New Conflict (2011) New Paper Suggests US Military Aid Does Nothing to Stop Drug Production in Colombia

[|US weighs costs of Plan Colombia]
[|America's Toxic War on Colombia's Farmers] Office of National Drug Control: Colombia = =

[|Weaning Colombian Farmers Off Coca Growing]
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