CPWC Day 79 - Latin America in the 20th Century

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Objective:  Explore contemporary issues in Latin America.

Task:  The first portion of class will be dedicated to the Latin America map quiz.  When you hand in your quiz, you'll pick up a worksheet on General Pinochet in Chile.  After everyone has finished the quiz, we'll spend a few minutes discussing your options for social studies electives.  Finally, we'll spend the last portion of class examining Latin America in a global context (see resources below).

Homework:

• Monday, January 13 - Latin America map quiz
• Thursday, January 16, 11:15 am - CPWC final exam for pd. 3-4
• Friday, January 17, 7:35 am - CPWC final exam for pd. 6-9

Resources for Class Discussion:
Why Pinochet is the Dictator Who Never Dies?  (New Statesman, 11/21/13)

Chevron rejects "allegations that it is responsible for alleged environmental and social harms in the Amazon region of Ecuador."

"Plaintiff's Expert Disavows Evidence in Chevron Ecuador Case, Says Process Fatally Tainted" (Forbes, 4/11/2013)
Banana Split from Shebafilms Kelly Saxberg on Vimeo.