Alabama Social Studies SS24.AS.24
The Standard
Develop an argument supporting or denying the premise that globalization has benefited Alabama’s economy since the 1990s, considering industries gained and lost.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students decide whether globalization has helped Alabama’s economy since the 1990s. They use evidence about jobs and industries gained and lost to support their claim.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain how foreign-owned car plants brought jobs to Alabama and how competition from imported goods affected textile jobs. They weigh both examples and explain why one has more bearing on their conclusion.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may assume every foreign-owned plant sends all its profits and jobs overseas. They may also blame every factory closure on imports, without considering automation or other causes.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Did globalization benefit Alabama’s economy since the 1990s? Use the Mercedes plant in Vance and Alabama textile job losses, then explain which evidence weighs more.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups cards on the Mercedes plant, Hyundai plant, textile mill closures, and Port of Mobile exports to sort into gains and losses.
Ask students to write a claim, then explain why a classmate might weigh car plant jobs and textile job losses differently.
Play an evidence match game: pair Alabama industry changes with possible causes, including foreign investment, imports, and automation.
Show a window sticker from an Alabama-assembled car and have students mark its assembly location and the origins of its parts.
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