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“Explore a Country” is a Discussion assessment that encourages students to explore a country through VICE Video: Documentaries, Films, News VideosLinks to an external site..
Estimated Time
An estimated 60-90 minutes is needed to complete this activity.
Prompt
The essence of comparative politics is comparing two countries. But comparisons between countries rely on an expert-level understanding of a country’s government, geography, economy, people and society. While we cannot just get up and go live in another country for months or years, living with the masses, interviewing elites, and taking the good and bad of any country, we can try to see a country through the eyes of documentarians, filmmakers, and news reporters.
Instructions
Post
Go to VICE Video: Documentaries, Films, News VideosLinks to an external site.
Find a video about a country that you are interested in learning more aboutPlease choose any country, except the United States
Watch the video and summarize it in 5 or more sentences
Reply
In your reply to a peer, be sure to include a link to the CIA World Factbook’s page for your peer’s specific Country
In 3 or more sentences, share how the video or video summary relates to one of the 10 topics:Geography
People and Society
Government
Economy
Energy
Communications
Transportation
Military and Security
Terrorism
Transnational Issues
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