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Cuba Embargo HandoutCuba Embargo Handout
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ProCon
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Grade
9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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3 days
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Year
2017
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Cuba Embargo

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President John F. Kennedy bought 1,200 Cuban cigars the night before he enacted the Cuban trade embargo in 1962. Should the United States maintain the embargo? Using the website, pupils explore the topic to prepare for a class debate or discussion. They watch videos, read quotes, and research the history of the issue. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

cuba, debate, preparing for discussions, american history, fidel castro

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite other students from the building to the debate as audience members and encourage them to ask questions
  • Provide learners with background information on Cuba, communism, and Fidel Castro 

Classroom Considerations

  • Actual time requirements may vary

Pros

  • Contains insightful pro and con videos
  • Individuals read and like other viewers' opinions and even submit their own comments

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1 SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a

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