A Day in the Life of Maya Seymour

Debrief / Discussion Questions:

Useful vocabulary for debriefing:

interdependence multinational corporation (MNC)

globalization international trade
global actor resource(s)
state(s) limited resources
non-state actor(s) distribution
haves vs. have nots interconnected
scarcity regional trade agreements (RTAs)

1. Why is the title of this activity “Maya Seymour?”

2. What did the yarn/connection lines represent?
3. Do you notice any sort of pattern in the connections? Do some actors have
more connections than others? Who are they? Why?
4. What is the key concept illustrated in this activity? (Answer: globalization)
5. What is an MNC? How are they involved with Maya’s day?
6. Do you have products at home and do things in your daily life similarly to
Maya?
7. What are some ways you know that you are connected to the international
community?

*This lesson was adapted from

http://usc-calis.net/db/search.php?search=seymour+someday&Submit=SearchSeymour