Task 1 Slide 1: Apply what you learned in Chimamanda’s video to politics within countries.

What are the dangers of only thinking about the majority within a country? Write a paragraph
responding to this question (a paragraph is between 5 and 8 sentences).

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Task 2 Slide 2: While watching the history of Catalonia video, list three facts about the change
of Catalan sovereignty or power.

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Task 3 Slides 6-9: Evaluate both sides of the argument for Catalan independence. Does one
argument seem to be stronger than the other? After writing, debate with one or two other
students whether Catalonia should be given independence.

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Task 4 Slide 10: What consequences do you predict there would there be if California or the
South separated from the United States?

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Task 5 Slide 12: Compare the arguments for Catalan independence to those for independence
in the U.S.

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Relate the clashing of cultures in Spain to the clashing of at least one pair of cultures in the
United States.

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