4A’s Learning Plan in

CW 101 ( The Contemporary World)

I. Learning Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:

a. Explain why globalization is spatial phenomenon;

b. Identify the attributes of a global city; and

c. Analyze how cities serve as engines of globalization.

II. Subject Matter:

Topic: Global Cities

Integration: Social Science

References:

• Claudio, Lisandro E. & Abinales, Patricio N. (2018). The Contemporary World,

Copyright 2018 C & E Publishing, Inc.,
• Sassen, S. (2007). A Sociology of Globalization. USA: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

• The Globalization Reader (2015). (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

• tripadvisor.co.uk

• bbc.co.uk

• www.tp24.it

• smartasset.com

• www.travelplus.com.ph

• yandex.com

• blog.lojaspompeia.com

• www.visitvictoria.com

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncq8eccy-bY
 Materials: Laptop

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

III. Preparatory Activity

Prayer (Everyone will pay attention to the prayer.

(Present an ecumenical prayer.)
Attendance Checking

(The demonstrator will check the attendance)

“Good to see it! Everyone is present.

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
Reading of Class Rules

(As we continue, let me read to you our class

rules.) (The students will pay attention to the class
rules to be presented.)
1. Mute yourself except you have the floor.

2. Raise your hand virtually for permission to

speak. (One person talks at a time.)

3. Avoid distracting backgrounds or actions.

4. Encourage each other with appropriate

emojis.
Review

Before we formally go on to our proper

discussion, Let’s take a look back on our
previous topic.
Is anyone from the students who can give us a (The students will recall the previous topic
recapitulation on the topic that we have being discussed.)
discussed last meeting?

Very Good. Thank you Ma’am/ Sir for that

very informative review.
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
Motivation

“Name the City”

Directions: There will be pictures to be (The students will name the city being
presented in the screen and you need to name presented.)
the city being flashed.
 These are the following answers;

1. New York city

1. 2. London
3. Paris
4. Tokyo
5. Beijing

2.

3.

4.

5.
Reading of the objectives

( The demonstrator will read the desired

outcomes)

At the end of the lesson, the students will be

able to:
a. Explain why globalization is spatial
phenomenon;
b. Identify the attributes of a global
city; and
c. Analyze how cities serve as engines of
globalization.
Teacher’s Activity Students Activity
A. Activity

Directions: The students will create a word (The students will do the activity base on the
cloud base on their description of the cities given instructions.)
presented.
Link:
https://app.sli.do/event/hc48zven/live/polls
B. Analysis

Global Cities
(The students will listen attentively)
Globalization is Spatial
- It occurs in physical spaces
- What it makes move is the fact that it is
based in places.

Sociologist Saskia Sassen (2007) popularized the

term Global City in 1990’s.

Her Criteria for what constitutes a global city were

primary ECONOMIC.

 NYSE: largest stock market in the

world.

 Financial Times Stock Exchange

 Nikkei: houses most number of

corporate headquarters.

Global Cities

• Hubs of Financial Capitalism

• Homes of world’s top stack exchange
where investors by and sell shares in major
corporations.

 most powerful internet companies.

Facebook, twitter and google.

 The growth of Chinese economy has

turned into centers of trade and growth.

 Australia, Sydney commands the

greatest proportion of capital.

 “Melbourne” described as Sydney’s

rival global city “most livable city”
Global Cities;
-sites and mediums of globalization
- material representations of the phenomenon
- through them we see the best of globalization
- places that create fusions of culture and ideas (The students will give their understanding
- places that create tremendous wealth (Claudio with regards to the topic being discussed by the
& Abinales, 2018) demonstrator.)

C. Abstraction

1. Why Globalization is spatial phenomenon?

D. Application

Directions: Go to your group in the demonstration

with the means of clicking the link through Google
docs and have a collaborative work together with
your pair. Answer this question in 5 minutes. Every
group must present their work in the class.

How cities serve as engines of globalization?

Criteria:
Organization – 5 points
Content – 10 points
Timeliness – 5 points
 Total – 20 points

IV. Evaluation
(Using Kahoot Application)

1. Which of the following is not an attribute of a

Global City?

a. Hub of Financial Capitalism

b. Home of world’s top stack exchange.
c. Headquarters of several multinational
corporations
d. Not a centres of media and communications for
global.

2. These cities are the center of Higher Learning

and culture; Except for?

a. Australia
b. Boston
c. Philippines
d. Singapore

For 3 points.

3-5. Why cities serves as an engine to

globalization?
V. Assignment

Directions: Read more about Globalization and

Next meeting, we will be having a debate.

Prepared by:

Jesson L. Vitamor