Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson. Articulate their understanding of international drug issues. Explore different drug issues that have impaired foreign relations through group research. Present their findings using visual media and text. Be as specific as you can.
Students then share their answers.
Divide the class into 5 groups. Students continue to research their topics and create posters depicting their issue and the information they have assembled. The poster should contain images as well as text. In a later class, student groups will share their findings and posters with the rest of the class. Students will be evaluated based on written journal entries, participation in class and small group discussion, successful completion of research, and poster presentations.