Social Studies 10 & 20 Unit Brainstorming...

So, I will be teaching Social 10 and 20 combined and need to get a grasp of the situation!  The following is just some brainstorming, sharing what has been tumbling around in my brain lately...

• AVATAR Unit (not sure if this would be better for Social or English, or perhaps both?)
• Generals Die In Bed by Yale Harrison (Social 20)
• A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah (Social 10)
• Fair Trade (Social 10)
• MAUS I & II by Art Spiegelman (again, I think that these 2 novels will be used in both English and Social - meaning that I will re-introduce them in the second semester, when English 10 and 20 will be taught together as well)
• Critical Inquiry Project: "Who wrote this history anyways?" (Social 10 & 20)
• "The Ultimate Warrior": Nationalism and collective (imagined) national identities (Social 20, could also use for Social 10 by examining the spread of information and new technologies that break down geographic and linguistic barriers and provide us with new information about the people of our world - AKA "How does media affect diversity?")
• The Business of Mind Control: Propaganda, Advertising and Stuff That Wants Inside Your Brain (Social 10 and 20)
• The Global Water Crisis (Social 10 and 20)

I think that's it for now!!!  Keep your eyes open for unit plans, lesson plans and more soon to come!!