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Middle School Lesson Plans: Foreign Policy

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Posted on August 25, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Grades 6-8
These resources are appropriate for grades levels 6th, 7th and 8th.
Lesson Plans:




  1. Isolationism Versus Interventionism in the Philippines
    Student groups use a timeline to analyze past U.S. foreign policy in the Philippines and write a speech for the president that contains recommendations for future policies.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 1-3 hours

    To get more information on this lesson plan, please visit  Frontline.



  2. Face-Off: United States Foreign Policy With North Korea
    Students examine U.S. foreign policy efforts in North Korea and discuss how to best ease tensions and move forward.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 1-3 hours

    To get more information on this lesson plan, please visit  Frontline.



  3. Negotiate Peace for India and Pakistan
    Students role-play peace talks between India and Pakistan and examine related political, social and economic issues.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 1-3 hours

    To get more information on this lesson plan, please visit  Frontline.



  4. Daily Life in the Middle East
    This lesson will ask students to focus on the people of Iraq. They will think critically about what the media delivers, why it focuses so heavily on war coverage, and how this may contribute to skewed views of Iraq and its people. Students will explore Iraq's rich cultural history and read online articles or print publications about daily life in Iraq. Finally, in small groups, they will study further one aspect of daily life in Iraq (or another country in the Middle East) and create presentations for the rest of the class.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 2 hours

    To get more information on this lesson plan, please visit  National Geographic.



  5. The Pros and Cons of Transnational Alliances
    In this lesson, students will learn to describe the social, political and economic impact of various transnational organizations, such as the United Nations and the European Union. Students will consider the potential impacts of this type of transnational organization for existing nations and for a fictitious nation that is trying to decide whether to join an alliance of countries on its continent.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 2-3 hours

    To get more information on this lesson plan, please visit  National Geographic.






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