Listen up Europe

Listen up Europe

A consortium of audio and journalism organizations join together to create a community of podcasters across Europe. The leaders of the WePod consortium organizations gather in Madrid. Back row (left to right): Luciana del Castillo, János Tőke, Sabrina Tinelli, Marta...

Britain works to rebuild relationships Brexit severed

Britain works to rebuild relationships Brexit severed

Brexit gave the British people independence from Europe. But can the value of national sovereignty be quantified and is it worth more than economic stability? A line of trucks wait at Dover to cross the British Channel into Europe post-Brexit in December 2020. AP...

ND correspondent Alexander Nicoll dives into the post-Brexit world in this article, assessing the balancing act between national sovereignty and strong economic growth. He gets into the past, present and future Britain faces as it navigates its independence from the European Union.

Exercise: In an exercise to teach students synthesis skills, have students create a political cartoon illustrating the central tension in this article — the balance between national sovereignty and economic growth in Britain post-Brexit. How students choose to portray this tension is up to them, but they should consider including: a meaningful caption, public figures, symbols, dialogue, etc. It may be worthwhile to show the class examples of successful political cartoons to inspire ideas. 

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