This activity uses the Frayer Model to provide a multi-modal approach to learning vocabulary related to diplomacy. This document includes slides for 63 terms related to the work of diplomacy. Each slide may include two possible definitions of different complexities for the term.
The terms defined in this activity are:
Advisor
Alliance
Ambassador
Bedrock
Bureau
Cabinet
Chief
Coherent
Commerce
Competitive
Complex
Confirmation
Consulate
Counsel
Culture
Diplomat
Dynamics
Effectively
Embassy
Entrepreneur
Environmental
Evacuate
Foreign affairs
Foreign policy
Formal
Formulate
Fraud
Function
Government agency
Human rights
Humanity
Imperative
Implement
In accordance
Infectious
Innovation
Institution
Interests
International
Law enforcement
Manage
Merge
Minister
Mission
Mutually binding
Nationality
Non-governmental organization
Outcome
Perilous
Persuasively
Process
Prosperity
Recruit
Relationships
Security
Succession
Symbol
Tact
Tandem
Technologies
Territorial boundaries
Treaty
Values
Activity Instructions:
Select a video and a set of terms for students to define by selecting slides in the slide deck. Each slide includes the term and four boxes for a student to complete: definition, image, example, and non-example. These slides come pre-filled with possible answers, and the corresponding educational videos where these terms are found are in the speaker notes section. Terms are listed according to the order they are mentioned in Foundations of Diplomacy videos. The corresponding video is noted in the speaker notes.
Make a copy of the slides you are using and delete the information for categories you want students to complete.
Watch the selected video.
Assign terms to students and ask them to complete the blank categories. Students can work individually or in groups.
Within each slide, students can provide a definition, an example, a non-example, and/or draw an image that corresponds to the term.
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