This document introduces S.P.I.C.E., a framework for analyzing world history using six categories: Social, Political, Interaction with Environment, Cultural, and Economics. Students are assigned articles about North Korea and tasked with identifying concepts relating to each S.P.I.C.E. category. They will then discuss how the issues surrounding North Korea relate to the categories to gain a deeper understanding of the topic. As a group, students are to determine their perspectives on questions about North Korea and military action.
3. SOCIAL
Class structures, Social Mobility & Barriers, Gender Roles &
Relations, Family & Kinship, Racial & Ethnic Constructs,
Urbanization, Freedom & Rights
9. Key Questions
1. How do the issues and problems surrounding our
current tensions with North Korea relate to each
SPICE category? What does that show about this
topic?
2. Which SPICE category is most relevant to our
examination of North Korea? Why?
3. Should the United States pursue aggressive
military action against North Korea? Why or why
not?
10. Your Task
1. Explore the issues surrounding North Korea’s recent activities by assigning
each group member one of the provided articles.
2. Using the SPICE Graphic Organizer, list ideas/ concepts/ questions/
connections to the Rio Olympics that relate to each SPICE category.
3. Share your with your group what you put in your SPICE chart and why you put
it there. Discuss with your group and jot down brief notes of what your peers
wrote.
4. As a group, begin discussing the four main questions. Determine where you
stand as a group and individuals, jotting down key points in your Graphic
Organizer.
11. Whole Class SPICE Chart
Yellow = Social
Blue = Political
Orange = Interaction
with Environment
Green = Cultural
Red = Economics
Using the post-it notes
given to your group,
decide the BEST SPICE
facts for each category,
and jot them down on the
coordinating post-it.
