Rethinking Iran @ Johns Hopkins SAIS Rethinking Iran

sanctions curriculum

Comprehensive resources to help teach the impact of sanctions in the classroom

HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM

OVERVIEW

Looking for effective tools to teach about sanctions?

Check out the new Johns Hopkins University’s SAIS Rethinking Iran Curriculum, meant to help students and teachers grapple with the complex issues surrounding the most ubiquitous US foreign policy instrument – sanctions.

From group discussions, to research projects, our classroom resources can easily be incorporated into pre-existing lesson plans. This material was made by teachers for teachers. So whether you are new to the topic or just looking for something fresh to add, these resources come complete with all the information needed to implement them including class discussion topics, links to research materials, assessments, and so on.

These lessons scaffold and are thus scalable to your classroom needs.

LESSON BREAKDOWN

WHAT ARE SANCTIONS?

The objective of this lesson is to have students learn what sanctions are, how they are implemented, and gain a framework to evaluate their effectiveness and desirability.

LESSON 1
THE CONSEQUENCES OF SANCTIONS

The objective of this lesson is to explore the unintended consequences of sanctions using Iran as a case study.

LESSON 2
SANCTIONS: A CASE STUDY

The objective of this lesson is to explore the unintended consequences of sanctions using Iraq as a case study.

Lesson 3
Lives Lived Under Sanctions

The objective of this lesson is to show the complexities of sanctions by revealing the effects they have on the lived experience of the civilian population through relatable media.

LESSON 4
The Political Challenges of Sanctions

The objective of this lesson is to complicated these modes of analysis to allow a more nuanced and accurate understanding that shows more completely the challenges faced by using sanctions as the primary foreign policy tool.

LESSON 5