This is the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, which is not too far outside of Los Angeles. One of the topics that students have chosen to do an activist project on is climate change. Photo taken in 2008.
Dear students,
Welcome to another week! The sun has broken through the clouds - it is going to be a bright sunny day! Here's the recap for today:
SS.HS.KN.ALT.05: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
SS.HS.CO.ALT.05: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Soundtrack: "More Than A Feeling" by Boston. Selected because you should have more than just a feeling about your activist project - you should want to act and do something! Lyrics here.
AGENDA 4/7/14:
News Brief
Review Oregon Legislators
The DREAM Act/DOMA
Town Hall Simulation
Homework: Study for upcoming legislation test (probably on Friday). Read the blog! Next news brief: Kenny.
News Brief: Maria was not in class today, so we did not get a news brief. Cameron would have been next up, but he was absent as well. So Kenny, you are up for next class! Again, everyone has to complete this assignment, which I am grading alongside your forced choice reflection!
Review Oregon Legislators: Shockingly poor level of completion among the class here. Three students out of 25 actually finished it, as required by the homework? Really frustrating. In any case, it is an important assignment for actually understanding who represents Oregon in the federal government. Thank you to those that did complete it.
The DREAM Act/DOMA: To continue our look at legislation, we investigated two famous (somewhat recent) bills: the DREAM Act and DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act). I went through the various perspectives on the bills and we talked about the purposes for them.
Town Hall Simulation: Next class, we will do a little bit of this. Mel, Hailey, and Emi were assigned to be a political candidate for U.S. Senate. The rest of the class will be asking them questions from the perspective of various organizations that have different philosophies, specifically in regards to the DREAM Act and DOMA.
See you on Wednesday!
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