The Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, D.C. Photo taken in 2010.
Hi everyone,
Today fulfilled a long held dream of mine: to be able to teach a Government class the day after a national election! I really enjoyed going over all of the results and implications with you. Here's what happened today in class:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.
Knowledge LT 3: I can demonstrate an understanding of how individuals and non-governmental institutions interact with each other and the government in shaping politics.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Soundtrack: "So What" by Miles Davis. Selected for today because we talked about the "So What?" now that the election has happened, as far as what happens next. No lyrics (because it is jazz), but you can listen to the track here, if you want.
AGENDA 11/5/14:
News Brief/Election Review – Abby E.
The Presidency
Cabinet Project
Homework: Read the blog. Next news brief: Kylie.
News Brief/Election Review: Abby E. had the news brief today and selected this article to talk about: OregonLive.com - Recreational marijuana passes in Oregon: Oregon election results 2014. Obviously, this was a big story here in Oregon last night. We talked a lot about Measure 91 in class, including the next steps for when the law goes into effect and what it does. I showed this tweet that has a map of how counties in Oregon voted on Measure 91. We also went over the full election results for the rest of the ballot measures and candidates here in Oregon. I showed another tweet, with a map of county results for Measure 88 (which would have given undocumented immigrants access to get driver's cards).
Nationally, here's a map of how the U.S. Senate became Republican controlled due to a series of wins last night.
There was obviously a LOT to talk about - I'm glad everyone was so interested in what was going on with the election! :-)
Kylie was drawn as the next news brief.
Nationally, here's a map of how the U.S. Senate became Republican controlled due to a series of wins last night.
There was obviously a LOT to talk about - I'm glad everyone was so interested in what was going on with the election! :-)
Kylie was drawn as the next news brief.
The Presidency: This was going over the introduction to the Executive Branch.
There was a packet in class that has questions related to the reading, along with vocabulary and a debate on the Electoral College.
Cabinet Project: Here's a link to the cabinet project (advising the President) that students will be working on the next few days in class:
Since the news brief went extra long today (that's fine - it should have!), we did not have time to go to the computer lab. I did assign the project and which students were doing each cabinet positions, as follows:
- Manuel and Logan - Defense
- Kylie and Jocelyn - Education
- Ariana and Jazmin - Health and Human Services
- Brad and Seth - Housing and Urban Development
- Luke and Kyle - Interior
- Amanda and Spencer - Justice
- Abby and Tifani - Labor
- Mathew and Simzaid - State
- Tony and Timothy – Transportation
- Chloe and Katharyn – Treasury
- Enrique and Kerwin – Homeland Security
- Sammy and Brendan – Environmental Protection Agency
-Trish and Abby G. – United Nations
- Jerick and Alfredo – Agriculture
Cabinet Project: Here's a link to the cabinet project (advising the President) that students will be working on the next few days in class:
Since the news brief went extra long today (that's fine - it should have!), we did not have time to go to the computer lab. I did assign the project and which students were doing each cabinet positions, as follows:
- Manuel and Logan - Defense
- Kylie and Jocelyn - Education
- Ariana and Jazmin - Health and Human Services
- Brad and Seth - Housing and Urban Development
- Luke and Kyle - Interior
- Amanda and Spencer - Justice
- Abby and Tifani - Labor
- Mathew and Simzaid - State
- Tony and Timothy – Transportation
- Chloe and Katharyn – Treasury
- Enrique and Kerwin – Homeland Security
- Sammy and Brendan – Environmental Protection Agency
-Trish and Abby G. – United Nations
- Jerick and Alfredo – Agriculture
If you missed class, please come prepared by reading over the assignment and having a position that is not currently taken (look at the second page of the handout for all the different cabinet positions) in mind to start.
See you next class, when we will spend the majority of the time in the computer lab! Thanks!
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