The Executive Branch, Day 3 - Class Recap

Then Senator Barack Obama when he visited Portland near the start of his Presidential campaign in 2007.

Dear class,

The last day before a nice long weekend (well, at least for you all - I will still be at Westview on Monday, but I do get Tuesday off). 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: "The War Was in Color" by Carbon Leaf. The reason I chose this song for today is because it is all about a veteran describing war to his grandson. We have Tuesday off of school because of Veteran's Day and it is important that we honor the service of those in our armed forces. Lyrics (which I read part of in class) here.

AGENDA 11/7/14:
News Brief/Election Review – Kylie
The Presidency
The Cabinet
Computer Lab S210

Homework: Read the blog. Study the cabinet descriptions reading (blog exclusive). You might want to download the pdf and then rotate the page (because it is in landscape format). Or, just turn your head, I guess)! Next news brief: A-b (Sandra).

News Brief/Election Review: Kylie had the news brief today and selected this article to talk about: Newsweek.com - U.N., U.S. Ask for More Resources to Fight Ebola. We talked about the continued response to the Ebola outbreak. I showed this map that lends some perspective on just how many places in Africa have current Ebola outbreaks.

I also showed the class this story from yesterday: OregonLive.com - ODOT signs $7 million deal for I-5 safety barrier where crossover crash killed Steve Fritz, Cary Fairchild. This is an example of our state government at work. Nobody should have to lose someone like my family lost my dad - we hope that the new barriers will be a big help in preventing crossover accidents in the future.

A-b (Sandra) was selected to do the next news brief.

The Presidency: This was going over the introduction to the Executive Branch. Today we looked at some of the vocabulary stemming from this packet:

Google Drive - The Presidency Reading

Cabinet Project: Here's a link to the cabinet project (advising the President) that we worked on in class today:

Google Drive - Presidential Cabinet Assignment Handout

Here are the sign ups for each of the cabinet positions:

- Manuel and Logan - Defense
- Kylie and Jocelyn - Education
- Ariana and Jazmin (+A-b/Sandra) - 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

Computer Lab S210: We spent the second half of class in the lab. Next week, we only meet one day (Thursday) and it is likely that we will spend the entire time in the lab again, with the assignment due to be presented in class the next class after that (Monday, November 17th).

Have a great weekend!