The Legislative Branch, Day 7 - Class Recap

The United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Photo taken in 2010.

Dear class,

Today was our last day on the legislative branch unit of our class this year! We also did a one day assignment on citizenship. 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: "This Time is the Last Time" by Mae. Selected because we finished watching the end to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington today in class. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/7/15:
News Brief – Elijah
Finish MSGTW
Citizenship Paper
Computer Lab S219

Homework: Read the blog. Grades updated on board - know what you need to do to improve! Finish citizenship paper if you did not in class! Next news brief: Bailey.

News Brief: Elijah had the news brief today and selected this article to talk about: OregonLive.com -Oregon Senate passes $7.255 billion education budget. This is a super fascinating look at what is going on in the Oregon legislative branch right now. Specifically, the Democrats were not willing to devote more money to schools, while the Republicans were wanting to find more. It is possible that additional revenue/taxes might come in to the state budget and this could be altered. As far as Beaverton goes, it seems like the local taxes that have recently passed will help soften the blow of this not being as much as the district hoped for.

Finish Mr. Smith Goes To Washington: We finished watching the classic film Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939), which is all about the legislative process. Here is a link to the entire movie if you wanted to watch it again, or if you missed class and wanted to see the end: Archive.org - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

Citizenship Paper: This is meant as a short assignment, just so be able to demonstrate proficiency again with LT 1 and the Research target. Here's the assignment, due at the start of next class:

Google Drive: Citizenship Paper Assignment

Again, I am just looking to see that you can identify and explain the basics of rights and responsibilities as a United States citizen. Thank you for your hard work on this!

Computer Lab S219: The rest of class was spent in S219, working on the citizenship paper. If you did not finish this today in class, it is homework. Get it in to me as soon as you can. Thank you!