Note: I will be at the tennis state championship tournament on Friday for Westview, so I will not be in class. Students will be working in S219 Computer Lab with the sub (after checking in and taking attendance in our usual room) on the State and Local Government Project, which was assigned last class (see below). See you next week, on Tuesday! I'm looking forward to discussing #StandUpFG with everyone! :-)
As we continue to work in class on the State and Local project, here is a picture I took in 2014 of Oregon's only National Park: Crater Lake.
Hi everyone,
We began our last major project for the year in today's class! Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Research LT 5: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Research LT 5: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
Soundtrack: "Joker and the Thief" by Wolfmother. Selected because I search "mother" on my iTunes and this was a good song that came up, because my mom won re-election to Portland City Council last night! Lyrics here.
AGENDA 5/18/15:
News Brief – Michael
Election Review
State/Local Project
Computer Lab S210
Homework: Read the blog. Continue working on your State/Local final project! Be good for the sub on Friday - I will be at the state championships for our tennis team! Next news brief (just find an article related to government - no write up needed): Quinn (on Tuesday).
News Brief: Michael had the news brief today, but was not in class, so we moved directly into talking about the election results from Oregon last night.
Election Review: We also talked about the election results from the entire state of Oregon, which can be found here:
State/Local Project: After going over the results of the election, we talked about the State and Local government reading and assignment from last class:
Google Drive - State and Local Government Readings/Questions
I then went through the final assignment for the class, which is a two page paper, with at least three MLA citations, about a local issue that you care about. It will be due in class *probably* next Thursday, and you will probably be asked to give a short (like a minute or two) presentation. Here's the handout:
We went through this together, and then went to the computer lab.
Election Review: We also talked about the election results from the entire state of Oregon, which can be found here:
Here is the link for Multnomah County election results. My mom, Amanda Fritz, has won re-election to her job as Portland City Commissioner. Yay!
In the primary for local positions (like my mom's), a candidate needs over 50% of the vote in order to be declared the overall winner (no further election needed). If no candidate gets to 50%, then the top two candidates face off in the general election in November.
State/Local Project: After going over the results of the election, we talked about the State and Local government reading and assignment from last class:
I then went through the final assignment for the class, which is a two page paper, with at least three MLA citations, about a local issue that you care about. It will be due in class *probably* next Thursday, and you will probably be asked to give a short (like a minute or two) presentation. Here's the handout:
We went through this together, and then went to the computer lab.
Computer Lab S210: The rest of class was spent in the computer lab, working on researching for the State and Local project and writing about an issue that you care about in our local community. When I was checking in with students, it appeared that most had a great start as far as selecting issues and beginning to work on the project. Next class, we will be going back to the computer lab to continue working. Please let me know if you have any questions about what to do! See you on Wednesday!
