Another beautiful place in our amazing State of Oregon: the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn. Photo taken in 2015.
Dear class,
Busy times! Today was our last day of in class work on the State and Local project. 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: "Battlefield" by Jordin Sparks. Selected for today because the end of the semester can feel like a series of battles. Keep working hard, everyone! Lyrics here.
AGENDA 1/10/18:
News Brief – Marie
State/Local Project
Work Time
Grade Check
Homework: Read the blog. Your State/Local final project is due to be turned in and presented next class! Next news brief: Jacqueline, Kayla, Ernesto, CJ, Erick, and Calvin.
News Brief: Marie had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: NYTimes.com - Trump Appears to Endorse Path to Citizenship for Millions of Immigrants. I showed the video from this story to the class and talked about how President Trump is saying two incompatible things about the Dream Act and his desire for a border wall to be paid for by the government.
We also talked about what students were up to outside of class. I spent the evening last night with President Obama's Official Photographer, Pete Souza, who was at a book talk in Portland! I brought in his book to share with students who were interested in seeing some behind the scenes photos of the presidency.
State/Local Project: We kept working on this project, which is a two page paper, with at least three MLA citations, about a local issue that you care about. Here's the handout:
We went through this together again, and then continued working on it in class.
We also talked about what students were up to outside of class. I spent the evening last night with President Obama's Official Photographer, Pete Souza, who was at a book talk in Portland! I brought in his book to share with students who were interested in seeing some behind the scenes photos of the presidency.
State/Local Project: We kept working on this project, which is a two page paper, with at least three MLA citations, about a local issue that you care about. Here's the handout:
We went through this together again, and then continued working on it in class.
Work Time/Grade Check: The rest of class was spent working on Chromebooks, researching for the State and Local project and writing about an issue that you care about in our local community as I checked in with students about grades again. Next class, on Friday, you will be presenting about your problem and turning your paper in. Thanks for your hard work, everyone!
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