Rowena Crest Viewpoint, near Moiser, Oregon. Photo taken in 2016.
I enjoyed talking with everyone about the government today, and also our work with analyzing how race has impacted our state and local government, especially in Portland. 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: "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" by Pink Floyd. Selected for today because of the ongoing controversy about the border wall, which helped shut down the federal government over the weekend. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 1/23/18:
News Brief – Avery (Kayla, Ernesto, CJ, Calvin, Erick)
Review Packet
Lift Ev'ry Voice
Homework: Read the blog. Continue studying for finals! Next news brief: Marian.
News Brief: Avery had the news brief today and selected an article about this story: NYTimes.com - Government Shutdown Ends After 3 Days of Recriminations. We talked about this story and what happened with the shutdown over the weekend, before moving on.
Review Packet: Last class, I passed out this packet, which should be treated as a Study Guide for the State and Local government portion of the final test:
This reading went over all sorts of different aspects of State and Local governments. We went through the answers together in class as our last new content before the final next week.
Lift Ev'ry Voice: With our last few days before the final, I wanted to focus on how our state and local community has acted with regards to race - specifically, the black community in Portland. To start, I showed this article that (while pretty long) does a great job at going into detailed history here:
We then watched the first part of an excellent recent documentary from OPB, called Lift Ev'ry Voice. We still have about 40 minutes next class to watch, but if you want to watch again, share, or get caught up, it is here:
Here is the worksheet that goes along with the documentary:
I think it is super important that we understand our own history regarding race in Portland, especially as I think there are some common assumptions that are just not true. As such, I was glad to see that almost everyone was glued to this in class. I'm looking forward to finishing it up next time and discussing it!
See you on Thursday, everyone!
This reading went over all sorts of different aspects of State and Local governments. We went through the answers together in class as our last new content before the final next week.
We then watched the first part of an excellent recent documentary from OPB, called Lift Ev'ry Voice. We still have about 40 minutes next class to watch, but if you want to watch again, share, or get caught up, it is here:
See you on Thursday, everyone!
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