Goal for the day: To demonstrate knowledge of the lawmaking process
It’s Election Day and all over the country, people are voting for senators, representatives, governors, state legislators, and county commissioners. There are also a number of initiatives on the ballot across the country.
We’ll start class today reading and discussing this article about what happens if Republicans take over the Senate. This is especially relevant to our Model Senate project.
We’ll then move to organize a Scavenger Hunt for the school that will take participants to all the different offices necessary to turn a bill into a law. Numerous teachers have agreed to help out. One of the AHS Buildings will represent the House of Representatives. The other will be the Senate.
You’ll make signs with instructions and information on each step of the bill making process. The sign will go outside each of the participating teacher’s classrooms. Participants will then have to get the signature of the teacher to move on to the next stop on the scavenger hunt.
The first five students who collect all the signatures in the right order will get some scrumptious dark chocolate. Most of the day will be spent setting up this scavenger hunt and we’ll divide into teams to get all the work done.
If there’s time, we’ll discuss your questions about the documentary “Taking the Hill” that we watched.
Homework due on Wednesday, November 5th
Finish revising your college essay
Make the presentation sheet for your display board
It’s Election Day and all over the country, people are voting for senators, representatives, governors, state legislators, and county commissioners. There are also a number of initiatives on the ballot across the country.
We’ll start class today reading and discussing this article about what happens if Republicans take over the Senate. This is especially relevant to our Model Senate project.
We’ll then move to organize a Scavenger Hunt for the school that will take participants to all the different offices necessary to turn a bill into a law. Numerous teachers have agreed to help out. One of the AHS Buildings will represent the House of Representatives. The other will be the Senate.
You’ll make signs with instructions and information on each step of the bill making process. The sign will go outside each of the participating teacher’s classrooms. Participants will then have to get the signature of the teacher to move on to the next stop on the scavenger hunt.
The first five students who collect all the signatures in the right order will get some scrumptious dark chocolate. Most of the day will be spent setting up this scavenger hunt and we’ll divide into teams to get all the work done.
If there’s time, we’ll discuss your questions about the documentary “Taking the Hill” that we watched.
Homework due on Wednesday, November 5th
Finish revising your college essay
Make the presentation sheet for your display board