Goal: Review yesterday's article "Rights and Responsibilities of a US Citizen" and discuss votingAgenda:
Journal
Impeachment Coverage
Voting Pamphlet Work Time
Catch Up
1. Journal
Will you vote when you turn 18?
2. Impeachment Highlights
- Live Impeachment Proceedings Today
- The vote is happening tonight!
- This morning, Trump sent Pelosi a six page letter you can read here if you're interested.
- Here's a list of who's supporting and who's opposing the impeachment in the House.
- Yesterday, you started working to develop fliers or pamphlets that outline reasons to vote and the steps involved in preparing to vote.
- Here are the elements you MUST include:
- Why we should vote
- How we can vote
- Basic information about what people are voting on
- choosing a party
- types of elected officials
- information on the history of voting in the US
- different propositions on the ballot
- You can use a number of different resources for this:
- Canva (a site to make fliers)
- Piktochart (if you like the infographic you made last week)
- Brochure template (to create a brochure/pamhlet)
- Hand-drawn poster (I have supplies for you)
- Hand-drawn brochure
- Here are some websites you might find helpful:
- Elections and Voter Information (this should be your main starting point)
- Online Voter Registration Application
- Cal Voter Guide
- What's on the CA Ballot in 2020
- Formative Reading on the Separation of Powers
- Question on Impeachment in Google Classroom
- Retake previous quizzes:
Have a great day!
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