Present Voting Projects

Last Night's House Vote Results

Goal: Learn about last night's impeachment vote and present voting projects

Agenda: 
Journal
Historic House Vote
Voting Project Presentations
Analyzing a Campaign
Catch Up

1. Journal 
Why should people care about voting?

2. Impeachment Highlights
The Historic House vote happened last night. How did things turn out?

3. Voting Project Presentations

• Today, you will be presenting your voting projects to the class.
• As a reminder, 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

4. Analyzing a Campaign
Here are some famous campaigns throughout history that people remember. What makes them memorable?

• 2016: Make America Great Again 
• 2016: I'm With Her 
• 2008: Yes We Can 
• 2004: Leave No Child Behind 
• 1992: Putting People First 
• 1976: A Leader, for a Change
• 1928: A Chicken in Every Pot and a Car in Every Garage
• 1864: Don't Swap Horses in the Middle of the Stream
• 1840: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too

Things You Should Have Finished: 

• Formative Reading on the Separation of Powers
• Question on Impeachment in Google Classroom
• Retake previous quizzes: 
• Retake Week 1 Quiz
• Retake Week 2 Quiz
• Retake Week 3 Quiz 
• Retake Week 4 Quiz 
• Retake Week 5 Quiz 
• Retake Week 6 Quiz

Reminders: 
The Democratic Debate is happening tonight! You can find different media outlets covering it on Youtube. It's going to be hosted right here in California at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Voting Project Work Time

Goal: Review yesterday's article "Rights and Responsibilities of a US Citizen" and discuss voting

Agenda: 
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.

3. Voting Project Work Time

• 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

Things You Should Have Finished: 

• Formative Reading on the Separation of Powers
• Question on Impeachment in Google Classroom
• Retake previous quizzes: 
• Retake Week 1 Quiz
• Retake Week 2 Quiz
• Retake Week 3 Quiz 
• Retake Week 4 Quiz 
• Retake Week 5 Quiz 
• Retake Week 6 Quiz

Reminders: 
Have a great day!

Introducing Your Voting Project

Goal: Review yesterday's article "Rights and Responsibilities of a US Citizen" and discuss voting

Agenda: 
Journal
Impeachment Coverage
Sharing Infographics
Rights and Responsibilities Article
Who Votes?
Voting Pamphlets

1. Journal 
Do you see voting as a right or a responsibility? Why?

2. Impeachment Highlights

• Instead of CNN 10, we're going to watch a CBS news special report on impeachment coverage that explains what's going to happen this week. 
• For your information, CBS news has a reputation for being factual, yet slightly left-leaning when it comes to bias in their media coverage.
• If you're interested, there are live updates being posted here throughout each day of impeachment proceedings.

3. Sharing Infographics
You all made amazing creations of your infographics. Today I would like to share them as we make notes on the three subjects:

4. Rights and Responsibilities of a US Citizen 

• Yesterday you read an article called "Rights and Responsibilities of a US Citizen." 
• We need to fill in this chart in our journal to organize the ideas presented in the article.

5. Who Votes?
We're going to have a voting simulation that illustrates who votes and we're going to question why people don't vote.

6. Voting Projects

• This week, you are going to work in your tables 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 vote
• How to 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

Things You Should Have Finished: 

• Formative Reading on the Separation of Powers
• Question on Impeachment in Google Classroom
• Retake previous quizzes: 
• Retake Week 1 Quiz
• Retake Week 2 Quiz
• Retake Week 3 Quiz 
• Retake Week 4 Quiz 
• Retake Week 5 Quiz 
• Retake Week 6 Quiz

Reminders: 
Have a great day!

Citizenship Test and Formative Reading

Sorry I had to be out today - welcome Ms. Natheos! 

Goal: Take citizenship test and finish Formative reading

Agenda: 
Journal
Rights and Responsibilities Article
Citizenship Test
Formative Reading
Catch Up

1. Journal 
Is there any valid way to "test" for citizenship? Explain your reasoning.

2. Rights and Responsibilities of a US Citizen 

• There is an article Ms. Natheos will give you called "Rights and Responsibilities of a US Citizen."
• There are 7 rights and 9 responsibilities mentioned in the article. 
• List all of them in a table in your journal that looks like this:

3. Citizenship Test

• The Citizenship test has been around since 1986 but last revised in 2008.
• I'm going to give you a copy of a SAMPLE of test questions (not all 100), and try to answer as best as you can.
• This is not for a grade, but we are going to discuss it tomorrow so I want accurate results.
• Do not work with each other! Just do your best!
• >>Click here to take the citizenship test. <<

4. Formative Reading 

• Last week I gave you a reading on Formative to answer 14 questions about regarding the Checks and Balances and Three Branches of Government. 
• Those questions are going into Powerschool today, so you should be finished with that reading.

5. Finished with everything else? 

• Check Powerschool and see if there is anything you can make revisions on or any assignments you have missing. 
• You also had a question to answer on impeachment in Google Classroom last week. Finish that.
• If you are trying to RETAKE a Friday quiz you missed, I have changed all the entry codes to retake so you can get on there and fix your scores. 
• Retake Week 1 Quiz
• Retake Week 2 Quiz
• Retake Week 3 Quiz 
• Retake Week 4 Quiz 
• Retake Week 5 Quiz 
• Retake Week 6 Quiz

Reminders: 
Have a great day!

I'll be back tomorrow - get ready to discuss the citizenship test and voting rights. 

Share Infographics and Take Weekly Quiz

Goal: Share our infographics, take weekly quiz, and respond to a question on impeachment

Agenda: 
Journal
CNN 10
Weekly Quiz
Impeachment Response
Prepare for Infographic Sharing

1. Journal 
Do you have any plans for the weekend?

2. CNN 10 
Today's news will include the answer to one of the quiz questions. It's also the last show of 2019!!! 

3. Weekly Quiz 
Click HERE to take the weekly quiz.

Here are some of the infographics your classmates have completed so far:

4. Finish the Formative Reading 
Many of you have still not finished the reading in Formative. Make that your goal by the end of the period.

5. Impeachment Response 

• There is a short answer question waiting for you in Google Classroom. 
• You should approach it like an essay question, using academic vocabulary and professional language.

6. Prepare to Share Infographics Next Week

• Set up a clean page in your journal with three columns like this to prepare for next week's sharing: 

Reminders: 
Have a great weekend!

Finish Infographics and Prepare Presentations

Goal: Finish your infographics!

Agenda: 
Journal
CNN 10
Finish Infographics
Formative Reading on Impeachment

1. Journal 
What do you think about the impeachment process?

2. CNN 10

Let's check out today's news.

3. Finish Your Infographics

• Today is the LAST DAY of class time for infographics.
• IMPEACHMENT:
• Piktochart
• NYT Podcast and Trasncript: Impeachment Questions from a 3rd Grader
• CNN Article: Live Updates on the Impeachment Inquiry
• AP Article: House Democrats to Unveil 2 Impeachment Articles 
• Fox News Article: Democrats Unveil 2 Impeachment Articles as White House Slams Effort
• PBS: House Democrats Reveal 2 Articles of Impeachment
• PBS Collection: A Guide to the Impeachment
• BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT:
• Piktochart
• Quizziz Article Review: Branches of Government (code: 428584)
• NYT Upfront: Checks and Balances
• USA.gov: Three Branches of Government
• Sample Branches of Government Infographic
• History.com article: Three Branches of Government
• PBS Separation of Powers
• POLITICAL PARTIES: 
• Piktochart
• PBS: Political Parties 
• Brittanica: List of ALL political parties for all countries
• USHistory.org Explanation of Political Parties
• CAVotes.org on Political Parties
• NYT: List of all people running for President in 2020 by party
• Easy Voter Guide: How to Choose a Political Party

Be ready to share your infographics with the class tomorrow! 

4. Download and Share
Download your infographic as a .png to your desktop, and UPLOAD YOUR WORK TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM so I can print it for you.

5. GoFormative Reading

• There is a text uploaded in Formative that you have already seen, but you need to read and answer the questions embedded. 
• This will be scored for comprehension. 
• Click here to access the reading and sign in with Google to proceed.

Reminders: 
Listen to the news and see if any new developments happen in the impeachment process. 

Continuing with our Infographics

Goal: Create a shareable infographic that can teach about impeachment, political parties, or the three branches of government

Agenda: 
Journal
CNN 10
Infographics

1. Journal 
How is the progress on your infographic?

2. CNN 10

Let's check out today's news.

3. Finish Your Infographics

• Yesterday you began creating an infographic using a tool called Piktochart. 
• You are creating an infographic based one one of the following: impeachment, branches of government, or political parties.
• Infographics = information and graphics
• Your job will be to create an infographic we can display in class that explains the three branches of government AND the impeachment process. 
• Here are some resources you can use for doing your chart on IMPEACHMENT:
• Piktochart
• NYT Podcast and Trasncript: Impeachment Questions from a 3rd Grader
• CNN Article: Live Updates on the Impeachment Inquiry
• AP Article: House Democrats to Unveil 2 Impeachment Articles 
• Fox News Article: Democrats Unveil 2 Impeachment Articles as White House Slams Effort
• PBS: House Democrats Reveal 2 Articles of Impeachment
• PBS Collection: A Guide to the Impeachment
• Here are some resources you can use for doing your chart on BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT:
• Piktochart
• Quizziz Article Review: Branches of Government (code: 428584)
• NYT Upfront: Checks and Balances
• USA.gov: Three Branches of Government
• Sample Branches of Government Infographic
• History.com article: Three Branches of Government
• PBS Separation of Powers
• Here are some resources you can use for doing your infographic on POLITICAL PARTIES: 
• Piktochart
• PBS: Political Parties 
• Brittanica: List of ALL political parties for all countries
• USHistory.org Explanation of Political Parties
• CAVotes.org on Political Parties
• NYT: List of all people running for President in 2020 by party
• Easy Voter Guide: How to Choose a Political Party

Here is a sample screenshot of my own infographic in progress: 

Be ready to share you infographics with the class tomorrow! 

Reminders: 
Listen to the news and see if any new developments happen in the impeachment process.