Learning Objective: Students will demonstrate how a bill is written and represented as demonstrated by their proposal for a law that they will submit to Senator Stone's "There Ought To Be a Law" Competition.
Academic Vocabulary: Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, Bill, Political Party, Democrats, Republicans
Essential Question: What does Congress do? Why does Congress choose to pass certain laws? How does Congress pass laws? What is significant about a legislator's role in government?
Students of the Week: Per 1: Jesse Rivera Per 2: Zelaya Sanchez Per 4: Sylvia Galvache Per 5: Maria Angulo Per 6: Mason Nitzsche Per 7: Manuel Castro
Step 1: Warm Up in google classroom.
Step 2: Using your notes from yesterday, type your responses to "There Ought to Be a Law" using this site here.
Step 3: When finished typing, screenshot your application and add a weebly blog post to your civics page with the image and a reflection. Ask me if you need help. Submit your law.
Step 4: If you did not do this earlier in the week: Copy your group's report URL and add this to your Civics weebly page. Create a new blog post and link your report. Then write a reflection on the process of making a bill.
Academic Vocabulary: Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, Bill, Political Party, Democrats, Republicans
Essential Question: What does Congress do? Why does Congress choose to pass certain laws? How does Congress pass laws? What is significant about a legislator's role in government?
Students of the Week: Per 1: Jesse Rivera Per 2: Zelaya Sanchez Per 4: Sylvia Galvache Per 5: Maria Angulo Per 6: Mason Nitzsche Per 7: Manuel Castro
Step 1: Warm Up in google classroom.
Step 2: Using your notes from yesterday, type your responses to "There Ought to Be a Law" using this site here.
Step 3: When finished typing, screenshot your application and add a weebly blog post to your civics page with the image and a reflection. Ask me if you need help. Submit your law.
Step 4: If you did not do this earlier in the week: Copy your group's report URL and add this to your Civics weebly page. Create a new blog post and link your report. Then write a reflection on the process of making a bill.