30) November 13, 2018

1. Welcome
2. Create a new blog post.
3. Name it 30) November 13, 2018
4. Daily Write--McClintock
1. How did you like our visit from Representative McClintock?  Why?
2. How did McClintock's metaphor of mother's rule work and how did it explain his understanding of government?
3. Why did McClintock describe himself as hired help?
4. What did McClintock mean by loaned powers and how the people had loaned him powers?
5. Is there anything you didn't understand or would have liked to have done differently why?  If not, why not?
5. Daily Write--Election
1. Who won in the federal elections and what are their responsibilities?
2. Who won in the state elections and what are their responsibilities?
3. Who won in the local election and what are their responsibilities?
4. Why did the different propositions go the way they did?
5. How did our election compare to the "real" election?  Why?
6. Daily Closing
1. What did you learn?
2. How did you learn it? (What did we do and what got you to understand it?)
3. How does it or will it affect you?
4. How can you use it?
7. Pro Points--Shooting An Elephant
1. Who was George Orwell?  Why is that important?
2. What was his job?  Why is that important?
3. What was up with the elephant?
4. How did Orwell react why?
5. What does this story say about the role of government?
8. Pro Points--Was Dr. Seuss a Racist?
1. What was the title of this blog?
2. Who were the kids and why did they bring a flyer to school?
3. How could Dr. Seuss' images be seen as offensive?
4. How and why did their teachers react?
5. How did their dad like Dr. Seuss?
6. What had happened to their great grandparents?
7. How had Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) affected them?
8. How did their dad feel about the teachers and the situation they had been put in?
9. What did their dad say about Dr. Seuss at the end of the email?
10. After reading this blog post and letter, was Dr. Seuss a racist?