33) November 29, 2018

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3. Daily Write--Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1. What is democracy?
2. What is a republic?
3. Who is Jim Taylor and why did he say the bill would be like taking candy from a baby?
4. What is the scheme with the dam and why is it corruption?
5. How did Senator Smith’s father and Senator Paine know each other and what happened to Smith’s dad?
6. What’s the Majority Leader?
7. What’s the Minority Leader?
8. Who is the “president” they keep referring to?
9. How many Senators are in the Senate and how many are from each state?
10. How long is a Senator’s term?
4. Daily Write--I'm Just a Bill
1. I'm Just a Bill Video
2. I'm Just a Bill Lyrics
1. What law did the folks back home want passed?
2. Where did the bill go after the Member of Congress proposed him?
3. What does the bill hope the committee does to keep him from dying?
4. What happens after the House of Representatives votes for him?
5. What happens after both houses of Congress vote for him?
6. What is it called if the President says "No?"  What happens after that?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. 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?