40) December 18, 2018

1. Welcome
2. Create a new blog post.
1. Name it 40) December 18, 2018
3. How many classes left in the semester?
1. One--TODAY!
4. FINISH--
1. Daily Write--10 Things You Learned
2. FINAL PROJECT

1. Bibliography

1. Bill to a Law Infographic
2. Daily Closings!
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--George HW Bush (only if you have all your other work done!)
1. After watching this VIDEO, who was George HW Bush and why was he important and how do people want to remember him?
1. OR
2. After checking this WEBSITE, how did Bush's life before the presidency affect how acted during his presidency?  Please use examples of both to illustrate your answer.
1. OR
3. How did the events of September 2, 1944 change Bush's life?  Why was he a different person after that day?

39) December 17, 2018

1. Welcome
2. Create a new blog post.
1. Name it 39) December 17, 2018
3. How many classes left in the semester?
1. Two (including today and tomorrow)
4. FINISH--Daily Write--10 Things You Learned
1. Please list 5 things you learned from 1st Quarter and why they were important.  (Five sentences)
2. Please list 5 things you learned from 2nd Quarter and why they were important. (Five sentences)
5. FINAL PROJECT
1. Due on Tuesday
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--George HW Bush (only if you have all your other work done!)
1. After watching this VIDEO, who was George HW Bush and why was he important and how do people want to remember him?
1. OR
2. After checking this WEBSITE, how did Bush's life before the presidency affect how acted during his presidency?  Please use examples of both to illustrate your answer.
1. OR
3. How did the events of September 2, 1944 change Bush's life?  Why was he a different person after that day?

38) December 13, 2018

1. 
   Welcome
2. Create a new blog post.
1. Name it 38) December 13, 2018
3. How many classes left in the semester?
1. Three (including today)
4. FINISH--Daily Write--I'm Just a Bill
5. LINK your infographic
6. FINISH--Daily Write--10 Things You Learned
1. Please list 5 things you learned from 1st Quarter and why they were important.  (Five sentences)
2. Please list 5 things you learned from 2nd Quarter and why they were important. (Five sentences)
7. FINAL PROJECT
1. Due on Tuesday
8. 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?
9. Pro Points--George HW Bush (only if you have all your other work done!)
1. After watching this VIDEO, who was George HW Bush and why was he important and how do people want to remember him?
1. OR
2. After checking this WEBSITE, how did Bush's life before the presidency affect how acted during his presidency?  Please use examples of both to illustrate your answer.
1. OR
3. How did the events of September 2, 1944 change Bush's life?  Why was he a different person after that day?

37) December 11, 2018

1. Welcome
2. Create a new blog post.
1. Name it 37) December 11, 2018
3. How many classes left in the semester?
1. Four (including today)
4. FINISH--Daily Write--I'm Just a Bill
1. Create an infographic that illustrates the steps of your process of making a law and put it parallel to the Bill to a Law process.
1. How to make an infographic
2. Using Easel.ly to make and infographic
2. Bill To a Law Diagrams
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
5. Daily Write--10 Things You Learned
1. Please list 5 things you learned from 1st Quarter and why they were important.  (Five sentences)
2. Please list 5 things you learned from 2nd Quarter and why they were important. (Five sentences)
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--George HW Bush (only if you have all your other work done!)
1. After watching this VIDEO, who was George HW Bush and why was he important and how do people want to remember him?
1. OR
2. After checking this WEBSITE, how did Bush's life before the presidency affect how acted during his presidency?  Please use examples of both to illustrate your answer.
1. OR
3. How did the events of September 2, 1944 change Bush's life?  Why was he a different person after that day?

36) December 6, 2018

1. Welcome
2. Create a new blog post.
1. Name it 36) December 6, 2018
3. What happened 77 years ago tomorrow?
4. How many classes left in the semester?
1. Five (including today)
5. Daily Write--Mr. Smith Goes to Washington???
1. What does Taylor have on Paine and what does Paine have on Taylor?  Are they corrupt?  If so, why?  If not, why not?
2. According to Paine, why did he "compromise?"
3. How do you think Smith feels about it?
4. What's the deal with Paine and Taylor's story about Smith?
5. What's a filibuster?
6. What's a quorum?
7. Why is Smith's holding the Senate hostage?
6. Quick Project--I'm Just a Bill
1. What is a process that you know very well that you could use as a parallel or an analogy to the process of making a law process?
2. Create an infographic that illustrates the steps of your process of making a law.
1. How to make an infographic
2. Using Easel.ly to make an infographic
1. Bill To a Law Diagrams
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
7. 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?
8. Pro Points--George HW Bush (only if you have all your other work done!)
1. After watching this VIDEO, who was George HW Bush and why was he important and how do people want to remember him?
1. OR
2. After checking this WEBSITE, how did Bush's life before the presidency affect how acted during his presidency?  Please use examples of both to illustrate your answer.
1. OR
3. How did the events of September 2, 1944 change Bush's life?  Why was he a different person after that day?

35) December 4, 2018

1. Welcome
2. Create a new blog post.
1. Name it 35) December 4, 2018
3. Daily Write--Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1. Were the reporters being too harsh on Smith or were they telling the "truth?"
2. How do Senators keep up on bills and laws?
3. What is the Steering Committee and why is it important?
4. What is the Conference Committee and why is it important?
5. Why did Saunders try to dissuade Smith and not talk about Paine?
6. Why was Susan Paine trying to keep Smith out of the Senate?
7. Why were Saunders and Dizzy drunk and getting married too?
4. Daily Write--I'm Just a Bill
1. What is something that you do all the time that requires a process that you know very well?
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--George HW Bush (only if you have all your other work done!)
1. After watching this VIDEO, who was George HW Bush and why was he important and how do people want to remember him?
1. OR
2. After checking this WEBSITE, how did Bush's life before the presidency affect how acted during his presidency?  Please use examples of both to illustrate your answer.
1. OR
3. How did the events of September 2, 1944 change Bush's life?  Why was he a different person after that day?

34) December 3, 2018

1. Welcome
2. Create a new blog post.
1. Name it 34) December 3, 2018
3. Daily Write--Mr. Smith Goes to Washington???
4. Daily Write--I'm Just a Bill
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?