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
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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?