Everyone did a fantastic job on the Mock Congress. I am so impressed with the dedication that people put into staying true to their representative’s character and in researching the various topics related to immigration. You should all be very proud of your work!
By Wednesday, January 2nd, you must turn in:
1) Final Draft of your bill (either on paper or on the blog)
2) First Draft of all of your bills
3) Rubric
Take a few minutes to think back on the Mock Congress assessment. Please answer the following questions:
- What did you learn about immigration?
- What did you learn about the U.S. Congress?
- What did you learn about the way that the U.S. creates laws?
- How did your personal opinion differ from your representative’s opinion?
- How would you personally answer our essential question: What should the immigration policy of the U.S. be?
Please answer in complete sentences, using as much detail as possible.
Class 806: Please post your final bill proposals here. You may also turn in a paper version with your three bill drafts and your rubric.
Class 804: Please post your final bill proposals here. You may also turn in a paper version with your three bill drafts and your rubric.
Class 802: Please post your final bill proposals here. You may also turn in a paper version with your three bill drafts and your rubric.
David from 806 found this website (extra credit for David!!!):
http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm
1) Click on the state that your rep is from.
2) Scroll down and find your rep’s name. Click on it.
3) Scroll down to find their positions on immigration and how they have voted in the past.
Use this resource to find out more about the different sides of the immigration debate. Find statistics to support your representative’s position.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5310549
Copy and paste this into a Word Document. Use it to take your notes on your Representative.
Mock Congress Immigration Debate 2007 Representative Research Graphic Organizer
| Name | |
| When were they first elected? | |
| Which political party do they belong to? | |
| Do they belong to any organizations or caucuses (groups) related to immigration? If yes, name the specific groups. | |
| What has s/he said about immigration in the past? | |
| Would you say that they are more likely to be FOR immigration to the United States or AGAINST immigration to the United States? Why? (Give specific examples) |
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| Other Notes |
This site has a lot of information on immigration. However, some of this text is very advanced. Give the articles a five sentence try. If, after five sentences, you find the text to be too difficult, then you should move on to another article. If it doesn’t make sense to you, there is no point in you wasting your time on it.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/i/immigration_and_refugees/index.html
