Class Biz
1. Senior POLs Guidelines (make a copy of this, and add it to your Drive)

• Feel free to look over this if you want and do some more research over Thanksgiving but we will have Monday-Friday of the second week after Thanksgiving to work on these in Humanities.  Your POLs will take place the last week of the semester before winter break.  You will be required to participate in a critique panel for a number of students during that week.
• This document is also linked on the Senior Project page of my DP.  Please MAKE A COPY of it before you start editing it!

2. Final Speeches are due MIDNIGHT on FRIDAY!!! Email me your FINAL, REFINED Speech, but best to just email me your speech the DAY you give your speech.  
3. Reminder on Exhibition dress: Look Senatorial!  Get into character.
4. Let's review the MODEL SENATE SCHEDULE!

• Tuesday:  Normal Classes
• Wednesday:  Seniors go to their normal electives 1st and 2nd period.  Model Senate from 10-12.  After lunch, there is work time and space in Lori's, Ashley's, and Kyle's rooms for speech revisions, political strategizing, and any other work you may want to be doing.  Seniors go to normal 7th period class.
• Thursday:  Seniors go to their normal electives 1st and 2nd period.  Model Senate from 10:30-12 and 1:00-2:15.  Seniors go to normal 7th period class.
• Friday:  Classes as normal, but on the Wednesday schedule (only cores, no electives).  Model Senate at Noble Hall on Fort Lewis Campus from 5:00-8:00 pm.

​TODAY'S AGENDA
Speech Work Time:
Take 20 minutes to work on your speech.  Tighten up the language, add an introduction or a strong conclusion, add evidence/research, etc.  Think you're done?  Come talk to Ashley.

Speech Practice/Critique:
I will pair you up.  Stand up and give your speech to your partner while they time you.  When you are done, they should verbally give you feedback on the following:

1. How could they improve the performance aspect of this speech (body language, volume, pacing, etc.)?  Remember, we will NOT have microphones on Wednesday or Thursday!
2. If their speech was TOO LONG:  What do you think they should cut?
3. If their speech was TOO SHORT:  What could they add?  What was missing?
4. What was the strongest part of their speech?  Why?
5. What most needs to be improved in terms of the content of their speech?  How could they improve this?

EXHIBITION PREP:  Follow the Checklist! ​
See checklist for what you need to accomplish individually and as a class for Exhibition.  ALL of this needs to be done by the end of class.

HOMEWORK:

• Bring Exhibition dress with you (or just wear it)
• Make sure you are ready to go for tomorrow!

By the end of class....

• Email me the draft of your speech
• Turn in your completed placard

Senior POLs Guidelines 

• Feel free to look over this if you want and do some more research over Thanksgiving but we will have Monday-Friday of the second week after Thanksgiving to work on these in Humanities.  Your POLs will take place the last week of the semester before winter break.

Agenda
1. 15 minute caucus to propose amendments to your bills in parties led by Geoffrey for democratic party and Serena for Republican party

2. Peer Critique

• When you are done, if you feel your speech needs a lot of work, sign up for a conference with me . If you think your speech is in good shape, carry on with your revisions and placard design.
• Lobbyists/Experts, same critique guidelines apply to your speech, just substitute "industry's perspective" for "Senator's perspective".

3. Make your placard!  See the Mack Daddy packet for guidelines and rubric.

4. Refine your bill!

Class Biz!

• Review mocket schedule 
• Give mock bills (y'all should read these in class today. They're a hoot!)

1. Mock Bill #1: "The Removal of Middle Schoolers from Facebook"
2. Mock Bill #2:
3. Mock Bill #3:

Speech Writing!

1. General Speech Guidelines and Rubric
2. Lobbyist and Expert Speech Writing Guidelines

TIP: Look at videos of your senator speaking to get a sense of their style/rhetoric, etc....
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DEADLINES: 

• Draft of speech due by the end of class on Friday--  Show to Ashley in class that day!
• Final draft- midnight, Friday, Dec. 2nd

Who Does NOT  have to write a speech?

• Maj/Min leaders
• Chairs and Ranking Members
• Secretaries

Starter: Parly Pro practice, round 2, with Claire and Jonathon presiding

Today's Guest: Monika Glenn

Today's Objectives
All Students: Print Senator Sports Card and laminate them by the end of class today. If you don't have time to print today, email me the file to prove you finished it and then print/laminate it on Monday.

Specialized Roles: Begin reading your bills today!  See the guidelines I gave you in class yesterday for how to make your bill selections. Don't forget we are meeting on Monday, 1st period to review your selections and come to consensus on the bills that will go to committee.

Starter:  Parly Pro Practice 

Guest Speakers: Mr. Shifflet is back today! Monika Glenn will be with us tomorrow.

Today's Objectives

1. Refine your bill
2. Begin your Senate sports card if you have time (see mack daddy packet for instructions and the rubric)
3. Send Ashley an email by 8:30 am tomorrow morning with the following:

• Your final bill
• What specific parts of the bill you authored or ACTIVELY contributed to

Specialized Roles!

1. Check in with the bill writing groups and make sure your research adequately addresses their bill provisions
2. Finish your research today
3. Make your senate sports cards today so you can begin reading the bills tomorrow

Guest Expert Today: Danny Quinlan from Los Companeros

Objectives:  By the end of class today, you should…

1. Have the preamble done.  You will add to it as you keep revising, but the core of it should be complete, with ample evidence and facts.
2. Have your bill completely drafted.  Remember, a good bill has 5-8 sections, and at least two of those sections have sub-sections that go into greater detail.
3. Consult with our guest expert, Danny Quinlan from Los Companeros.
4. Email me your bill by tomorrow at the beginning of class.  You could do this tomorrow, but chances are you'll forget, and you'll turn it in after class has begun, and I'll count it as late.

Remember to use the BILL TEMPLATE on my DP once you start actually writing your bill!

HOMEWORK:
Share your bill with me digitally before class starts tomorrow!

This Week's Experts
Tuesday- Danny Quinlan with Los Companeros
Wednesday- Mr. Shifflet with ICE
Friday- Monika Glenn, immigrant

Today's Objectives (by the end of class)

1. Review your daily objectives and your role's deadlines for the week in the mack daddy packet!  Discuss these with your partner.
2. Have the preamble mostly dialed
3. Have 4-5 sections of your bill outlined
4. Write down questions for our guest experts

​SCHEDULE SHIFT ON WEDNESDAY!
Make sure you understand where you are supposed to be, at what time!  This will be in effect from Weds. November 2 through Weds. Nov. 16.  This is only two weeks, so please bear small inconveniences cheerfully!

1. Immigration:  3rd- Math, 5th and 6th- Humanities (Ashley).  WEDS:  1- Math, 2- Free, 3 and 4- Humanities.
2. Climate: 4th- Math, 5th and 6th- Humanities (Lori).  WEDS: 1- Free, 2- Math, 3 and 4-Humanities.
3. College Debt: 3rd and 4th- Humanities (Lori), 6th- Math.  WEDS: 1 and 2- Humanities, 3- Free, 4- Math.
4. Executive and Whips:  Follow the schedule for Climate Change (see above).  You will be able to jump back and forth between rooms as you see fit during this time once you check in with Lori.

Guest Speaker 3rd Period:  In the Commons 
We have a guest speaker coming in for 3rd period. He is an activist and campaign manager whose focus is teaching young people how to work the legislative system and bring about actual change.  Topical, no?  All seniors should attend.  It will be in the Commons.

College Debt Caucus
Complete your final issue caucus.  Get your caucus notes to me!

If time...
Review calendar for Model Senate, deadlines, roles, tasks, etc.  If we don't have time today, we'll do this tomorrow.