13) September 25, 2018

1. Welcome
2. Create a new blog post.
3. Name it 13) September 25, 2018
4. FINISH Daily Write--Interview Review
1. Data Analysis Table
2. Questions
5. Daily Write--History of the American Dream Intro and Parts 1 & 2
1. How was the American Dream "a plain but revolutionary notion" when it began?
2. How has it evolved and what does it include now?  Why?
3. Part 1: Roots of the American Dream
1. How did the Pilgrims, immigrants, and Tocqueville see the American Dream?
2. When it was first defined in 1931, what did it include?  Why?
3. Why did "a better life" become "an abundant life?"
4. Part 2: The Modern American Dream
1. How did people buy a house in the 1930's?
2. How did the New Deal change how people bought houses?
6. Daily Write--Local, State, and Federal Government
1. Why do we have government and how is that seen in the infographic linked above?
2. How is the purpose of government shared among the three levels?
3. How is the purpose of government divided between the three levels?
4. How does a bill become a law and how did the election affect that?
7. Daily Write--Branches of Government
1. What are the three branches of government?
2. How does the president affect the congress and the courts?
3. How does the congress affect the president and the courts?
4. How do the courts affect the president and the congress?
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--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?