Lesson Plan for Thursday, September 26, 2019
POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES
- Dr. Huerta discussed how our life experiences inform our political perspectives.
- Do you identify solidly with any political party or philosophy?
- Take a look at two tests:
- How do these tests differ? What do they tell us about our political perspectives? What do they tell us about politics?
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Why Do Some Issues Become Partisan?
Case Study: Climate Change
AOC: “This Is Not An Elitist Issue” (The Guardian)
The Politics of Climate Change (National Geographic)
Republican Representative Garrett Graves on Climate Change (CSNBC)
No Reason for Global Warming to Be Partisan (The Hill)
What role does language play in shaping the way we perceive problems like climate change?
Can you think of other reasons why climate change has become a partisan issue?
Are there other issues that you feel become over-politicized?
What are some strategies that you recently learned about in COMM about conflict resolution that politicians could use to make progress toward resolving these issues?
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Homework
Remember that your Journal 3 is due tonight by 11:59 PM.
Due 9/26: Part 1: By September 26th, you’ll have given yourself some time to reflect on Exam 1 and how it went for you. Discuss your strategy going into the exam and how you felt afterward. What surprised you and what did you feel comfortable with?
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