Lesson Plan for Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Happy October!
On our agenda today . . .
Presentation from Peer Mentor Elizabeth
Elizabeth has prepared a presentation on test-taking strategies and text-book reading savvy. Let’s give her our undivided attention because she knows what she’s talking about.
WHY DO SOME ISSUES BECOME PARTISAN? (Continued)
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?
POLS Notes Review
Has your notetaking strategy changed since taking the first POLS exam?
Homework
Journal 4 is due by 11:59 on Bb.
Due 10/1: Part 2: You have your results back from the first exam. How did you do? Did you meet your expectations, or fall a little short? Now that you have the first exam out of the way, discuss your game plan for Exam 2 and if you plan on completing the re-take exam.
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