Climate Change: Day 3

CRUCIAL REMINDERS FOR SENIORS!
Senior Project Conferences: 

1. Go to the Senior Project page of my DP
2. Click on Teacher Conference Sign Up
3. Make sure your name is under a teacher's name.  If it's not, put it under one!
4. Check your email-- teachers should have contacted you at this point to schedule.  If they haven't, harass them.
5. REMEMBER...you CANNOT conference until you have completed your reflection and the initial research!  Don't know what those are?  Go to page 2 of THIS DOCUMENT.

Letters of Rec and Conferences
Did you sign up for a teacher letter of recommendation or for a Senior Project conference with ME?  Check your email.  Deadlines are rapidly approaching, and I am not going to flex on these.

OKAY, LET'S GET TO CLASS...
Essential Question:  How does each party define the problem of climate change, and how does that definition shape the solutions they support?
 
Objective:  To understand how our party defines the problem, and what solutions are being proposed.
 
Framing:  Today we’re going to transition from background knowledge and context to looking at different solutions being proposed to fix climate change.   Today combined with tomorrow’s in-depth article study is going to get us ready for the party caucus and legislation brainstorm on Monday.  Remember, the goal by the end of Monday is to have some concrete ideas for legislation, and a solid understanding of your senator and party positions.
 
Years of Living Dangerously: Part 6
Watch, and take notes in your Climate Change packet on page 10 of your packet.  Discuss and debrief.

Platform Study: 
Partner with another senator from your party.  Go to your party’s political platform. 

1. For Democrats, go the section titled “COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY, AND SECURE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE”  You’ll see there are three subtopics here—read all three!
2. For Republicans, go straight to the section titled “America’s Natural Resources.”  Read the subtopics here titled “A New Era in Energy” and “Environmental Progress.”
3. After reading these sections, answer the questions in on Climate Change packet pages 11 and 12.

Brainstorm Questions for Guest Speaker
Coleman's grandpa, who is a New Mexico state senator, will be here on Friday from 12:30-1:30.  I want you to brainstorm at least 3 questions you could ask him about...

1. His experiences as a senator
2. Political strategy
3. Writing legislation, and getting that legislation passed
4. Climate change/energy issues
5. Working with senators from other parties
6. Other?

HOMEWORK
None!  Unless you didn’t finish the platform study.  Then you need to finish it.