Notes and EXHIBITION TONIGHT!

Your Task List for Today:

1. Directions:  Make sure you know how to get to Noble Hall 130 (see below for directions).  
2. Exhibition:  Noble Hall 130, 5-7:30pm (make sure you are in your seat and ready to go when the gavel bangs at 5:00!)
3. Dress:  Last night of professional dress!  Your suits are really seeing some use this week.  :)
4. Prepare Your Stuff:  Folders complete and put in the Model Senate box for me to transport.  Senate Sport Cards in the box on my desk for me to transport.
5. Revise Speeches:  Make sure if you are speaking tonight that you have revised your speeches to take into account the new amendments for the bills.  Do they change how your senator feels about this bill?  If so, how and why?
6. MAKE SURE LORI HAS YOUR FINAL SPEECH!  Check to make sure I have the correct version to grade.  If you are revising, make sure you share with me the document that will be your final draft.
7. POL Outline and Schedule:  Take a look at the document linked on the SENIOR PROJECT page of my DP.  Read the general outline for POLs (we'll go over this in more detail on Tuesday), and check your presentation date and paneling date.  Get them in your calendar!
8. Fold Brochures:  I have 30 brochures that all need to be folded for tonight.  Help me out!
9. Done with everything above?  Get a head start on your reflection and DP update!  Details below.

Specialized Roles: Maj/Min Leaders, Executive, Whips, Secretaries
If you are listed above, you need to be at Exhibition at 4:30 to help me set up!

Directions to Noble Hall:
 
1.Coming from downtown (the south hill)
If you are coming from the downtown area, drive up (east on) eighth ave.  Drive up the hill to the college, and drive straight through the stoplight.  Immediately on your left you will see a drop-off area with a few parking places – DON'T PARK THERE.  Keep driving straight and take the next left into the large parking lot.  Go to the far left corner (by that drop off area you just passed. 
 
2.Coming from the north (the north hill/Florida Rd.)
If you are driving from the north side of town, turn up College Drive and go uphill.  That's the stoplight between J-Bo's restaurant and Mountain Sun Apartments.  Drive up the hill, past the golf course, and take a right at the traffic circle.  Take the next left (by the soccer field).  You will soon see a very large parking lot on your right hand side.  You may enter it at any point, but make sure you drive as far down as you can (toward the stoplight).  Park in the large lot as close to the stoplight as possible.  Park there, and Noble Hall will be the building closest to you.  Go up the steps and into the building, and the rooms will be right there inside the door.  

DP Updating: Reflection
You have a number of different options...because aren't we all tired of the written confessions?

Reflection Option 1:  Reality TV Confessional- Go into the confessional booth by the bookshelves.  Video a 2-4 minute confessional style reflection on Model Senate.  Talk to the camera!  Here are some things you could talk about:

1. What was your role in Model Senate?  Could you describe what you did?  What did you like about your role?  What was hard about your role?
2. What was your favorite moment or memory from model senate?
3. What was hardest for you about this project?  Where do you think you could have improved your performance?
4. How engaged were you during the actual exhibition?  Why?  What do you think contributed to your engagement or lack of engagement?
5. What do you think about the final bill that passed out of your committee?
6. How well did our senate process reflect what actually would have happened (content and process)?
7. After doing this, how would you answer the question, “is congress broken”?
8. How was your stress level during this project?  Was that stress level warranted?  Explain.
9. If you could do this project again, what would you do differently?
10. What advice would you give to students doing this project next year?
11. Other?

Reflection Option 2:  Audio Interview
Find a friend/partner.  Find a quiet place.  Use your phone or computer to record a 2-4 minute audio interview (2-4 minutes of interview EACH).  Questions could include:

1. What was your role in Model Senate?  Could you describe what you did?  What did you like about your role?  What was hard about your role?
2. What was your favorite moment or memory from model senate?
3. What was hardest for you about this project?  Where do you think you could have improved your performance?
4. How engaged were you during the actual exhibition?  Why?  What do you think contributed to your engagement or lack of engagement?
5. What do you think about the final bill that passed out of your committee?
6. How well did our senate process reflect what actually would have happened (content and process)?
7. After doing this, how would you answer the question, “is congress broken”?
8. How was your stress level during this project?  Was that stress level warranted?  Explain.
9. If you could do this project again, what would you do differently?
10. What advice would you give to students doing Model Senate next year?
11. Other?

DP Update: Here's what you need

1. A picture of the US Senate Seal
2. A description of the project- what was it, what did we do, what did you do
3. Your legislation
4. Your speech
5. Your video or audio reflection