MONDAYMAY 4TH, 2020

The People Have A VoiceEQ 5: Can I communicate

information, ideas, and concepts

necessary for academic success in

the content area of Social Studies?

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Read the Passage

The ConstitutionThe Constitution gives the states the power to conduct elections and to make their own rules

about how they do it, and it also tells them what they are not allowed to do in conducting elections.

For example, states are not allowed to reject people who have the right to vote in an election.

The Constitution says that to be allowed to vote, a person must be a citizen of the United States. You

are a U.S. citizen automatically if you are born in the United States. There are also ways to become a

U.S. citizen if you were not born there. One of the ways is a process called “naturalization.”

Not all citizens are allowed to vote. For example, a ten-year-old may not vote. For much of

early U.S. history mostly white men who were at least 21 years old had the right to vote. Other

groups, such as women, were not allowed to vote.

Since then, the rules about who has the right to vote for president and other elected officials

have changed, with more groups of American citizens being given this right. These changes were the

result of additions, or “amendments,” to the Constitution. Twenty-seven amendments have been

added to the Constitution, and three of them have to do with who has the right to vote. These three

Amendments prohibit the states from denying the right to vote to some groups of citizens. These

three groups are African Americans, women, and people who are 18 to 20 years old. Over time, each

of these groups was given the right to vote.

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Using the passage,

answer the questions.

1. States are not allowed to reject people who have what

right?

2. A person must have what qualification in order to vote?

3. When you are born in the U.S., you are automatically a

citizen. If you are not and want to become a citizen, what

process must you complete?

4. What three groups of people did not have the right to

vote at one time but now do?

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If you had the right to vote,

what is one change in your

community that you would

want to use your vote to

make a difference?

Why is it important to

have the freedom of

voting?

ELD ESL 9-12

TUESDAYMAY 5TH, 2020

Political Parties -

Nelson

EQ 5: Can I communicate

information, ideas, and concepts

necessary for academic success in

the content area of Social Studies?

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WEDNESDAYMAY 6TH, 2020

NTK EQ 5: Can I communicate

information, ideas, and concepts

necessary for academic success in

the content area of Social Studies?

Chad was never serious. He was always joking around. Some people even called him the class clown.

What does the idiom, class clown, mean?

a. A school’s mascot.

b. Someone who tries to get attention by being funny

c. Someone who likes to wear face paint to school.

d. Someone who wears funny hats.

•Which answer is THE BEST answer? Why?•Which answer is ALMOST CORRECT? Why is it not the best?•Which two answers are wrong? Reword the question to make the answer correct.

ELD 9 NTK: "The Class Clown”

Periods when you were in-between

Sean had recently graduated college. That period of life was finished but he

didn’t know what to do next. He was between college and career, between

decision and indecision. The story takes place during summer, a notoriously

unstructured period for kids. Each day heads in no particular direction, full of

freedom and possibility, that is just as likely to lead to boredom as to excitement.

The contrast between freedom and lack of direction pervades “Head Clown,”

conveying a not-knowing that cries out for resolution.

Writing PromptWhat periods in your life when you were “in between?” Like Head Clown,

consider your summers, as well as the period before you settled into routine

adulthood, or any other period when you felt an absence of direction. Search

within those periods for the makings of a story.

NTK: “The Class Clown”

•Which answer is THE BEST answer? Why?•Which answer is ALMOST CORRECT? Why is it not the best?•Which two answers are wrong?

Gabriel: Do you know that before the Women's SuffrageMovement, and the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, women were not initially permitted to stand for elections?Jesus: Yes, we learned about it in our ESL class last year, and we also learned that even before 1920, some individual states had passed legislation that allowed women to vote in different types of elections, and some allowed women owned property to vote.

I think," Women's Suffrage" means__________A. is one of the rights for women to be treated equally as men.B. is the right for women to vote in elections.C. is the right for women to get equal education.D. is the right for women to suffer forever.

NTK: "Women's Suffrage"

In 1869, women leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the National Women's Suffrage Association. The main goal of this group was to get an amendment passed that would allow women to vote. In 1894, two more groups merged under the leadership of Susan B. Anthony and became the National American Woman Suffrage Association. The two groups disagreed on whether to support the 15th amendment without the right for women to vote because the 15th amendment passed in 1870 allowing all men regardless of race to vote, but not women. Their main goal was to get the 19th amendment passed to allow women to vote, and on August 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment was signed into law. It stated that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Respond to the writing prompt below:

• If you were undecided in 1915 about the question of women's suffrage, do you think you could be persuaded by this woman to support suffrage? Why or why not?

ELD 11 NTK: “MACROECONOMICS”

“The Mexican economy has had unprecedentedmacroeconomic stability, which has reduced inflation and interest rates to record lows and has increased per capita income. In spite of this, enormous gaps remain between the urban and the rural population, the northern and southern states, and the rich and the poor”

1. What does this mean?

a. There are differences in social classes

b. The economy in Mexico is overall stable

c. The South and the North of Mexico want different things

d. Mexico does not have macroeconomics

• Which answer is

THE BEST answer?

Why?

• Which answer is

ALMOST

CORRECT? Why is

it not the best?

• Which two answers

are wrong? Reword

the question to

make the answer

correct.

NTK “MACROECONOMICS ”

Read the passage below and answer the question in complete sentences.

• “The Mexican economy has had unprecedented macroeconomic stability, which has reduced inflation and interest rates to record lows and has increased per capita income. In spite of this, enormous gaps remain between the urban and the rural population, the northern and southern states, and the rich and the poor”

Why does low inflation and interests rates mean “stable macroeconomics”?

__________________________________________________

Trade papers with your partner and check.

The story that Franklin proposed the turkey as the national

symbol began to circulate in American newspapers around the time

of the country’s centennial and are based on a January 26, 1784,

letter in which he panned the eagle and extolled the virtues of the

gobbler to his daughter, Sarah. In doing so, though, he was not

delivering a critique of the Great Seal but a new medal issued by

the Society of the Cincinnati, an association of Continental Army

veterans. “For my own part I wish the bald eagle had not been

chosen as the representative of our country,” he wrote. The

Founding Father argued that the eagle was “a bird of bad moral

character” that “does not get his living honestly” because it steals

food from the fishing hawk and is “too lazy to fish for himself.”

In contrast, Franklin called the turkey “a much more respectable

bird” and “a true original native of America.” While he considered

the eagle “a rank coward,” Franklin believed the turkey to be “a

bird of courage” that “would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of

the British Guards who should presume to invade his farm yard with

a red coat on.” While the private letter was a spirited promotion of

the turkey over the eagle, Franklin never made his views public,

and when the chance had been given to him to officially propose a

symbol for the United States eight years earlier, his idea was

biblical, not avian.

• Pick one answer as the best answer

• Pick one answer as the second best, tell

me why it is the second best

• Show which two answers are completely

incorrect. Write a question that would

have one of them as the answer.

Which bird did Benjamin Franklin seem to prefer in

this passage?

A. The Bald Eagle

B. The Raven

C. A bird of courage

D. The Turkey

Adapted from: Elizabeth Nix, https://www.history.com/news/how-did-the-bald-

eagle-become-americas-national-bird

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PATRIOTIC SYMBOLISMThe story that Franklin proposed the turkey as the national symbol

began to circulate in American newspapers around the time of the country’s centennial and are based on a January 26, 1784, letter in which he panned the eagle and extolled the virtues of the gobbler to his daughter, Sarah. In doing so, though, he was not delivering a critique of the Great Seal but a new medal issued by the Society of the Cincinnati, an association of Continental Army veterans. “For my own part I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country,” he wrote. The Founding Father argued that the eagle was “a bird of bad moral character” that “does not get his living honestly” because it steals food from the fishing hawk and is “too lazy to fish for himself.”

In contrast, Franklin called the turkey “a much more respectable bird” and “a true original native of America.” While he considered the eagle “a rank coward,” Franklin believed the turkey to be “a bird of courage” that “would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his farm yard with a red coat on.” While the private letter was a spirited promotion of the turkey over the eagle, Franklin never made his views public, and when the chance had been given to him to officially propose a symbol for the United States eight years earlier, his idea was biblical, not avian.

Many people read the letter mentioned in the second paragraph and think that Benjamin Franklin fought with congress over what animal should be on the seal.

What facts or statements from the reading contradicts that idea?

Write your answer on your paper, then share with a partner.

ESL 9-12 NTK IDIOM: HANG SOMEONE OUT TO DRYClara, Evie, and Jane skipped their 4th

period class together. However, Evie was the

only one to get caught. When the other girls

were questioned, they left Evie hanging out

to dry.

A: "This is a group project. We're supposed to all

help each other do the work. Don't leave me

hanging out to dry."

B: "You're on your own. I don't have time to help. I am going to a party tonight."

After losing the election, the

democratic party is going to

leave is going to "hang their

candidate out to dry."

1. I think “hang someone out to dry” means . . .

a. To hang someone on a clothesline

b. To leave someone outside to dry

c. To walk away from someone in need

d. To abandon someone who is in trouble

2. Create 2 example sentences.

• Which answer is THE

BEST answer? Why?

• Which answer is

ALMOST CORRECT?

Why is it not the best?

• Which two answers are

wrong? Reword the

question to make the

answer correct.

THURSDAYMAY 7TH, 2020

CampaignsEQ 5: Can I communicate

information, ideas, and concepts

necessary for academic success in

the content area of Social Studies?

WHAT IS AN "ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN"?

Definition

A political campaign is an organized

effort which seeks to influence the

decision making progress within a specific group. In democracies, political

campaigns often refer to electoral

campaigns, by which representatives are chosen or referendums are decided

Let's see important elements

Organized Effort: Who do you think

does this effort? Why does it have to be

organized?

Influence: why is this effort looking to

have an effect on the way of thinking of the population?

Electoral: is this word related to Elections?

READ ALOUD EACH CIRCLE Candidates make an

organized effort and plan

They send that information to the population

to influence them

The population considers the options and

reasons

The people ELECT their best

option

ON YOUR NOTEBOOK MATCH THE ACTION WITH

THE ACTOR

ACTION ACTOR

Trying to influence People

Electing the best options Candidates

Organized Plan

To consider the proposed plan

THINK ABOUT 5 PROBLEMS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Write down 5 aspects that could be better in

your neighborhood (where you live). They can

be related to services (water, gas, food, electricity, transport or others) or any other

thing you can think of.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

Now image you are trying to build a

campaign because YOU are a

candidate; based on those 5 problems, name 3 solutions you promise to do "if

people elect you"

I promise I will

A)

B)

C)

If you elect me!

ELD PROMPT

EMAIL YOUR

TEACHER

WITH YOUR

ANSWERS

BUILD YOUR OWN ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN CONSIDERING THESE ASPECTS

Consider what your position will be on at

least 3 of these controversial aspects

1) Healthcare

2) Abortion

3) Border Security

4) College Tuition Fees

5) Paid Family Leave

6) Gun Control

Now image you HAVE TO RUN AS

CANDIDATE and you have to MAKE

YOUR OWN CAMPAIGN. Please write a full paragraph trying to influence the

population and explaining your position

on these 3 aspects you chose.

ESL PROMPT

EMAIL YOUR

TEACHER

WITH YOUR

ANSWERS

FRIDAYMAY 8TH, 2020

Presidential ElectionEQ 5: Can I communicate

information, ideas, and concepts

necessary for academic success in

the content area of Social Studies?

Watch the video to get a general idea about the process by which

America's presidential candidates are chosen.

https://youtu.be/2KBcyW92JIQ

1. Chief of State

2. Chief Executive

3. Chief Administrator

4. Chief Diplomat

5. Commander in Chief

6. Chief Legislator

7. Chief of Party

8. Chief Citizen

WHAT IS A PLATFORM???

A platform is a set of ideas and issues that the candidate will focus on during the general election.

There are thousands of issues that are important to the American People. The party will choose

the most important issues.

economydefense

environment

jobs

health care

Republican and Democratic Parties Platform

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

Group of people chosen from each State to formally select the

President and

Vice President

Each candidate

will spend more

time in some

states than

others. They

may even ignore

a few states!

Why is this?

It’s because of a college that has no buildings, no mascot and no classes!

It’s called The electoral college. The members of the electoral college (538 of them) are the people who actually

vote for the president.

DURING THE PRIMARY SEASON, CANDIDATES ARE TRYING TO WIN “DELEGATES.” DELEGATES ARE PEOPLE WHO WILL VOTE FOR THEM AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION IN THE SUMMER OF 2020. THE CANDIDATE WHO WINS THE MOST DELEGATES WILL GET THEIR PARTY’S NOMINATION.

Vote for me!!

Delegates!!

The process is

confusing!

Here’s an explanation…

Delegates are the people

who ACTUALLY decide who

will be the official candidate

for president. They vote at

the convention in July or

August.

Say

whaaaat???

Let’s pretend there are 100 people that vote in the primary in one of the states.

If this state awards 24 delegates, Biden will get 50% of the delegates. Biden will get twelve delegates.

Thirty people voted for Warren.

That’s 30%. Warren will get 30% of the delegates.

She will get

7 delegates.

Twenty people voted for

Sanders. That’s 20%. He will get

5 delegates.

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Write ONE PAGE about who you would

vote for in the Presidential election and

why. Make sure to write in complete

sentences.

***Do your best to PERSUADE your reader

to vote for the same presidential

candidate as you.

ELD ESL 9-12

Write down your reactions to each

candidate:

• The candidate I like best

is________

• I like the things this person says

about_______

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• The candidate I like least is……

• I don’t like the things this person

says about……..

Do some Research about the 2020 presidential

candidates!