LBSU 304 Week 6 Agenda for Politics and Government

5:30-5:40	Welcome Week 6-Read Aloud ·        Feedback/comments for DB 5, Writing Task 5, and/or face to face class 5.
5:40-6:10	Watch Videos for week 6 to prepare for tonight’s In Class  Group Assignment: Learning to Love Machiavelli: Don MacDonald at TEDxBoston (9:49) Discussion Abraham Lincoln - Second Inaugural Address (2:13) Discussion Letter From Birmingham Jail (5:40) Discussion *You still have two videos left to watch for week 6 on Blackboard
6:10-6:45 6:45-7:15 (Reading) 7:15-7:25 (Create Slogan) 7:25-7:50 (Type slide and present) *Each group 3 min max!	Directions for Week 6 Readings Jigsaw and Political Campaign Group Activity: Read article, create campaign slogan and a sign, present summary of article to class, show sign and give 3 reasons to vote for your candidate.            Each Group Choose one article:                   1. George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant, (784) 5 pages          2. Niccolò Machiavelli, The Morals of the Prince, (797) 6 pages          3. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Declaration of Sentiments and  Resolutions, (811) 1 page          4. Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, (813) 1 page          *You still have 3 readings to do for week 6 on Blackboard Directions: ·        4 Groups of 3 students (1 group can have 4) ·        Group Reads one essay for this week ·        The political figure from your article is magically alive again and they are running for office. ·        Your group has been assigned to be this candidate’s campaign managers (whether you would vote for your candidate or not-you must be in favor of your candidate for this activity) ·        Create a catchy political campaign sign and slogan (on paper first, then on PP slide) ·        The slogan should tell voters something real (from the text that your group read) about the person they have selected. ·         Present your campaign to the class and give three reasons why you think we should make this candidate our next president. ·        Summarize the article that your group read and emphasize the key points
7:50-8:00	Review of what is due for week 6 1.     DB week 6 (1 main and 2 responses)  2.     Writing Task # 6 3.     Watch the 2 videos on BB that we did not watch in class tonight: ·         Randall Balmer: On Separation of Church and State ·         Politics and the English language: Peter Hennessy at TEDxHousesofParliament 4.     Do the reading described on BB-We group-read and discussed the readings for 4 of the 7 articles assigned for this week. Please review these articles and READ the three articles that we did not discuss in class: ·         1)  Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, (818) ·           ·         2)  Randall Balmer, Diversity and Stability: The Paradox of Religious Pluralism, (831) ·           3) Stephen Carter, The Separation of Church and State, (843)