Links and Info for Tn MS Youth Leg

Links and info for Middle School Youth Leg

The Official Website for Tennessee Youth in Government
http://www.tennesseeyig.org/yig/msyig/index.htm


Follow this link to find out what current bills are in the TN legislature, law codes, the official TN Legislature website, and Lexus Nexus (Great Research Site)
http://www.tennesseeyig.org/yig/links.htm

This link below has some great information on how to pick a topic. This is guide is for Youth Leg in the State of Indiana but the suggestions on pages 1 and 2 of the guide give greats steps for how your group picks a topic and will work for TN. Just make sure you look up laws in Tennessee and not Indiana! (see above links)
http://www.inyag.org/downloads/Legislature/The%20Bill%20Development%20Process.pdf

This link has a bunch of examples of Middle School bill for Youth Leg in Michigan. Read these over to get some ideas for what your group may want to do.
http://www.myig.org/ms/ms_docs/07%20Middle%20School%20House%20bills.pdf


A great way to find possible topics that could be made into laws is to search Editorials from Tennessee Newspapers. Editorials are different from regular newspaper articles because they state opinions where are article are supposed to just give facts without any opinion. I have links below to several editorial sections from TN newspapers.

Remember to focus on TN issues not national ones.

Memphis – The Commercial Appeal
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/opinion/editorial/

Nashville – The Tennessean
http://www.tennessean.com/section/OPINION?nav=6

Knoxville – The News Sentinel
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/opinion/

Chattanooga – The Times Free Press
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/

Photos of Brainstorming for Mid-Term Essay

Dynasty Research Question List

Dynasty Research Check List

You will have to site every piece of information with the specific place you found the information. Make sure that you track every web site, WITH A SPECIFIC LINK.

When did the dynasty/empire start/stop and who did they replace and who replaced them?

Describe the geography of the location of your dynasty/empire.

Describe two to three key people in your dynasty/empire.

Describe one to two key events in your dynasty/empire.

Describe two to three inventions/breakthroughs in your dynasty/empire.

Describe the hierarchy and class system of your dynasty/empire.

Describe the method of rule/ government of your dynasty/empire

Describe how the economy of your dynasty/empire.

Describe the following parts of culture;

Arts

Literature

Religion/Philosophy

Class Activity for Monday, Nov. 15th

Go to this link and follow the directions. The username and password on the usual ones for the Hutch Library.

http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1185087?cid=71&webSiteCode=SLN_HANC&returnToPage=%2fTopics%2fDisplay%2f1185087%3fcid%3d71&sid=1185090&useConcept=False&token=CAA02C544CF5024E17BC1F42AB37375E&casError=False

The Ultimate Model UN site for links

Here is the link
http://guest.portaportal.com/modelun

Power Point about Islam

Here is a link to the power point from class.

LINK

Graphic Organizers for Essay Test

Here are the G.O.'s that the classes made from the activity to help study for the essay test.



8.1
SH

LC

HP JK MMM

MT KS KF HL RM


8.2

IW EO KD LB

JW MW CE BCP

CB MMMJ KK

ES CN GB

8.3
AL BF KW CA

AlBu

CK CH AR

DeMcD

8.4
VB KM SGM JD

EM WS BH SGR AAG

RW

CW RC AW KK