Who is your audience?(US Congress)

by

Ms. Kopp

US Senator Barbara Boxer

• Democrat

• First elected in November 1992

• Official website: http://boxer.senate.gov/index.cfm

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Background Information

• Here is where you put the most important information about each official’s background

• Think about education, former jobs, committees (especially ones that relate to our topics), experience

Global Warming

• Environment America gave Boxer a 70%

• Add more organizations and their grade for the senator or representative

Darfur

• Go here for US Rep and Senator scores for Darfur: http://www.darfurscores.org/

Immigration

• Continue to add association scores, making sure they’re from 2008

US Senator Dianne Feinstein

• Here you will continue the same process as you did with Barbara Boxer

US Representative Henry Waxman

• Again, continue the same process

Who should I write?

• Looking at the three national issues, who should the class write about immigration, global warming, or Darfur?

• Should it be the senator or representative with the C or A score?

Solutions• Here you put possible solutions for US Congress to consider. They

need to be specific solutions. For example:

• Global Warming: The American Clean Energy and Security Act is a bill the full House will consider this summer.

• Darfur: The 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Bill provides $50 million to support peacekeepers, the peace process, and the new diplomatic team under the Special Envoy for Sudan.

• Darfur: House Resolution 241 comments International Criminal Court for issuing a warrant for the arrest of Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan, for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Ask Rep. Waxman to cosponsor.

• Immigration: On March 26, 2009, the "Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act" was introduced in both the House and the Senate. Urge members of Congress to support and cosponsor.

Who is your audience?(State Legislative)

by Ms. Kopp

Senator Fran Pavley

Background Information

• Here is where you put the most important information about each official’s background

• Think about education, former jobs, committees, (especially ones that relate to our topics), experience

California Economy

• Continue to add association scores . . . the statewide ones may be outdated (from 2006). Votesmart just added state reps and senators, so they’re a little older.

California Education Cuts

Overturning Prop 8

State Representative Mike Feuer

• Again, continue same process

Background Information

Who should I write?

• Looking at the three national issues, who should the class write about the economy, immigration, or same-sex marriage?

• Should it be the senator or representative with the C or A score?

Solutions• Here you put possible solutions for the state to consider. They

need to be specific solutions. For example:• Prop 8: Urge your senator or representative to restore

marriage rights to same-sex couples: http://www.hrcbackstory.org/2009/05/prop-8-decision-analysis/

• California’s Economy: Ask your senator or representative to protect the CalWorks program, which serves more than 500,000 poor families with children, and Healthy Families, which provides medical coverage to 928,000 children and teens. Both programs face elimination to balance the budget.

• Education Cuts: Also potentially on the chopping block is CalGrants, a financial assistance program that offers cash grants to lower- and middle-income college students each year. Tell your senator or representative to keep this program.

• Education Cuts: Tell your senator or representative the consequences of cutting summer school programs.