January 14 2019 Government Shutdown/Illegal Immigration

Homeroom Article: 3 Simple Facts About the Shutdown - The Atlantic

Essential Questions: Why is the government shutdown? What is the President and Congress disagreeing about?

Should the United States build a border wall between the United States of America and Mexico?

Do you think that we should separate the children of illegal immigrants from their parents when they cross the border as a deterrent against illegal immigration?

Directions: Finish the work from last week's lessons.

If you finish all of the work from last week lessons students should either work on older EdPuzzle videos from last semester or read and highlight the articles linked to at the bottom of this webpage.

Its Learning: (for article with questions)

EdPuzzle

Transcript Chaos on the Border - November 26, 2018

Highlights article using Diigo

Directions: Read and highlight the article.

Important

Thought Provoking

Confusing

Big Words you don't know the meaning of

Articles

US shutdown: Trump urged to temporarily reopen government - BBC News

How Americans see illegal immigration, the border wall and political compromise - Pew Research

Fact check: Trump's previous misstatements on immigration, the border and the wall - NBC News

Trump's border wall would stop less than half of illegal immigration in the U.S. - CBS News