What do Midterm Elections decide in the government?

It decides who is in the Senate and The House of Representatives. It is a big time of year for a lot of people.

How are citizens impacted by Midterm Elections?

They are impacted because if a law changes it could change families or cities. Also, the Houses are impacted, it could have been mostly Democrats and completely changed to Republicans.   

What can citizens do to get people they want to be elected?

they can make signs, they can rally or make parades, they can make commercials or just vote. They also can tell their family if they wanted to. 

Why do Midterm Elections exist?

They exist because the seats are meant to be switched and the government needed time to do it and they choose this time. It also would be very bad if they had the same people for really long periods of time. 

Why is it important for different groups of people to run for government positions?

It is important because if one person is against guns and another who is with guns that could really impact people. I also think people could change opinions depending on the person running. 

How do you think you have grown as a learner since the beginning of this unit?

I think I’ve grown by becoming a better listener and writer

What topic this unit has been most interesting to you? Explain.

I think the Christofer Columbus debate because it was fun to study about him and learn about him

Think about our school values.

• What has this unit made you wonder?

I wondered about the Native American Reservations 

• How has this unit made you feel empathy?

I felt empathetic to the Native Americans and how they are treated

• How has this unit strengthened your feeling of Tikkun Olam?

I have strengthened my feeling of Tikkun Olam because I realized how bad the world can be to other people  

What can we (your teachers) change to make this unit better in the future?

my teachers can give more team projects to do in the unit. 

Some Native Americans do not like the term Native American. Explain why they reject this name.

they reject the name because they don’t like the American part because of the American government 

One person in the BBC Video said that living in poverty does not mean they are poor. What do you think he meant by that?

I think he meant that they are rich in their own way.

Some Native Americans approve of the team name Redskins. What is their reason for approving this name while others do not?

I think they approve it because at least they have a team named after them and it may not be offensive to them

In the CNN segment, there was a story told about a woman who used to approve of the name Redskins, and now does not. What changed? Why does she no longer approve of the name?

I think she found the name to be offensive after time

How can non-Native people help others learn about Native Americans current issues? What can we do to help?

we can show other people CNN 10 and other current events

Explain how your group worked together before the debate (during research). Did you work well together?

before the debate we organized what we were going to say and when we were going to say it. We worked really well together.

Explain how your group worked together during the debate. Did you work well together?

we worked together by letting each other talk and didn’t interrupt them. Yes we worked well together

What can you do differently next time? Why will this help you and your group improve?

shorten peoples talking time, so everyone can have an equal amount. I think it would make a difference because everyone would have the same amount of time to talk.

Explain how this debate influenced your opinion on Columbus.

it influenced me because when I was researching I found a lot of bad things which made me see how bad people can be