Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Open Bills in Congress.... mskuburas.blogspot.com

Overview: You will be researching a bill that is currently open in Congress. After reading about and familiarizing yourself with the bill, you will write a 3 paragraph essay describing the bill and giving your personal opinion on whether this bill should be passed or not. You need to back your opinion with reasoning. You may research facts to support your opinion.

Paragraph 1: Title of bill, date introduced, name of representative or senator that introduced the bill, party of the representative or senator (Republican, Democrat) and a short 1-2 sentence preview of what the bill is about.

Paragraph 2: More thorough description of the bill and some facts about the topic of the bill

Paragraph 3: Your opinion of the topic and bill, Would you vote for this bill if you were a representative or senator in Congress?  

To find an open bill in Congress  CLICK HERE

Further instructions:

Type your essay in a word document. The font should be size 12.  Font style should be easy to read (Arial or Times New Roman)

Make sure to pay attention to mechanics and grammar.

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