{"id":12757,"date":"2018-01-26T12:12:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T20:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/?p=12757"},"modified":"2018-01-29T06:58:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T14:58:46","slug":"get-ready-for-the-state-of-the-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/get-ready-for-the-state-of-the-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for the State of the Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Engage your students in dissecting and speaking back to the State of the Union Address with resources from <a href='https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/education\/' target='_blank'>KQED Education<\/a>, inspired by the <a href='https:\/\/www.22x20.org\/' target='_blank'>#22&#215;20 campaign<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What do your students think of the state of the union? Will they be watching on January 30 when President Trump takes the podium for one of the most-watched political events of the year?<\/p>\n<p>Help students discuss the issues, fact-check the speech and evaluate the arguments with these resources for bringing the State of the Union into your classroom, including the ever-popular State of the Union bingo!<\/p>\n<p>This year, Bay Area students will join KQED at The Mix at the San Francisco Public Library\u2019s main branch to watch the speech and create media in response to what they hear from the president. The event is one of several media-making \u201cbreak-a-thons\u201d nationwide inspired by the <a href='https:\/\/thelamp.org\/22x20\/' target='_blank'>22\u00d720 campaign<\/a>, a national initiative promoting youth civic action. The name 22\u00d720 refers to the 22 million teens who will be eligible to vote in the 2020 general election.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in bringing a group of young people (ages 13-18) to the event at The Mix, contact Chanelle Ignant, cignant@kqed.org<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t join the break-a-thon in person? Here are some resources and ideas for bringing the State of the Union to your students and connecting them online to other young people during the speech.<\/p>\n<h4>Before the Speech<\/h4>\n<p>Get your students up to speed on the issues likely to be discussed on January 30. Start with <a href='https:\/\/wp.me\/p681tQ-7G8' target='_blank'>The Lowdown\u2019s advanced coverage<\/a> of this year\u2019s State of the Union, which includes a rundown of six key issues and <a href='https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/lowdown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2018\/01\/SOTU-2016-Bingo.pdf' target='_blank'>the promised bingo card<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>For a deeper look at some of the issues, check out previous coverage from The Lowdown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href='https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/lowdown\/category\/domestic-policy\/immigration\/' target='_blank'>Immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/lowdown\/2017\/08\/02\/how-north-korea-became-one-of-the-americas-biggest-security-threats-a-brief-history-with-lesson-plan\/' target='_blank'>North Korea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/lowdown\/2017\/12\/20\/six-solid-resources-for-making-some-sense-of-the-republican-tax-plan\/' target='_blank'>Tax reform<\/a> and <a href='https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/lowdown\/category\/domestic-policy\/money-and-taxes\/' target='_blank'>economic policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/lowdown\/category\/domestic-policy\/civil-rights-struggles\/' target='_blank'>Civil rights and liberties<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/lowdown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2018\/01\/SOTU-Lesson-Plan.pdf' target='_blank'>This lesson plan<\/a> gives ideas for preparing students to watch the speech live. It recommends students choose one issue they feel strongly about, then focus on that topic as they watch the speech.<\/p>\n<h4>During the Speech<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Connect online:<\/strong> Students can discuss the speech with peers around the country on social media using the hashtag #22\u00d720 and #SOTU18<\/p>\n<p><strong>Film a response:<\/strong> Students can record their thoughts about the issues on our <a href='https:\/\/flipgrid.com\/cct6ej' target='_blank'>State of the Union grid<\/a> on Flipgrid, a free video discussion platform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact-check:<\/strong> Students can fact-check statements about an issue they care about or monitor fact-checking sites, like <a href='http:\/\/www.politifact.com\/' target='_blank'>Politifact<\/a>, which will be posting live updates during the speech.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make a meme:<\/strong> At KQED\u2019s break-a-thon, we\u2019ll be making memes related to issues that come up in the speech. Memes are short, visual statements that use well-known images to communicate an idea or opinion. Students can create memes using a number of free generators, then share their creations on social media and with the class the next day. Don\u2019t forget the #22\u00d720 hashtag!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Democratic response:<\/strong> Remind students that a response by a Democrat will follow Trump\u2019s speech. The party who is not currently occupying the White House typically gives a televised response in a tradition dating back to 1966. Students can also make memes, share online responses and fact-check the Democratic response.<\/p>\n<h4>After the Speech<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Debate and annotate:<\/strong> Discuss the speech and ask students to share what they learned about their chosen issue. The State of the Union transcript will be available shortly after the speech. To spur discussion and allow everyone to share their ideas, students can annotate the speech online as a class using <a href='https:\/\/web.hypothes.is\/education\/' target='_blank'>Hypothesis<\/a>, a free web annotation tool. To learn more about online annotation, check out <a href='https:\/\/teach.kqed.org\/course\/digital-annotation-with-hypothesis' target='_blank'>these resources<\/a> on KQED Teach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your own State of the Union:<\/strong> How would your students define the state of the union? What ideas do they have for steering the nation? Students write their own state of the union speeches, or add their ideas to the class\u2019s collective speech. Then share the speeches on <a href='https:\/\/flipgrid.com\/cct6ej' target='_blank'>Flipgrid<\/a> or in the comments of <a href='https:\/\/wp.me\/p681tQ-7G8' target='_blank'>The Lowdown post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about how your students and future voters can make their voices heard, check out KQED\u2019s <a href='https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/education\/2017\/02\/07\/local-election-toolkit\/' target='_blank'>Local Election Toolkit<\/a> and <a href='http:\/\/thelamp.org\/22-million-2020-campaign\/' target='_blank'>22\u00d720 campaign<\/a> sponsored by The Lamp.<\/p>\n<p><em>By Rachel Roberson<br \/>\nOriginally Posted at <a href='https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/education\/2018\/01\/18\/get-ready-for-the-state-of-the-union\/' target='_blank'>KQED Education<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engage your students in dissecting and speaking back to the State of the Union Address with resources from KQED Education, inspired by the #22&#215;20 campaign.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":12758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[1046,994,711],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12757"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12757"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12760,"href":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12757\/revisions\/12760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}