Homework 1 (Due Monday)

1. Read Unit 1. Sections 1-4 only.
2. Take 3/3/3 notes on each section in your PID journal.

Ron's Email to Kevin

If you are placing these bins on private property or public property without the owners approval then they can be removed. There may be liability issues regarding placing bins on city or state property. If someone were to trip over the bin they would sue the landowner who allowed the bin to be placed there. Your best bet is to inform the owners of the property what you are doing and get them to buy into your project. That way they can support it and assist in making it a success.

Sincerely,

Councilmember Rod Tam

John's Email to April

Aloha April,

Great job on such a worthy project. I believe the areas next to the bus stops are under the purview of the City & County. Therefore, I will forward your concerns to Rod Tam’s office.

I would like to draft “Certificates” to you and your classmates who are participating in the “Eating in Public” project. If you would be so kind as to provide names of the students & your supervising teacher, I can have them drafted and if you think it would be a cool idea – have your class visit us at the Capitol, where we can formally present the Certificates to all the students.

Please feel free to contact me or my office manager, May, anytime.

Mahalo,

John

Assignment 4

Assignment 4
Due Monday by midnight

1. Pick up a bin.
2. Decorate your sign.
3. Zip tie your sign to your bin.
4. Take two zip ties to tie your bin to a fence, post, or other sturdy thing.
5. Place your bin where it will be used.
6. Take a picture of it.
7. Upload your picture to your computer.
8. Place the picture and location of bin in the Can Share Project GoogleDocs Presenation.

*If you already placed a bin during the downtown field trip, you are exempt. But you still will need to place a bin during the Waikiki field trip.

Della's Email to Kaipo regarding Can Share

Dear Kaipo,

Thank you so much for your email and for being so proactive with recycling in our community. The City has a department, I believe it might be the Office of Environmental Services that may be able to assist you with this effort. Right off the top of my head, I believe there might be some challenges with doing something as simple as putting recycling bins in public places. If you would like, I can help facilitate a meeting with someone from the City and with your classmates to get your project considered and implemented.

If this is something you would be interested in getting my help with, let me know. You are also welcome to contact the city's Environmental Services Office directly.

What a great idea - please let me know how you and your classmates would like to proceed.

Sincerely,
Della

~

Della Au Belatti

State Representative, District 25

State Capitol, Room 331

Honolulu, HI 96813

PID: Assignment 3 (Due Thursday 6/2)

1. Research your political type.
2. Find 5-10 key stances or points your political type stands for.
3. Why are your points / concerns the most valid?
3. Type out in your journal.
4. Print out and bring to class for the debate.

PID: Assignment 2 (Due Wednesday night)

1. Find your city council person here.
2. Find your district.
3. Copy and paste in your journal.

Mayor's Info

Mufi Hannemann
email: mayor@honolulu.gov

Honolulu Hale

530 S. King Street

Honolulu, HI 96813

Governor's Info

The Honorable Linda Lingle
Governor, State of Hawai`i
Executive Chambers
State Capitol
Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813

Phone: 808-586-0034
Fax: 808-586-0006
e-mail: governor.lingle@hawaii.gov

To Find State and House Reps

1. House reps: click here
2. Senate reps: click here
3. Find your district and cut and paste into your PID journal.

PID Reminders

Reminders

1. Share your journal with me (don't forget!)

2. Last name, first name: PID Journal

3. I will be renaming your journals with a number in front of it because you'll be in new seats and therefore, new rows. It will be easier for me to grade this way.

4. Create a "Job" section of your PID Journal that stays on top of all of you assignments.

5. Check the Waikiki Job List and copy and paste your job into your journal.

6. Check the Can Share Job List and copy and paste your job into your journal.

7. Separate all your assignments with a line.

8. Write all your answers in red. This will really help me because some of you said I didn't give you credit for assignments you completed.

9. Date all your entries.

10. If you are turning work late: the color must be purple so I can more easily spot your late work. Otherwise, I won't give you credit.

PID: Assignment 1

PID: Assignment 1 (Wednesday July 2, 2009)

Your first assignment is to call, email and write a letter to your local state representative and state senator and ask them if it is okay to put out the recycling bins that we are doing. I also want you to ask them why they are being removed from Kapiolani Park.

I will show you how to find them on the computer (if Casie brings it) Wednesday morning. We will do this together in class and at the lab so it won't be so scary calling. Okay?

I am telling you this ahead of time because your first extra credit opportunity of PID is to find your state senator and state representative for your district (where you live). Then share the link to their contact page with me so I can post it on the blog.

Homework 10

Homework 10 (Write in MHh Journal and also print out)

1. Best Work Portfolio
a. Bring a binder (I have small portfolios for you if you don't have one.)
b. Write a letter to me about the class discussing what worked, what you enjoyed, what you could have done better, and what you could improve about the class.
c. Write an outline of 10 things you learned without looking at your notes
d. Select 3 best bellworks
e. Write an assessment of your best project (you choose). What did you do well? What could you have improved on. If you could change something about it, what would you have changed?
f. Analysis of pre-test to post-test (Final will be give on Tuesday). Explain how you know more about each topic than you did before.