Welcome to U.S. Government & Politics!!! I am Mr. Morgana and this is ROOM 305 Preamble (WARM UP/DO NOW) Fill out the following Information on an index card on desk First and Last Name IN BIG BOLD LETTERS Name of adult (s) in your life who make decisions for you (i.e. Parent) Best number(s) to reach this adult Language they prefer to communicate in (i.e. Span, Eng) Your email address that you use regularly ONE very amazing thing about you that not many people know

EXAMPLE OF HOW CARD SHOULD LOOK… FRONT OF CARD PAUL MORGANA BACK/LINED PART Adult: Nora Campanini (mom) Num: (626) 555-1212 Lang: Span Email: pmorgana@animo.org ONE THING ABOUT ME: I lived in England for a year during 3rd year of college

What we are EXAMINING… The Information Stampede Context In Real Life Teambuilding The Senior Year We will close out the session with some reflection about today’s session

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Surviving the stampede… You will now watch a video of a stampede of bulls What you are thinking as you watch the video: What would I do to survive a stampede of bulls? Stampede of Bulls Now that you have seen what a stampede looks like: Turn to the person next to you (THIS IS YOUR STAR WARS PARTNER) Jedis you speak first, then Empire you go next Each person share what you would do (30-45 seconds each person) Bringing ideas out to the “FLOOR” (our space when we talk as a whole group is called The Floor- as it is called in Congress when Congress/Senate speak as a whole

A STAMPEDE OF BULLS… The video is from the annual Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain Since 1924, only 15 people have been killed during this festival (http://books4spain.com/blog/deaths-during- pamplona-bull-run/) Does anyone know why this number is so low?

The Stampede Survival experts recommend only one of the following actions when a stampede of animals is going to run you over: A. Lying down and curling up, covering your head and arms B. Running directly at the bulls, screaming wildly and waving your arms in an attempt to scare them away C. Standing completely still- they see you and run away D. Turning and running in the same direction the bulls are running (even though you know you can’t outrun them) E. Screaming bad words at your parents

The Information Stampede You are growing up in an Age of Information. More than ever before in history, the ability to read and write will determine how far you will go in this world. For the most part people who can read and write will compete and prosper; people who read and write poorly, will be left behind. Simply put, there is a literacy stampede approaching, and it is bearing down right on top of you. What should you do?

YOUR OPTIONS… A. Go home, curl up on the sofa, watch MTV, and hope demands of literacy go away. B. Stare the Information Age in the face, scream at it, put your hands in the air and make it go away. C. Elevate your reading and writing skills to the point that you can run with the stampede. D. Stand completely still and pray that it will avoid you. E. Scream bad words at your parents for conceiving you.

So what does this mean for you?... Are you going to shut down? Are you going to run with the bulls?

The Struggle is real… To help remind YOU how “real” this is to not just you, but to our whole country and it’s future… Don’t forget that 2016 was an election year with what was an incredible SH** Show. The potential for the country to go towards an uncertain direction is VERY REAL and VERY SCARY… EVEN MORE IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO HANDLE THE STRUGGLE OF LEARNING…

Where is your head at right now? Take 2 mins to WRITE DOWN the following: (This is to help you process information, more on this later) ONE positive reaction to the information presented ONE area of concern or worry you are feeling right now FOR EXAMPLE: I feel that I can use my last 11 years of experience to really step up my game this year and get ALL seniors to where they need to be. I am concerned that this is going to be a major shift for me and seniors and worry how we are going to get through this big struggle