1. Making a PA State Law

2. SWBAT Write a BILL Present, Promote, and Defend the BILL http://www.pacapitol.com/Resources/PDF/Making-Law-In-PA.pdf http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/session.cfm House #16, #285

3. I’m Just a BILL https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=FFroMQlKiag https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=FFroMQlKiag

4. The Life Cycle of a PA BILL (1 / 8)

5. The Life Cycle of a PA BILL (2-3 / 8)

6. The Life Cycle of a PA BILL (4-5 / 8)

7. The Life Cycle of a BILL (6 / 8)

8. The Life Cycle of a BILL (7-8 / 8)

9. The Life Cycle of a NMS BILL 1.Personal passions and interests 2.Select your Issue 3.Write a rough draft of a BILL 4.Research 5.Write finished Draft of BILL 6.Create Presentation to promote and defend BILL 7.Submit and Present the BILL

10. A.On a 8.5 x 11 piece of paper, write down 5 interests or passions you have scattering those interests around the paper. B.Around each of those interests, write potential legal issues that could be related to them. C.In provided groups, brainstorm more legal issues for each other (write them down!) 1.Personal passions and interests Interest #1 Interest #2 Interest #3 Interest #4 Interest #5 Name & Class period

11. 2. Select your Issue Rate your issues by level of interest Rate your issues by potential research-ability Rate your issues by ease of potential BILL writing Select your Issue

12. Rough Draft & Final Draft Write onto sample BILL format Research Is it already a law? Are there similar laws? Do other states have a similar law? Is it needed as a law? Costs of NOT having it as a law Benefits to have it as a law Rewrite if necessary

13. Prepare Presentation: Promote and Defend! Present your BILL Promote it Why do we need this law? Prove it with facts and philosophy Defend it Prepare for objections