The Bill
The 21st century skill I used during this assignment was civic literacy and engagement. Through this assignment I thought of a need for the people that would benefit everyone by passing my bill. If my bill were to be passed and put into action it would benefit the economy greatly as well as millions of undocumented immigrants. Using this skill I was able to write a bill that would benefit both sides and I also took an understanding of the communities needs but also the governments needs.
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My second work sample I chose is My Bill, which was assigned to me in my participation in democracy class by Mr.Adam. The assignment required us to make our own realistic bill as if it were going to be passed as a law. The bill topic had to be relevant to the present and detailed with facts and accurate information to back up the bill. There were five sections to the bill that needed to be filled out including the bill number, date, party and other small details. All sections needed to be completed with good grammar and spelling as well as information from reliable sources. One goal of mine was to make sure my bill was firm on terms and informative as to why this bill needed to be passed. I also made sure the information and facts on my bill were recent.
I chose this assignment as one of my work samples because I spent a lot of time and effort into my bill as well as it being one of my favorite assignments because of how important the topic of the bill was to me. My bills purpose was to allow undocumented immigrants who pay federal taxes the ability to gain legal status in America. |
Some obstacles I had to overcome were finding reliable sources that didnt side more or are biased towards specific parties. This assignment also expanded my knowledge on the current amount of taxes that undocumented immigrants pay, which surpassed my expectations. This shows how well I was able to gather information and organize that information in a way that was understandable, straight to the point and professional.
There isn't much I would change about my bill, I was very proud of the outcome and grade I received but if I could be given another chance I would do just a bit more research and put more detail in the administrations section of my bill.
There isn't much I would change about my bill, I was very proud of the outcome and grade I received but if I could be given another chance I would do just a bit more research and put more detail in the administrations section of my bill.