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LAKE BRADDOCK SECONDARY SCHOOL AP UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & POLITICS SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR OBJECTIVE National Economic Council Office of American Innovation Students will observe and analyze the roles of the Office of Cabinet Affairs major positions within the “West Wing” of the Office of Communications White House. Office of Information Technology Office of Digital Strategy INTRODUCTION Office of the First Lady Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Functions of Executive Branch Office of Legislative Affairs Office of Management and Administration The Executive Office of the President of the Office of Political Affairs United States (EOPOTUS or EOP) consists of the Office of Presidential Personnel immediate staff of the current President of the Office of Public Liaison United States and multiple levels of support staff Office of Scheduling and Advance reporting to the President. The EOP is headed Office of the Staff Secretary Oval Office Operations by the White House Chief of Staff, currently White House Counsel Reince Priebus. PROCEDURE Office layout for West Wing of the White House Students will view any 5 episodes from the first Peruse the interactive article below describing season of the West Wing television series. the location of the important positions in the Episodes are available on Netflix or during the West Wing, first and second floor. summer, students may check out a West Wing http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- DVD (each DVD contains 8 episodes) in the main srv/special/politics/inside-west-wing/archive/ office from the Social Studies Cart. Failure to return a DVD will result in a $21 fee to replace the Nuts and Bolts of White House Staff set. There are a number of advisory and strategic All students will submit their summer assignment offices located in the West Wing of the White on Google Classroom using the following code to House. Below is a listing of the current offices join the class: 22yylwe found on the first and second floor of the West Wing of the White House: Part 1: Students will write a one paragraph summary of each episode viewed. (That means 5 Office of the Chief of Staff paragraphs!) Use the Google Doc provided. The Office of the National Security Advisor summaries must be your own work. It is easy to Domestic Policy Council “check” your summary for plagiarism! Part 2: Students will complete the West Wing Job Description Chart detailing the responsibilities of the major players in the West Wing of the White House as YOU see it from viewing the episodes. Students will provide evidence (examples) of the character performing their job. Part 3: Students will choose one office from the list of offices above and not found on the graphic organizer below and write a one page (12 font Times New Roman, double-spaced, normal margins) summary of the office responsibilities, the current head and a current event involving that office (during last three months) describing why the office/director was in the news. Your summer assignment is due at the end of the first week of school, September 1, 2017 to Google Classroom. West Wing Job Description GRAPHIC ORGANIZER DIRECTIONS: You will observe, document, and interpret the roles of the West Wing Staff Characters /Roles Job Description Evidence Leo McGarry Chief of Staff Played by John Spencer Josh Lyman Deputy Chief of Staff Played by Bradley Whitford Toby Ziegler Communications Director Played by Richard Schiff C.J. Cregg Press Secretary Played by Allison Janney Sam Seaborn Deputy Communications Director Played by Rob Lowe Charlie Young Presidential Aide Played by Dule Hill Donna Moss Assistant to Josh Lyman Played by Janel Moloney GRADING RUBRIC 50 - Exceptional Assignment. All of the significant elements of the summer assignment completed in the manner prescribed above; excellent analysis and reflection skills demonstrated; clear and concise writing style demonstrated; effort, skill, and neatness demonstrated. 40- Good Assignment. No more than one of the above elements lacking in some way. 30- Average Assignment. No more than two of the above elements lacking in some way. 20-Below Average Assignment. Three or more of the above elements lacking in some way. 10-Unsatisfactory – Does not meet any of the above criteria. 0 – No assignment submitted .