* NEW LESSON PLAN * Standing Committee Chest: Understanding the Standing
Committees of Congress

During The Dirksen Center's annual Congress in the Classroom® workshop -
http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_programs_CongressClassroom.htm - participants
are asked to introduce the lesson plans, resources, and techniques that have
proven successful in teaching about Congress in their classrooms. A 2008
participant, Sara Piotrowski, Plainfield Central High School, Plainfield, IL,
presented a lesson entitled, "Standing Committee Chest: Understanding the
Standing Committees of Congress."

This lesson will address the role of standing committees in Congress. Students
will learn how to depict the standing committees in Congress kinesthetically and
visually. They will be able to explain why each committee is important to
Congress and analyze the difference between standing and select committees.

Find "Standing Committee Chest: Understanding the Standing Committees of
Congress" at: http://www.congresslink.org/print_lp_standingcommittee.htm.

Cindy Koeppel
ckoeppel@...

The Dirksen Congressional Center
2815 Broadway
Pekin, IL 61554
http://www.dirksencongressionalcenter.org