Capitol Hill Washington January 2021

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4,5

What do you know about what happened in Washington?

"the US Capitol building was being stormed by violent right-wing protestors trying to stop the peaceful transfer of power. [...] Make no mistake: this is sedition. " (CNN)
What does sedition mean?

1. incitement of rebellion
2. rioting
3. the act of objecting to the electoral votes
4. Trial by combat

We're going to watch several videos in today's lesson. Take notes and write down at least three words to add to your vocabulary. 

What is the steal?

What does Mike Pence have to do?

What does Trump want his supporters to do?

What has Mitch McConnell just said?

What is happening in this part of the video?

Does vice-president Pence agree with Trump that the elections were stolen from the Republicans?

1. Yes.
2. No.

Do you think that Trump really wants his followers to go home?

1. Yes.
2. No.

Who is to blame for this assault?

1. Trump
2. Trump's supporters
3. security
4. The Republicans

How did the voting in Georgia turn out?

1. Both senate seats went to the republicans
2. both senate seats went to the democrats
3. One senate seat to the republicans, one seat to the democrats

Democrats now have the senate, how could this influence Biden's term?

Trump is now banned from twitter. Do you think this is a good idea?

What does Trump's son Donald jr think of his father being banned from Twitter?

Did you pick up on any new vocabulary today?