SNL spoof

Check it out! Saturday Night Live spoof of the debates (9/28/08)
What do you think?

Assignment for Tuesday

Choose two of the criteria on your handout (e.g. demeanor, speaking voice, body language, sidestepping, etc.) and for each, compare & contrast Obama and McCain's performance during the Friday election.

A SILLY, MADE-UP EXAMPLE: (If I were looking at the use of their feet during the debate) Obama and McCain both stood on their two feet, using them to support the weight of their bodies. They were both wearing lace-up dress shoes as well as socks. I noticed that Obama tended to tap his right foot gently while he was listening to McCain speak; whereas when Obama was speaking, McCain's feet stayed absolutely still. Another difference was that McCain stood with his feet about eight inches apart, while the distance between Obama's feet fluctuated, between about two and ten inches apart at any given time.


YOU CAN WATCH THE DEBATE HERE:
http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/debates/first-presidential-debate.html

News News News! For Friday

1. Find and read an article relating to the Presidential election.
2. Choose at least two words to define as vocab.
3. Summarize the article in your own words.
4. Imagine three possible scenarios of what could happen next...?
5. Questions that you have after reading and understanding the article...

Homework for Thursday

1. Watch and/or read the speech given by your vice-presidential hopeful (i.e. the running mate of the presidential candidate) at their party's convention.
Tip: You can find the videos of speeches on Youtube or the official website of your candidate. Look for the written text of speeches by googling something like "full text" "speech" "convention" and "[candidate's name"].

2. Choose one line from the speech that strikes you as particularly meaningful. Write this quote into a new blog post. The line you choose should be at least one sentence, and at the most one paragraph, long.

3. In the same post, write your analysis of this quote: What does it mean? How is it representative of the campaign that your Presidential candidate is running?? What is the message this vice-presidential candidate is trying to send to voters?

Assignment for Thursday

Visit two (or more) blogs from our class.
Make a comment for each one; include two questions.

Assignment for Tuesday

Don't forget to post a biographical sketch or list of your candidate. Add any other information that you find interesting or want to comment on.

Waji for President!