Duncan

Presidential Candidate Websites

Here are the websites for both candidates. Each site has an "issues" link with articles and speeches about each candidates stand on the issue.

Barack Obama: http://www.barackobama.com/index.php (Note: if you go to BarackObama.com you will have to click on the link that says "skip")                                                                                                                              

John McCain: http://www.johnmccain.com/ (Note: You may have to click on the link below the video of Govenor Palin that says "click here to continue to www.JohnMcCain.com")

Election Issues from CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/  (Scroll down to see a pie chart of what Americans see as the important issues. Even farther down the page is more fact checks.)

Fact Check

When you have researched your two issues for your Socratic Seminar, know where each candidate stands on the issue. After you find your research for the candidates platform, you can verify it here at www.factcheck.org.

Grades

Grades have been posted to include:

• Japan Graphic Organizer
• Japan Reflection
• Agenda Check
• Binder Check
• Exit Ticket

Each is worth 100 points. If you are missing a grade, please see me ASAP. Grades are due this week and progress reports will be given out on the 17th.

Table of Contents

Periods 1 and 5:
Today we started organizing the AVID section of our notebooks using a Table of Contents. So far we have ten items on the list. If you have lost your TOC, you can find it here. Download TOC.doc

Table of Contents as of today:
NB 1: Table of Contents
NB 2: Gradesheet
NB 3: Rubric-Cornell Notes
NB 4: Japan Graphic Orgainzer/Reflection
NB 5: Hilary Clinton Speech
NB 6: Pakistan Impeach Article
NB 7: Higher Inflation Article
NB 8: South Ossetia Article
NB 9: UGA Article (must be signed!!)
NB 10: "Making the Most..." Article

*Periods 2 and 4 will recieve a Table of Contents sheet soon.

September 5th, 2008

Today we worked on activity: "Message in the Convention Stage Design"

We collaborated about the impressions that the viewers recieved from the stage designs.

http://www.frankwbaker.com/stagecrafting_images_from_the_political_conventions.htm

Links Used in Class on 8/29/08

Websites from Daniell Intranet used in class on August 29th, 2008.

Election Issues: http://election.msn.com/WhereTheyStand.aspx

2008 Conventions: http://www.frankwbaker.com/teaching_the_conventions.htm

College Board: http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp

Career Planning: http://mappingyourfuture.org/planyourcareer/

Educational Goals: http://www.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp