[SueRae]

http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

check for the suggested activity sheet for grades 7-12.

[a fool in paradise]

“Brainstorm or Concept Web: What other historic moments do you remember when the President spoke to the nation? What was the impact? Students could create a Cause/Effect graphic organizer.”

There is nothing “historic” about his decision to speak on healthcare. It’s the WAY he’s going about it.

[a fool in paradise]

"Listening with a purpose: personal responsibility, goals, persistence. Teachers might ask pairs of students to create a word bank from the web of any one of the terms (personal responsibility, goals, or persistence) at the top of a double‐column style notes page. On the right‐hand side, students could take notes while President Obama talks about personal responsibility, or goals, or persistence, trying to capture direct quotations. At the end of the speech, students could then write the corresponding terms from the word bank in the left hand column, to increase retention and deepen their understanding of an important aspect of the speech."

Alternatively, they could make a 5 by 5 grid of commonly used terms by B.O. and play BULLS**T BINGO.

[snippy_about_it]

From your link for those without Adobe:

Teachers may engage students in short readings.Teachers may post in large print around the classroom notable quotes excerpted from President Obama’s speeches on education.

Teachers might ask students to think alone, compare ideas with a partner, or share their thoughts with the class. Teachers could ask students to think about the following:

What are our interpretations of these excerpts?

Based on these excerpts, what can we infer that the president believes is important in order to be educationally successful? •

Create a “concept web.” Teachers may ask students to think of the following:

Why does President Obama want to speak with us today?

How will he inspire us?

How will he challenge us?

What might he say?

Do you remember any other historic moments when the president spoke to the nation?

What was the impact?

After brainstorming answers to these questions, students could create a “cause& effect” graphic organizer.

[HollyB]

Thanks for the link SueRae.