1. American Studies Wednesday, 15 September 2010 Time will pass; will you? 51 school days remain in the fall semester. Today’s Quote: “And as so many generations have come to realize over the course of the two-hundred and twenty one years since a band of patriots signed that document in Philadelphia, that is where the perfection begins.” President Barack Obama, from “A More Perfect Union” 2009 Barack Obama is the ____ President of the United States.

2. Housekeeping Bring your books to class tomorrow Today is Lorenzo’s Birthday! Whorton has your STI and HHS computer passwords if you need them. All tax credit money for the trip must be turned in before the fall intercession

3. Coming Due Tomorrow: American Pageant, Chapter 10, pages 199-213 (guiding questions are due Friday) 3 bibs are due Friday Vocabulary Lesson #2 is due by 9/27—upload to tii Grammar Lesson #3 is due October 25— upload to tii

4. Today in Class The speeches of Barack Obama “A More Perfect Union”—2008 (listening—40 minutes)“A More Perfect Union”— 1.Identify Obama’s most compelling argument in the essay 2.Pick, then explain, your favorite idea/quote from the speech 3.With what do you agree/disagree in the speech? Wrap: Yesterday’s speech to students