Watch Barack Obama’s Democratic Presidential nomination acceptance speech tonight and document the number of times he mentions each of the following:
Iraq/War on Terror
John McCain
Healthcare
Change
The economy/jobs
Bring your answers in tomorrow (Friday, August 29) and receive 100 bonus points!!!
“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.”
- Michael Jordan
Copy down this quote. How might this quote apply to school?
How many sections (or “titles”) is No Child Left Behind divided into? Name each one.
Bring in the answer to this question tomorrow (Tuesday, August 26) and receive 50 bonus points!
What is one obstacle that keeps many students from going to the college of their choice? Why is this an obstacle?
For homework students were instructed to write an essay of (at least) 250 words on one of two topics:
1) Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
or
2) Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
What are the five most important things that colleges look at when evaluating students to be admitted? List them.
Write two paragraphs analyzing the education statistics of Mississippi from class today. You can write about patterns you saw between different schools, things that surprised you, things that disappointed you, things you found interesting and more.
