When You have Finished Your Controlled Assessment

Using the interent to help you find the information you need, create a poster (either on paper or in MSPublisher) which informs the reader about the life and work of John Steinbeck:

• Who was he?
• When did he live?
• What did he right about?
• What did he believe in?

Make sure you lay your psoter out clearly with a bold headline, clear sections containing your information, well chosen pictures and bullet points where appropriate. Do NOT copy and paste information from the internet- everything should be written in your own words.

Your Task for Today

In today's lesson, you need to finish your plan for your controlled assessment. The following video should give you ideas of things to write about:



Use the other videos here to help you develop your notes so that we can begin your essays on Thursday.

Obama's Informal Speech

Watch the following interviews with Barack Obama and identify when he talks about similar issues to those he is discussing in the quotations you chose from his speech this morning. Copy quotations from his interviews into the space provided on your planning sheet and annotate these to identify the features of informal/spontaneous speech which he is demonstrating.

Interviews with Ellen DeGeneres:




Interview with Will Smith:


Interview with David Letterman:

Homework Due Thursday: Obama's Election Speech

Using the notes you made on the questions, answer the following question in as much detail as you can:

How does Obama use language to persuade his audience to have faith in him in his speech of November 2008?

A New Hope?

Objectives:

• To understand why Obama felt the need to unite the American people on the night of 4th November 2008
• To learn how he used his speech to create hope and unity

 Diary Task:
Imagine that you are an American housewife who is heading out to vote in the American presidential elections in November 2008. Write your diary entry explaining how your recent life has been difficult. Focus on the following:

• The threat of terrorism
• The wars on foreign soil (Afghansitan and Iraq)
• The recession with tis soaring unemployment and homes being repossessed
• A government which only represents the wealthy
• Lack of adequate social welfare

You should post your diary entry as a comment on this post

Obama's Election Night Speech

Watch the following speech which Obama gave to celebrate his victory in the 2008 presidential election and answer the questions on the sheet which you have been given: