Extra Credit

Watch the Vice Presidentail Debate tonight.

Tell me who you think 'won' the debate.

Who handled themselves better on the hot button issues?

What moment stands out to you as memorable?

This assignment is worth 25 bonus points and is due on October 7th.

EXTRA CREDIT

Watch the Republican National Convention tonight when Palin accepts the Vice Presedential Nomination.

You can watch her speech on several different channels at several different times:

CNN: 5 pm
PBS: 7 pm
ABC, CBS, NBC: 9 pm


I. Make notes of what she does right--

Is she prepared?
Are her points well laid out?
Does she maintain your attention using stories, statistics, anecdotes,
quotes, etc?

II. Make notes of what she does wrong--
Go through the notes we took yesterday and compare Palin to the 'Don'ts' and the '7 Deadly Habits of Public Speaking.'

Does she have any nervous habits that are noticable?
Does she make eye contact?
Is her speech personable?

III. What are her main points?

Is her thesis clear?

IV. Tell me the most memorable moment, in your opinion, of her speech.