Monday, September 17, 2012

Mitt Romney Acceptance Speech

In addition to our regular Social Studies curriculum this year, we will also be spending a lot of time learning about the Presidential election.  In Media classes, we have been watching parts of the major polotical conventions.  We watched each candidates introductory video, and now we are watching parts of their acceptance speeches.  Below is the full video of each candidate's speech:

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Boston Massacre

Below are two very different depictions of what took place at the scene of the Boston Massacre. they are written from two very different points of view. One of them is from a Patriot's point of view, the other is more likely from a British, or neutral, point of view.