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Live Tweeting President Obama’s State of the Union

This Tuesday, President Obama will be giving his annual “State of the Union” address to Congress. The speech will be broadcast on all major news stations, C-SPAN, NPR radio stations, and on the internet. The President will use the speech to outline his plans and vision for the year. Mr. Duffy will be live-tweeting both speeches and encourages you to join in!

Extra Credit Opportunity

To encourage viewing of both the President’s State of the Union and the Republican response, you will have the opportunity to get extra credit by tweeting reactions to both speeches.


State of the Union
Compose at least 2 tweets that make a connection between what President Obama is discussing and anything we have learned in class.
Be sure to tag @MrDuffedu in a minimum of 2 tweets

Click Here to Watch at Whitehouse.gov


Republican Response
Compose a tweet that makes a connection between what Rep. Cathy McMorris discusses and anything we have learned in class.
Be sure to tag @MrDuffedu in at least 1 tweet

Click here to watch the GOP Response
Don’t have a Twitter account? No problem! 
Compose drafts of “Tweets” (no more than 140 characters!) and deliver them to Mr. Duffy by January 30th for credit. 


As always, let me know if you have any questions!

Tweets by @MrDuffedu

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Schedule:

A-Day Schedule
1st: 7:35-9:11a- U.S. Government
2nd: 9:32-11:08a- Planning/Conference
3rd: 11:26-12:56p- U.S. Government
4th: 1:14-2:50p- U.S. Government
B-Day Schedule
1st: 7:35-9:11a-  U.S. Government
2nd: 9:32-11:08a- Planning/Conference
3rd: 11:30-12:56p- U.S. Government
4th: 1:14-2:50p- Planning/Conference