Directions: Watch at least 15 minutes of the State of the Union. Write it on page 59 of your History Notebook. It begins at 6PM. It will most likely be broadcast from the main stations: CBS, NBC, and ABC.
- Listen for the tone: write down words that express Obama's attitude toward one subject from his speech.
- Listen for a refrain: write down ideas, words, phrases that he repeats in his speech.
- Listen for content: write down one of his goals for this year, and any plan he has to get it done.