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What Do You Think of Obama's Oval Office Speech on the Oil Spill? WritingWhat Do You Think of Obama's Oval Office Speech on the Oil Spill? Writing
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What Do You Think of Obama's Oval Office Speech on the Oil Spill?

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Kids age 13 and older are asked to read the provided Times article and background information in order to construct a thoughtful blog response to Obama's first Oval Office speech. They work to address each of the related critical thinking questions as they respond to Obama's reactions to the Gulf oil spill.

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blogging, critical thinking, barack obama, united states presidents, current events

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critical thinking, obama, blog, gulf oil spill, Social Media, written response, current events, oval office speech, english language arts
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7th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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