Steven Strull, CHA Executive Director
NoraLee Montemarano, LITS, City Hall Academy
The New York City Department of Education
The City Hall Academy
ONLINE BLACKBOARD UNIT OF INSTRUCTION
By Daniel Stein 

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SPEECHES OF FAMOUS AMERICANS
Do you know these famous Americans? Each spoke at an important time in our history.
In this lesson you will be asked to read each speech. If you choose you can also listen to the speech as well.
To earn a certificate you will need to use the Blackboard discussion board to respond to questions about each person.You will also need to compare and contrast two speeches in a writing exercise.Click here to get the Word document **xspeeches.doc. After writing your answers save the file and make it yours by adding your username at the beginning of the file. Please remember to save yout file in the MY DOCUMENTS folder. Ask your instructor for help. Oh, by the way, if you send me your file by using the digital drop box feature in Blackboard, I will send you a hyperlink to a COOL Website. I know you can do it!!!
Remember to Login to Blackboard using the username and password assigned to you by your instructor. 
Martin Luther King Jr.
 Johh F. Kennedy
 Ronald Regan
 Robert Kennedy
 Franklin Delano Roosevelt
General Douglas MacArthur

Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream"  Listen
Johh F. Kennedy Presidential Inaugural Address "Ask Not..."Listen
Ronald Regan "Challenger Disaster" Listen
Robert Kennedy "On the Assaination of Martin Luther King"Listen
Franklin Delano Roosevelt "Declaration of War" Listen
General Douglas MacArthur ""Duty, Honor, Country"  Listen


 
ASSIGNMENTS: Complete the following
Who were these people? (filename **xwho)   -  Which speech was best and why? (filename **xbest.doc)

Top 100 American Speeches
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