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Questions on the Inauguration

Watch the news coverage of the Inauguration on Tuesday, January 20. See if you can find a copy of the Inaugural Address. It should be published on the Internet after he delivers it. Try to find it at

http://news.google.com/ Use the back of this paper for extending your answers.

1. What is the tone of the President’s speech? Give examples to support your generalizations.

2. From what you know of Obama’s campaign for the presidency, what continuities do you see between his Inaugural speech and his message as a candidate? Are there any differences from his campaign message?

3. What do you think will be the most memorable quote(s) from the speech?

4. What do you think that President Obama was trying to achieve with the speech? Whom was he appealing to? Give examples to support your generalizations.