You have been hired to write the new Textbook Page on Election of Barack Obama

USE MICRosoft Publisher if possible as a template.
For thursday complete the layout, add titles, and pictures. Add topic sentences
Complete for Friday.

HW: You have been hired to Write a new textbook section for our text for the Election of Obama in 2008.
Headline: 3 subheadings(write your own creative titles): the candidates, the issues, the results
1-2 paragraphs under each subheading
2-3 small pictures

Suggested outline/possible topics to include

The President That Changed American History
(biography) The Man Behind the White House; The Boy Behind the Man;
early years
family background; mother was white; father from Africa; mixed race
Harvard university; majored in Law
married Michelle; 2 daughters
elected to Illinois senator
gave a speech at the Democratic Convention in 2004---’rising star’

The Candidates: Obama v. McCain
Possible democratic candidate was Hillary Clinton;
Issues; obama’s birth certificate, Afghanistan War, bad economy, immigration and the Road to citizenship, Dream Act,
making health care affordable

A Night to Remember
Election results
votes
first African American president