In Approaching Great Ideas, read Fareed Zakaria, "Illiberal Democracy" (pp. 120-125).
Go over the handout on extemporaneous speeches. In class, we will begin delivering extemporaneous speeches.
Print and complete the AP Lang contract posted to the right if you have not already done so.
Reminder: The STP Mentor Commitment Letter is due Tuesday, September 27. Also, give the Mentor Guidelines to your mentor. Both documents are posted to the right.
A correction: The presidential debate is Monday night at 9:00, not Tuesday night. I had the right date, September 26, but the wrong day. So, plan on setting aside a couple of hours for that on Monday night; you'll have an assignment related to it, and we'll talk about it in class the next day.
