I gave another quiz today. My students did much better, although I believe the quiz was much easier. I asked them to name two republicans and two democrats running for president. The average student got 3/4, although some got none. Most of them named Obama, Clinton, Giuliani and McCain, but I also had a few name Romney and one or two named Fred Thompson. I’m going to build on this quiz because I think it’s important for them to know this stuff. I’m thinking about having them listen to a speech and create what they believe the candidate’s outline was for the speech.