Student+Activities

Day 1 1. Find a United States President you are interested in doing a project on. 2. Once you have the name, go to the classroom wiki [|www.UShistory.wikispaces.com]. (How to use Wikispaces) 3. Click on the page titled U.S. Presidents and locate the name of your president. If there is not a student name next to that president press edit and write your name next to that president and press save. If a student’s name is there already then that president is already taken and you need to choose a different one. 4. Once you have selected, you will begin researching your president using a combination of the internet and the CD-ROM Eyewitness History of the World. 5. [|Start researching here] 6. Find out information on the president and fill out the required four points of information. Four Points of information: · personal information: ex. place of birth, education background, first lady, and number of children · military and public service: ex. war service, highest military rank, and previous elected offices · presidential election: ex. party, states won, and home state. · presidency service: ex. age on taking office, age on leaving office, who resigned, famous events, famous policies, important activities, relationship with other countries.

Day 2 1. Continue your research on your president. 2. Once you have finished go to the to www.UShistory.wikispaces.com. 3. Create a new page and Title it the name of your president. Post the information you have gathered on the page then save it. Day 3 1. Using a Dggital photo story or PowerPoint create a 2-3 minute presentation on your president. 2. Include the four points of information, graphics, and cite your information. 3. [|How To Use photo story]. Day 4 1. Students will write a one to two page, double spaced, and 12 point font paper reflecting on their project. 2. You will construct a draft including what you learned, any problems you encountered, and what you have achieved during this lesson. Day 5 1. Students will hand in their reports to the teacher and present their president using their photo story or PowerPoint.