The first 7 U.S. presidents Warning: The unauthorized disclosure of the information contained in attached document would cause exceptionally grave damage or danger to the nation, either politically, economically, or from a security or Military standpoint. Responsibility of persons handling the attached document(s): 1. Do not leave the document(s) unattended except when properly secured 2. Transfer the document(s) only to persons who need to know and who posess the required security clearance. Storage: Safe or its approved equivalent (Your History Folder) Reproduction: The document may be copied, extracted or reproduced only when authority has authorized such action. Reproduction should be under the supervision of an authorized officer Requirement: Anyone who has handled, read or acted on the attached document(s) shall sign in the appropriate space provided for in the record of transmission. Return Date (Due Date): ______________________________ / 60 pts Name: ___________________________________ Signature: ________________________________

Declassified Grading Rubric *You will be graded for the 3 following criteria (effort, ideas, and writing organization) during your investigation of the first 7 presidents. Each president page is worth a total of 10 points. I recommend that you get feedback from me on your writing along the way so that you will score in the 9-10 range. Be sure to refer to the example on George Washington if you are confused on the expectations. Description 9-10 7-8 5-6 Effort Packet is complete and exceeds all requirements: -More than 2 ideas for each section -Writing is complete and organized Packet is complete and meets all requirements: -2 ideas for each section Packet is mostly complete and meets some requirements: -missing some ideas -Writing is incomplete and mostly disorganized Not attempted Ideas Ideas are accurate and very relevant to the contributions of each president Ideas are accurate and relevant to the contributions of each president Some ideas are accurate, and relate somewhat to the contributions of each president Ideas are unrelated to president Writing organization Writing is well organized and supported. Uses strong evidence and explains evidence well Writing is well organized and supported. Uses fair evidence and explanations could be stronger Writing is not well organized and explanations are weak or not attempted. Writing is illegible, lacks effort, or not attempted

Presidential Profile #1 George Washington Important topics associated with this president The Whisky Rebellion Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 (during French revolution) Set 2 term precedent Negative characteristics/ contributions Tax policies led to the Whiskey rebellion Didn’t support France during the French Revolution, even though they helped us * President: 1789-1797 Overall Grade: Positive characteristics/ contributions 1. Only president to ever be elected unanimously by all electors 2. Showed the power of Federal government and put down a rebellion 3. * Prevented the country from going back to war with England 4. * Served as a great model for future presidents President George Washington deserves the Grade ____ for his contributions to the country in the office of the presidency . He deserves the grade ___ because of his decision on the Whisky Rebellion and the Nutrality Proclamation of 1793. His decision to bring in Federal Troops and Militia to put down the Whisky rebellion negatively/positively impacted the country because it ended the rebellion peacefully and solidified the power of the Federal Government . However/Also, his decision to remain neutral in during the French Revolution negatively/positively impacted the country because it prevented the U.S. from losing more American lives in battle and prevented the U.S. from going to war with Britain. For those reasons I feel that George Washington deserves an overall grade of _____.

Presidential Profile #2 John Adams Important topics associated with this president 1. 2. * Negative characteristics/ contributions 1. 2. * President: 1797 - 1801 Overall Grade: Positive characteristics/ contributions 1. 2. * President ___________________deserves the Grade ____ for his contributions to the country in the office of the presidency . He deserves the grade ___ because of _________________________ and ______________ ______________. His decision to _________________________________ _________________________negatively/positively impacted the country because _____________________________________________________ ________________________________ Also, his decision to ___________ _______________________________negatively/positively impacted the country because _______________________________________________ _________________________. For those two reasons I feel that President ___________________________deserves an overall grade of _____.

Presidential Profile #3 Thomas Jefferson Important topics associated with this president 1. 2. * Negative characteristics/ contributions 1. 2. * President: 1801 - 1809 Overall Grade: Positive characteristics/contributions 1. 2. * President ___________________deserves the Grade ____ for his contributions to the country in the office of the presidency . He deserves the grade ___ because _____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Presidential Profile #4 James Madison Important topics associated with this president 1. 2. * Negative characteristics/ contributions 1. 2. * President: 1809-1817 Overall Grade: Positive characteristics/contributions 1. 2. * President ___________________deserves the Grade ____ for his contributions to the country in the office of the presidency . He deserves the grade ___ because _____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Presidential Profile #5 James Monroe Important topics associated with this president 1. 2. * Negative characteristics/ contributions 1. 2. * President: 1817-1825 Overall Grade: Positive characteristics/contributions 1. 2. * President ___________________deserves the Grade ____ for his contributions to the country in the office of the presidency . He deserves the grade ___ because _____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Presidential Profile #6 John Quincy Adams Important topics associated with this president 1. 2. * Negative characteristics/ contributions 1. 2. * President: 1825-1829 Overall Grade: Positive characteristics/contributions 1. 2. * President ___________________deserves the Grade ____ for his contributions to the country in the office of the presidency . He deserves the grade ___ because _____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Presidential Profile #7 Andrew Jackson Important topics associated with this president 1. 2. * Negative characteristics/ contributions 1. 2. * President: 1829-1837 Overall Grade: Positive characteristics/contributions 1. 2. * President ___________________deserves the Grade ____ for his contributions to the country in the office of the presidency . He deserves the grade ___ because _____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Standouts and final grades. Description: Annual school year books are a great way to document and remember the many people and experiences people have as students at a school. They are full of pictures and descriptions of memories and experiences that characterized the year. In many yearbooks there is a page dedicated to students that are selected as standouts in a variety of categories. Some categories might include: Most musical, most artistic, friendliest, crasiest hair, most likely to be a Hollywood actor, most likely to star in a Crest Commercial, Most likely to be a professional athlete, or most likely to be the next president. Contents: Separate profiles of each of the first 7 presidents. Each profile reveals specific details about the presidents