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James Polk’s Farewell Address
Your Job: James K. Polk is leaving the job of president. It is your job to write a speech, pretending to be Polk, that says what you accomplished (did well) or what you failure (did poorly). You Must Address : Annexation of Texas The Mexican-American War, Oregon boundary dispute Purchase of California, Fulfillment of “manifest destiny” Paragraph Structure: 1st sentence: “I am President Polk and I am going to talk about my time as president”. 2nd sentence-5th sentence: “To talk about Texas, I (succeeded OR failed) because ________.” “To talk about the Mexican-American War, I (succeeded OR failed) because _____.” 6th sentence: “In the end, I have mostly (succeeded OR failed) because _______.
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Transformations in America 1800-1850 Posters
Pick ONE transformation we discussed Design a poster that demonstrates this change and EXPLAINS WHY this change occurred Incorporate TEXT and IMAGES to show these changes and EXPLAIN why these changes occurred
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Transformations in America 1800-1850 Writing
Pick ONE transformation we discussed Write a PARAGRAPH describing this change and WHY this change occurred Paragraph should be AT LEAST 8 sentences long
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Paragraph Structure 1st Sentence: State what change you are discussing
2nd Sentence: Describe this change List evidence for these changes 3rd Sentence: Include how this change was different from before 4th Sentence: State why this change occurred
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