1. By: Alyssa Springer EDU 505 Winter 2011

2. Presidents Day is always celebrated on the third Monday of February. This year we will be celebrating our former Presidents on February 21, 2011!  Who were these men?  What did they do?  Where were they born?  Why are they important to our country?  From what years did they serve as President?  Can you find any interesting facts about them? Please help to bring these Presidents back to life in our classroom and see what information you can dig up!

3.  From a given list choose ONE former President to research. With your information you will create a campaign poster, write a one page biography and give a 3 – 5 minute presentation. *You will be given a list of reliable websites to use.

4. It is time to pick your President to research! Look at the list of Presidents on this website: http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/ Be ready with your top two choices of Presidents to research. You will tell me your choices in class tomorrow and be assigned one of your two choices if possible. Remember: Everyone will be researching a different President!

5.  Next, find out important information about your President. Consider the following questions to get you started…..  From what years did he serve as President?  When and where was he born?  What did he do to contribute to the United States when he was President?  What political party did he belong to?  What state was he from? **Challenge – How many interesting or unusual facts can you find on the President you are researching? - Make sure you include them to earn BONUS POINTS! **

6. Biography Information http://georgewbush- whitehouse.archives.gov/kids/presidents/ http://georgewbush- whitehouse.archives.gov/kids/presidents/ http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/uspresidentsd ropdown.htm http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/uspresidentsd ropdown.htm http://smithsonian.kids.us/president/gallery/main.cfm http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4678 Fun Facts http://classroomhelp.com/lessons/Presidents/nicknames.ht ml http://classroomhelp.com/lessons/Presidents/nicknames.ht ml http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/peopleplace s/georgewashingtonicecream/ http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/peopleplace s/georgewashingtonicecream/ Presidential Pictures http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/president/gallerymain. aspx http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/president/gallerymain. aspx

7. Great! You have found a ton of information on the President you are researching! Now it is time to write the biography on your President. Make sure you include the following information AND any other facts you discovered! 1. Presidents Name 2. Years Serving As President 3. Political Party – Democratic or Republican? 4. When and Where He Was Born 5. Contributions ** Don’t forget to include any interesting or fun facts you found!

8. As you know, good campaign posters are a part of gaining votes to win the Presidential election. Make a campaign poster for the President you are researching. Include the following on your poster… 1. Name of President 2. Picture – You may either draw the picture or use pictures printed from the internet. 3. Political Party – Democratic or Republican 4. Campaign Slogan

9. It is now time to get your presentation ready for the class. Use the information about the President you researched for the biography paper. ** Don’t forget your presentation needs to be 3-5 minutes long. You will need to show your campaign poster to the class at this time.

10. Evaluation Evaluation Beginning 1 Developing 2 Accomplished 3 Exemplary 4 Biography Paper is not one page in length. Paper includes none of the five requirements listed in Step 3. Many grammatical errors. Paper is not one page in length. Paper only includes a few of the five requirements listed in Step 3. Some grammatical errors. Paper is one page in length. Paper includes only four out of the five requirements listed in Step 3. Almost no grammatical errors. Paper is one page in length. Paper includes all five of the requirements listed in Step 3. No grammatical errors. Campaign Poster Poster is poorly made. Includes one to none of the four requirements listed in Step 4. Poster is sloppy and unorganized. Includes only a couple of the four requirements listed in Step 4. Poster is eye catching and neat. Includes some of the four requirements listed in Step 4. Poster is eye catching, neat, and organized. Includes all four requirements listed in Step 4. Presentation Presenter is not prepared and shares little to no information. 1 minute long Presenter is somewhat prepared and shares a small amount of information. 2 minutes long Presenter is prepared, shows campaign poster and gives a good amount of accurate information. 3-5 minutes long Presenter is very prepared, shows campaign poster and gives a thorough amount of accurate information. 3-5 minutes long

11. Awesome Job! You have successfully completed your Presidential WebQuest journey! You have learned about many of the former Presidents of The United States of America. Learning about past Presidents is an important part of history! Don’t forget that on the third Monday of February we honor these men for the great work they did for this country. I hope you have enjoyed diving back into history!

12. You have officially completed the “Let’s Get Patriotic” WebQuest!