Four+Influential+Presidents

Fourth Grade History:

From 1789 until 2012, our country has witnessed very many great leaders. There have been forty-four presidents that have influenced our country in many different ways. From building the foundation to freeing the slaves, each president has contributed positive or negative aspects to the United States. During this activity, each student will research a president that they will be assigned. Under the introduction is the information that the student must research in order to complete the following activities. The students will be using different online resources to complete the assignments. Follow each step and be creative!

-Who was the president? (Add basic information that the student thinks is important or interesting)

- What significant things they did

- How did they influence America's foundation

Please watch this video as an introduction to some of the presidents: media type="youtube" key="sDJB0QbT32A" height="315" width="420" align="center"

Microsoft Word: Glogster: Quizlet:
 * 1) Students must type up the information that they researched into a document on Microsoft Word.
 * 2) The students must write a minimum of two paragraphs that includes all of the information
 * 3) There must be an intro about the specific president with the basic information of who the president is, where they were from, and when they served their presidency.
 * 4) The next section of the paragraph must include what events took place when the president served their term.
 * 5) The following section should include what significant things the president did and how they influenced America’s foundation.
 * 6) The end of the paragraph must conclude all your research.
 * 1) Create a glogster account
 * 2) Student should use found information to create a virtual poster board
 * 3) Using a search engine, look up images of your president and other pictures to describe their presidency.
 * 4) Students should look up online videos to include in their glogster as well.
 * 5) Be creative!
 * 1) Using quizlet the students will create flashcards to help themselves and the other students learn more about the presidents.
 * 2) On each flashcard write one fact learned about the individual's president and write the name of the president on the other side.
 * 3) Each student should have at least five note cards.


 * Assesment:**

(Each Student will be graded between 1 and 5 points for each section, 5 being the greatest amount of points. If each task is completed, the student will receive a check mark. If each task is checked, the student will receive a total of 5 points for each section. If the student is missing one or more check marks they will be given one chance to complete the missing task. _ Student wrote a minimum of two paragraphs that includes all of the information _ Paper included an introduction with the specific president with the basic information of who the president is, where they were from, and when they served their presidency. _ Paragraph includes the events that took place when the president served their term. _Paragraph included what significant things the president did and how they influenced America’s foundation. _ Conclusion sums up information
 * Microsoft Word:**
 * _** Student must type up the information that they researched into a document on Microsoft Word

_Student created a glogster account _ Students used their research to create a virtual poster board _ Student added videos, pictures, and text to complete their poster _ Student was creative
 * Glogster:**

_Student created flashcards to help themselves and the other students learn more about the presidents. _Each of their flashcards includes facts about their president and has written the name of the president on the other side. ___Student created at least five note cards.
 * Quizlet:**

Once each student has finished the project, they will print out their flash cards from quizlet.com and form groups to talk about each of their presidents.

16.B.2d (US) Identify major political events and leaders within the United States historical eras since the adoption of the Constitution, including the westward expansion, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, and 20th century wars as well as the roles of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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1943, l., Churchill, t. p., & Kai-shek, t. C. (n.d.). Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Retrieved February 22, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt

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Flash cards, vocabulary memorization, and study games | Quizlet. (n.d.). //Flash cards, vocabulary memorization, and study games | Quizlet//. Retrieved February 22, 2012, from http://quizlet.com/

Glogster: make a poster online. It's free!. (n.d.). //Glogster: make a poster online. It's free!//. Retrieved February 22, 2012, from http://www.glogster.com/

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