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"Mrs. Roosevelt Rides Coal Car Into Mine Depths" photograph from Greenfield Daily Recorder-Gazette newspaper
"President Still Hopes for Peace" article in The Greenfield Recorder-Gazette newspaper
"President Lincoln" article from the Gazette and Courier newspaper
"Jeff Davis' Proclamation"
"In Memory of JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD"
"The Hero", poem about George Washington
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Summary and Objective
Students will understand that the president serves the United States by researching and learning about a specific president to celebrate President’s Day. They will use literature, historical objects, and prior knowledge to develop a questionnaire and responses for a president of their choice.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
At home, students will select a president of their choice to interview and develop two questions they think would be important to ask during their interview. At least one of these questions needs to focus on the president’s policies, decisions they made, public opinion of them, and/or problems they’ve had as a result of being the president.
Step 2.
At school, students will partner with a student who has selected the same president. Students will also share their questions they think would be important to ask during and interview. The teacher will chart all of the responses, and the class will generate interview questions, focusing on the president’s policies, decisions, public opinion of them, and problems they’ve had.
Step 3.
Students will work in cooperative groups to learn more about their selected president. Students will have 2-3 library sessions conduct this research using primary sources and secondary sources selected by the librarian. Students will work in cooperative groups to learn more about their selected president. Students will have 1 library session to conduct this research using primary sources and secondary sources selected by the librarian. Students will fill in the appropriate information they have gathered with the corresponding question from the interview.
Step 4.
Students will study the items from the PVMA American Centuries website and discuss the involvement with various presidents. Students will read the articles (be sure to click Show Text) in their cooperative groups and focus on questions about what is the main problem and how does it affect people then. (TEACHERS: Please be aware of the content in the “President Lincoln” article with reference to an “n” word being used. Be sure to discuss with your students about the use of this word or feel free to omit this article from the lesson.
Step 5.
Students will share their interviews with their classmates and buddies at the school.
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