Webquest Introduction

President Biography Webquest

Introduction

Have you ever wanted to know more about a president?

Presidents become famous for their ideas and legacies during their presidency. What is the president known for? What mark did they leave on our nation? How did the way they grew up affect them?

Many famous people have interesting stories of how they became famous. Where did they grow up? What influenced them to persue their dream? What are they really like?

This webquest will be an adventure into the world of a president of your choice. Get ready for an adventure where you will enjoy a new story and learn more about a talented person ...

Welcome to your very own President Biography Adventure!

Welcome to your very own President's/Biography Adventure!

Task

During your journey to become an expert on your president of your choice, you will do the following:

* Choose an president that interests you.

* Read and complete an president graphic organizer about a your person.

* Investigate important facts about your president.

* Design a poster or biography bag to summarize and present your findings to your classmates.

* Write a 4-5 paragraph paper that shares the information you found and cite your sources.

* present your project and paper in class

brainjoke4c To learn the steps you should follow on your journey, proceed to the Process page.

To learn the steps you should follow on your journey, proceed to the Process page.

Process

If you are ready to begin your President Biography Adventure, here are the steps to follow:

1. Choose an president that interests you.

Presidents to choose from include:

George Washington	Richard Nixon	Abraham Lincoln	Ronald Regan
Theodore Roosevelt	Jimmy Carter	John F. Kennedy	George Bush
Thomas Jefferson	James Madison

2. Find a book about your president that you would like to read. You can always ask a teacher or a librarian for help on finding a good choice for you.

3. Print out the president information graphic organizer so that as you read your book you can fill in the important details.

4. Biography Bag directions and information sheet.

5. Cite your sources.

Organizer to collect information.

Next you will go to the Resources page to find links to websites about your author.

Resources

In addition to the weblinks provided in this WebQuest, you may also wish to use some of the following resources:

· Encyclopedias

· Magazine articles

· Books about your president

· Interviews with your president

· Any other good resources that you find!

Abe Lincoln websites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html

http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln77.html

http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html

http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html

http://www.nps.gov/libo/

http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/lincoln

George Washington

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gw1.html

http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/gwash.html

http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/

http://www.mountvernon.org/

www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/washington/

http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/washington

Theodore Roosevelt

http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/life/biotr.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tr26.html

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1906/roosevelt-bio.html

http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/roosevelt

http://www.nps.gov/thro/

John F. Kennedy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAkennedyJ.htm

http://www.studentske.sk/anglictina/John_F,_Kenedy;_biography.htm

http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/home.htm

James Madison

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jm4.html

http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/madison

http://americanhistory.about.com/od/jamesmadison/p/pmadison.htm

http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9394965

Thomas Jefferson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tj3.html

http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/tjefferson.html

http://www.answers.com/topic/thomas-jefferson

http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/

http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/jefferson

Richard Nixon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/rn37.html

http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/nixon

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/impeachments/nixon.htm

http://www.watergate.info/nixon/

Ronald Reagan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/rr40.html

http://www.ronaldreagan.com/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001654/

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Ronald_Reagan

http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/reagan

Jimmy Carter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jc39.html

http://www.cartercenter.org/news/experts/jimmy_carter.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/

http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/carter

George H. W. Bush

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gb41.html

http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/bush

http://www.famoustexans.com/georgebush.htm

http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0760625.html

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/franklindroosevelt

http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/fdrbio.html

http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/fdroosevelt

http://www.franklinroosevelt.net/

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USArooseveltF.htm

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/franklin_d_roosevelt.html

http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/32_f_roosevelt/index.html

Search Engines that might help:

Ask Jeeves for Kids

http://www.ajkids.com/

KidsClick! An internet search engine for kids by librarians

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!?

Yahooligans

http://www.yahooligans.com/school_bell/language_arts/authors/

Google

http://www.google.com/

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When your research is complete, return to the Process page to review what your next assignment is
OR review the Evaluation criteria before beginning your PowerPoint presentation

Evaluation

Your project grade will be based on your PowerPoint Presentation and the WebQuest Worksheets. Review the rubrics below to see the requirements.

Your PowerPoint Slideshow will have six slides. See the criteria for each slide below.

Poster

	*Excellent 3 pts**	Good job 2 pts	Fair 1 pt.	Incomplete 0 pt.
Cover includes your name, title and president's picture	''includes all parts, no misspellings, really grabs your audiences attention	Nice first slide, includes all the parts, well designed and easy to read.	has some missing parts, a few misspellings	Missing or incomplete
President Factsteaches the audience about who the president is - where born, how old, awards the president might have won, etc.	Includes all parts, appealing presentation	Includes basic information	Missing important details about the author	Missing or incomplete
Fun FactsShare at least 3 interesting facts about your president	Includes interesting facts that no one else shared.	Shared interesting president facts	Had less than three interesting facts about your president.	Missing or incomplete
Promote President Why should someone vote for this person? Why would they make a good president?	Made me want to run to the library to get a book about your president	Good reasons for reading books about your president	Missing some parts	Missing or incomplete
Presentation	An exciting presentation, easy to hear and understand	Spoke loudly and clearly.	Hard to hear and understand	Missing or incomplete

WebQuest Worksheets

Excellent* Good job Fair Incomplete

President Information Graphic
Researched president and gathered details
Gathered great and interesting facts. Went the extra step and gathered more info. than needed. Gathered useful information. Filled in most areas on worksheet. Lots of missing information. Could have included more facts. Missing or incomplete

Biography Bag worksheet
filled in neat and accuratley
all details included
missing some details
missing or incomplete

Cite your Sources
Cited sources correctly and accurately
sited sources a few errors
lots of errors citing sources
missing or incomplete

You're almost done! Continue on to the Conclusion page.

Conclusion

Now that you have become an expert on your president, think about the following:

Now that you have become an expert on your president, think about the following:

* Would you like to be president or someone famous?

* If you could meet president you just researched, what would you ask him?

* Does this person remind you of anyone that you know? Why and how?

Here are some extension activities you can try for fun:

* Plan a day that you would like to spend with your person

* Write a letter to your person

* Read other books written about your president and compare to other presidents

"Congratulations on completing the President Biography!"

Here are some extension activities you can try for fun:

* Plan a day that you would like to spend with your person
* Write a letter to your person
* Read other books written about your president or famous person and compare and contrast the stories.
* Study another person and compare the two people. Are they alike in some ways?

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