You will be making an iaspace page for your chosen president (think facebook or myspace-like).

 

Guiding Question: What does it take to be ranked a "great" president?

 

You will be assigned to a group of 2 or 3.  Each group will be in charge of preparing an assessment of the "presidential greatness" of one "Modern" American President.

 

When finding examples of the 7 "hats" that a president wears, look at how it was portrayed in the media or seen by the public.  These accomplishments may be slightly exaggerated because you are trying to portray yourself as a great president.

 

 

Research

Most of your research should come from the book "Presidents: A Reference History."  This is one of the e-books found in the Gale Virtual Reference Library. 

 

Another good book to use for the fun facts should be from the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture.  Type in the decade you are searching for (ex. 1940s) and it will give you a pretty good list to work with.

 

Biography Resource Center (database) 

 

 

Presidential Roles handout (description of 7 "hats")

 Presidential Roles Handout.pdf

Ranking the Presidents Handout

 Ranking the Presidents.pdf

 

Works Cited

Graff, Henry F., ed. Presidents: A Reference History. 3^rd ed. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. International Academy High School. 30 Apr. 2008 <http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=lom_inac>.

 

Pendergast, Sara and Tom Pendergast, eds. St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. International Academy High School. 30 Apr. 2008 <http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=lom_inac>.

 

Choose your class.  The name of your page should not be changed. Use the Presidential Template for this assignment.

 

A1 American Studies Class

 

A1 Harry Truman	1945-53
A1 Dwight Eisenhower	1953-61
A1 John F Kennedy	1961-63
A1 Lyndon Johnson	1963-69
A1 Richard Nixon	1969-74
A1 Gerald Ford	1974-77
A1 Jimmy Carter	1977-81
A1 Ronald Reagan	1981-89
A1 George HW Bush	1989-93
A1 William J Clinton	1993-2001

 

 A3 American Studies Class

A3 Harry Truman	1945-53
A3 Dwight Eisenhower	1953-61
A3 John F Kennedy	1961-63
A3 Lyndon Johnson	1963-69
A3 Richard Nixon	1969-74
A3 Gerald Ford	1974-77
A3 Jimmy Carter	1977-81
A3 Ronald Reagan	1981-89
A3 George HW Bush	1989-93
A3 William J Clinton	1993-2001

 

B4 American Studies Class

B4 Harry Truman	1945-53
B4 Dwight Eisenhower	1953-61
B4 John F Kennedy	1961-63
B4 Lyndon Johnson	1963-69
B4 Richard Nixon	1969-74
B4 Gerald Ford	1974-77
B4 Jimmy Carter	1977-81
B4 Ronald Reagan	1981-89
B4 George HW Bush	1989-93
B4 William J Clinton	1993-2001

 

 

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