Unit+4+President's+Project

__**Guidelines for Presidential Poster **__

Students should create a poster using the information off of their graphic organizer we have been working on in class. The organizer says, "Research on a President" on the top. The due date for this project is Friday, November 22. The following items should be on the poster:

1. Full name of the president at the top of the poster. Underneath the name, students should write the number of president (ex: 5th President), nickname, date of birth, birthplace, and if no longer alive, the date he died. 2. Name of parents and wife's name, if he married. 3. List 4 jobs he had (not including president). 4. Name 3 important things he did in his lifetime or during his presidency. 5. Give an important quote. 6. Write 4 character traits that describes the president. 7. Students can also add a section that has interesting fun facts they learned about their president. 8. Draw or print and glue a picture of the president on the poster.

All the words on the poster should be spelled correctly, and posters should be neat. Here are the grading rubrics for this project:

**__ President Project Rubrics __**

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 * = __ **Poster Grading Rubric ** __ || Points Possible |||| [[image:mortensonsclass/President Project #1 Example.jpg width="320" height="240" align="right"]] ||
 * Name of President || 5 ||||  ||
 * Number || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Nickname || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Birth & Death Date || 5 ||  ||
 * Birth Place || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Personality Trait || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Name of Parents & Wife || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">5 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Jobs || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">5 ||  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">3 Important Things He Did || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">5 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Quote || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">5 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Illustration || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">5 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Spelling || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">5 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Followed Directions || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">5 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Neatness || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">5 ||  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Total || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">50 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">x ||  ||||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * > ===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;"> ===

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">**__Presentation Grading Rubric__**
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 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Present information at an understandable pace. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">10 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">x ||  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Speak in complete sentences when answering questions. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">10 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Clear, loud voice || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">10 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Face the audience while talking || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">10 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Reading paper (not hiding face while reading) || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">10 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Total || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">50 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">x ||  ||   ||

** __ President Report Grading Rubric __ **

as Title || 5 ||  ||   || (has topic sentence, at least 3 details, and concluding sentence) || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * [[image:mortensonsclass/President Project photo 3.jpg width="240" height="180"]] || Points Possible || Points Earned ||  ||
 * Name of President
 * Student Name (author) || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Biography Paragraph
 * Presidency Paragraph || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * 1 Personality Trait Paragraph || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Student Choice Paragraph || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Opinion Paragraph || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Capitalization for each paragraph || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Usage and grammar for each paragraph || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Punctuations for each paragraph || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Spelling for each paragraph || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Indent each paragraph || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Followed Directions || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Neatness || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * || 5 ||  ||   ||
 * Total || 75 ||  ||   ||