The Early Republic Project

Overview

Here you will find all the instructions and tools to complete your Early Republic Project. This project will be completely web based. All of your research will be conducted online through academically approved sites and the Pearson Realize platform. In addition, all students will use Prezi to present their findings about their chosen president.

This project will have three components: research, creation, and presentation. For the research part, students will research their chosen president through academic web sites. On this site, you will find links to access these sites. It will be the student's responsibility to research their president's background, qualifications, and presidency before the creation phase of the project. In addition, students will be asked to search for and collect images for the creation phase of the project. A checklist will be provided to show students what research or tasks needs to be accomplished on any given day.

Prezi will be used for the creation phase of the project once initial research has been completed. In a nutshell, Prezi is a presentation tool that works as a giant poster that a camera is programed to focus on. Student creativity will be challenged as students work to layout their presentations and determine the best way to view the information for their project. Please explore https://prezi.com to get an idea how this software works.

Finally, students will give a presentation in which they have to present for at least 5 minutes on their chosen president. Students will be scored by a rubric in which they will be measured on their content, organization, creativity, presentation and mechanics. To ensure accountability for individual work, students will also submit a short reflection on the presentations they have seen. In addition, all students must present their judgement on whether they would support a movement to keep a statue of their president standing.

By the end of the project it is the hope that all students will develop a deeper understanding of the president they researched and a general idea of presidents that their classmates are researching and presenting on.

Objective

+ After doing research and producing a digital presentation on a chosen president, students succinctly present their findings to their classmates and determine if they would support a movement to keep a statue of their president standing.

Enduring Understandings

+ Students will learn that each president came from different backgrounds and faced different challenges which impacted their presidency.

Essential Questions

+ How does a president's background affect my decision to support a movement to keep a statue of them standing?

+ What are some important qualifications for a president?

+ How do the legacies of each president inform my decision to support a movement to keep a statue of them standing?

+ Would I support a movement to keep a statue of this president standing?

Presentation Elements

Opening shot with a photo of their president
- Full name of president
- Political Party
- Presidential number
- Years of presidency

2. Background information

Must have at least 3 facts about the president’s background
Facts can include family, childhood, religion, etc.
Each fact must have a photo to illustrate their background.

3. Qualifications

Must have at least 3 facts about the president’s qualifications.
These are experiences of the president that helped prepare him for the job. (education, business experience, etc.)
Each fact must have a photo to illustrate their background.

4. Presidency

Must show 5 facts about events during their presidency. These can be labeled as successes or failures.
Each event must have a photo tied to it.

5. Would you support a movement to keep a statue of your president standing?

All students will write a paragraph (5 sentences) arguing reasons for supporting or not supporting a movement to keep a statue of their president standing. All students will present their judgement to their classmates by way of a presentation.