Today's Assignment

2011-11-21T04:51:00.000-08:00

Hello Class!

As you know, this chapter we have been learning about U.S. presidents and each of their accomplishments. For your next assignment please review the following directions carefully and know I am here to answer any questions you might have.

1.) Read Chapters four through six of the text.
2.) After reading your text choose the U.S. President you consider most influential.
3.) Do additional research to support your choice.
4.) You should have two to three scholarly resources not including your text.
5.) Then prepare a Glogster poster.
6.) Include on your Glogster poster: a picture of your president of choice, a brief background, a summary of his accomplishments while in office, and why you find him the most influential.
7.) You will then present your poster to the class. Remember to hand in a printed Reference page on the day of your presentation.
8.) This assignment is due Monday, November 28th.

To make a Glogster click on the link in the top right corner of the page. Once you are on the Gloster page you will login and create a username and password. Then you can use Glogster's drag and drop feature to create your poster.
In addition to the Glogster link is a link for Google Scholar. Google Scholar is a great search engine for credible resources.

Please reference the Internet Cheat Sheet I have made for you. It is below this assignment posting and there is also a link for it under "November 2011 Assignments." It gives you helpful hints to make your research easier! Best of luck class!

Please feel free to email me anytime: bgarrison0813@gmail.com

Internet Cheat Sheet

2011-11-20T17:12:00.000-08:00

Students, utilize Google Scholar and RefSeek when starting research for your assignment. You can find the links to all search engines under the label Links to the right of the page. From there you can enter key phrases or words to search.

Phrases & Words

United States Presidents

Influential Presidents of the United States

Then once you decide upon your president:

Background on “president’s name”

“president’s name” ‘s accomplishments

Also, when searching for a president’s pictures you can use Google; just type in their name and hit search. Then click on the images link to the left. From there you will find images of your president of choice. Then you can use the image in your Glogster poster. DO NOT forget to cite the image in your reference page.

If you have difficulty finding results try narrowing your search words or rephrasing them.

Mrs. Garrison's U.S. History Class

Today's Assignment

Internet Cheat Sheet