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Alternatives to the President Report
In Rethinking Reports, page 1.1
The "President Report" is a common assignment in social studies classes from second grade, where biography is first introduced, through high school U.S. History. You know what we mean: students are asked to pick a U.S. president and write a biographical...
By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.
Guest of honor: A presidential banquet
In Rethinking Reports, page 1.3
A research assignment in which students plan a banquet in honor of a president.
By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.
Now what? A President considers a career change
In Rethinking Reports, page 1.2
In this alternative to the dreaded "President Report," students write a resumé for an ex-president.
By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.
Presidential inaugurations in historical perspective
A guide to online resources about the history of American presidential inaugurations.
Format: bibliography
Presidents pathfinder
In Rethinking Reports, page 1.5
Presidents and the Presidency The American Presidency Grolier's family of encyclopedias provides three levels of biographical material on presidents...
By Melissa Thibault.
Vote for me! A re-election editorial
In Rethinking Reports, page 1.4
A research assignment in which students write an editorial for or against the re-election of a selected president.
By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.