WINTER BREAK HW: Watch Presidential Documentary; at AMERICAN EXPERIENCE; The Presidents; View, take notes, present upon return!!

Go to pbs American Experience: Select a President:  Roosevelt, Nixon, Bush sr., LBJ, Truman, Reagan, Carter, Kennedy family, Clinton, Lincoln
Lincoln on the History Channel- Lincoln History Mystery; 

Obama biography; go to Top Documentaries and Frontline.
(watch both short films)

Kennedy Mini-series

http://video.pbs.org/video

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/collections/presidents/

American Experience:  The Presidents

HW: Watch 2-3 segments at a time; take notes on his childhood; What shaped his life?, early life, school, career highlights of election and presidency: summarize each segment in 3-5 sentences

100 pts

 

THE Presidential Crisis=100 pts  POWER POINT 5-7 slides

Name the Prez and the Crisis in Title.   

Describe the problem and the choices the president had to make

1What powers of the president were available?

2.Describe the choice this president made; How did he use his powers?

3.How did America respond?

4.What was the outcome?  Success? Or, failure? 

5.What do you think YOU would have done?  Why?

6.