The American Presidents Photostory Assignment

Rationale

Students will gain an understanding of the Presidents of the Unites States.  Creating a Photostory presentation allows students to better analyze and understand people and issues of the time period while expanding both presentation and technological skills.

Task

Students will create a Photostory Presentation examining a President from the United States of America. The presentation should include the following:

  1. The presentation should be between 1 - 2 minutes long. (maximum 2 minutes in length!)
  2. minimum of 15 slides
  3. Pictures of your topic - be sure they are of good quality and relevant
  4. Relevant information about your topic - Consider the 5Ws and H
  5. Relevant dates
  6. Appropriate music (it doesn't need to be from the time period but it should be appropriate to the topic you have chosen)
  7. The historical importance to the United States

Part 1: In Smart Ideas create a timeline or concept map of what you intend to cover. It will help you to organize your ideas so you have some coherence to your presentation.

Part 2: Write your script so you know what you intend to say. This will ensure that your dialogue is both valuable and concise.

Part 3: Put your presentation together in a way that is both creative and educational.

Photostory Link

TOPIC LIST

Textbook: History of a Free Nation

  1. George Washington, 1789-1797
  2. John Adams, 1797-1801
  3. Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809
  4. James Madison, 1809-1817
  5. James Monroe, 1817-1825
  6. John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829
  7. Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837
  8. Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841
  9. William Henry Harrison, 1841
  10. John Tyler, 1841-1845
  11. James Knox Polk, 1845-1849
  12. Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850
  13. Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853
  14. Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857
  15. James Buchanan, 1857-1861

 
  1. Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865
  2. Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869
  3. Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1869-1877
  4. Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1877-1881
  5. James Abram Garfield, 1881
  6. Chester Alan Arthur, 1881-1885
  7. Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889
  8. Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893
  9. Grover Cleveland, 1893-1897
  10. William McKinley, 1897-1901
  11. Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909
  12. William Howard Taft, 1909-1913
  13. Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921
  14. Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1921-1923
  15. Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929
  1. Herbert Clark Hoover, 1929-1933
  2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945
  3. Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953
  4. Dwight David Eisenhower 1953-1961
  5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1961-1963
  6. Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1963-1969
  7. Richard Milhous Nixon, 1969-1974
  8. Gerald Rudolph Ford, 1974-1977
  9. James Earl Carter, Jr., 1977-1981
  10. Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1981-1989
  11. George Herbert Walker Bush, 1989-1993
  12. William Jefferson Clinton, 1993-2001
  13. George Walker Bush, 2001-2009
  14. Barack Hussein Obama, 2009-

 

 


Historical Breeze Presentation Rubric

CATEGORY

LEVEL 4

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1

Background / Images

Background.images does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of background/images is consistent from card to card and is appropriate for the topic.

Background/images does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of background/images is consistent from card to card.

Background/images does not detract from text or other graphics.

Background/images makes it difficult to see text or competes with other graphics on the page.

Sounds -planning

Careful planning has gone into sounds. All sounds or music improve the content or "feel" of the presentation.

Some planning has gone into sounds. Most enhance the content or "feel" of the presentation, but 1-2 seem to be added for no real reason.

Sounds that are chosen are appropriate for the topic, but some detract from the overall presentation.

Sounds are not appropriate for the presentation.

Originality

Presentation shows considerable originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in a unique and interesting way.

Presentation shows some originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in an interesting way.

Presentation shows an attempt at originality and inventiveness on 1-2 cards.

Presentation is a rehash of other people's ideas and/or graphics and shows very little attempt at original thought.

Content - Accuracy

All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors. Connection to historical importance is effective.

Most of the content is accurate. Good summary of historical importance

The content is generally accurate but a stronger analysis of historical importance is required..

Content is typically confusing or contains many factual errors. Little connection to historical importance

Effectiveness

Project includes all material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the topic. It is a highly effective study guide.

Project includes most material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the material but is lacking one or two key elements.

Project is missing more than two key elements. It would make an incomplete study guide.

Project is lacking several key elements and has inaccuracies that make it a poor study guide.