		Presidential Trading Cards by Cheryl Lankford
Introduction	Task	Process	Evaluation	Conclusion	Teacher Notes

President George W. Bush was shaking hands with Sammy Sosa at the ballgame. Sammy Sosa gave President Bush his trading card, but President Bush did not have a trading card to give him in return. We need Presidential Trading Cards! President Bush is challenging all students in the United States to develop Presidential Trading cards for the public.

Your job is to create a United States Presidential Trading Card.

A picture of a President
Biographical information (DOB-DOD if applicable, hometown, family info.

term/terms in office, at least two accomplishments per term, jobs held before

becoming President and job/s held after Presidency

Process:

Step 1: Choose a United States President (each student must have a different President)

clarify choice with teacher so there is no duplication. (ILS 1.A.3b & 1.B.3d)

Step 2: Research a United States President from the websites listed below. You will need the following information: (ILS 1.A.3b,1.B.3d, 5.A.3a,15.B.3b,16.A.3c)

picture of President
biographical information (DOB-DOD if applicable, hometown, family info.

term/terms in office, at least two acompolishments per term, jobs held before becoming President, and job/s held after Presidency

Websites:

http://who2.com

http://www.fujisan.demon.co.uk/USPresidents/preslist.htm

http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/

http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/presidents/presidents.html

http://www.ibiblio.org/lia/president

http://www.americanpresidents.org/ photographs of all Presidents

http://www.heptune.com/preslist.html

http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/preshome.html

Step 3: Save the Presidential information onto a disk. (ILS 5.C.3a)

To save your picture from the internet, do a right click on the picture and choose SAVE IMAGE

AS. Save it onto your disk.

Step 4: Create your Presidential Trading Card using Microsoft Word. (Note: Use page setup and set the paper size to 6" wide and 4" high. Set all four margins to 25". Using the column button on the top, make two columns. The first column will be the front of your card. The second column will be the back.

(ILS 3.B.3a, 3.B.3b,5C.3a, 15.B.3b,16.A.3c,16.B.3a,16.C.3b,&16.E.3c)

Step 5: Print your card out, fold in half and trim it. Turn in to be scored and laminated.

(ILS 3.B.3a & 3B.3b)

Step 6: Print additional Presidential Cards to trade with classmates.

(ILS 3.B.3a & 3B.3b)

Evaluation:

See attached Rubric under Teacher Notes

Teacher Notes:

This activity is designed to educate 5^th –8^th grade students in the area of United States Presidents. Students will learn about all the U.S. presidents by way of hand held trading cards. The trading cards will be used over and over during the course of the year.

Time alloted: approximately 3-5 class periods of 40-50 minutes (3-5 day time frame allows Inclusion students to work with the group)

Equipment needed:

one computer per student
Internet access
Ability to save files

Illinois Learning Standards Addressed:
English Language Arts
STATE GOAL 1: Read with understanding and fluency.

1.A.3b Analyze the meaning of words and phrases in their context

1.B.3d Read age-appropriate material with fluency and accuracy

STATE GOAL 3: Write to communicate for a variety of purposes.

3.B.3a Produce documents that convey a clear understanding and interpretation of ideas and information and display focus, organization, elaboration and coherence.

3.B.3b Edit and revise for word choice, organization, consistent point of view and transitions among paragraphs using contemporary technology and formats suitable for submission and/or publication.

STATE GOAL 5: Use the language arts to acquire, assess and communicate information

5.A.3a Identify appropriate resources to solve problems or answer questions through research

5.A.3b Design a project related to contemporary issues (e.g., real-world math, career development, community service) using multiple sources.

5.C.3a Plan, compose, edit and revise documents that synthesize new meaning gleaned from multiple sources.

Social Science

STATE GOAL 15: Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United States.

15.B.3b Explain the effects of choice and competition on individuals and the economy as a whole.

STATE GOAL 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.

16.A.3c Identify the differences between historical fact and interpretation.

16.B.3a (US) Describe how different groups competed for power within the colonies and how that competition led to the development of political institutions during the early national period.

16.C.3b (US) Explain relationships among the American economy and slavery, immigration, industrialization, labor and urbanization, 1700-present.

16.E.3c (US) Describe the impact of urbanization and suburbanization, 1850 - present, on the environment.

Rubric for Presidential Trading Card

Making A Trading Card: Presidential Trading cards Teacher name: Mrs. C.F. Lankford Student Name ___________________ Date __________________________ Score __________________________

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Use of Class Time	Used time well during each class period. Focused on getting the project done. Never distracted others.	Used time well during each class period. Usually focused on getting the project done and never distracted others.	Used some of the time well during each class period. There was some focus on getting the project done but occasionally distracted others.	Did not use class time to focus on the project OR often distracted others.
Required Elements	The Presidential trading card includes all required elements as well as additional information.	All required elements are included on the trading card.	All but 1 of the required elements are included on the trading card.	Several required elements were missing from the trading card.
Mechanics	Capitalization and punctuation are correct on the trading card.	There is 1 error in capitalization or punctuation.	There are 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation.	There are more than 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation.
Attractiveness	The trading card is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.	The trading card is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.	The trading card is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.	The trading card is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.

Extra Credit:

Make a matching card fro the First Ladies.

Conclusion:

Upon completion of this task, all students should have Presidential Trading Cards to share with family, friends, classmates, teachers, and community members.