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 Presidential Scrapbook Rubric 7& 8 American History Presidential Scrapbook Rubric 7th and 8th Grade students have two choices concerning the learning of the American Presidents: 1) Memorize all of them in consecutive order, their terms in office, and at least one significant event that took place during their term in office; or 2) Create a "scrapbook" containing a variety of information pertaining to the lives of each of the presidents. This scrapbook should be kept as a 3-ring binder. Students are free to use as many pages as needed to cover each president as thoroughly as possible. The same amount of information may not be available for each president. The following information needs to be / can be included in your scrapbook.
a. Birthday
b. Lifespan c. Home State
d. Family
e. Religion
f. Former Occupation(s) / Experience g. Age when he began as President
a. Party Affiliation
b. State Elected From
c. Vice President
d. Campaign Slogan (If available)
e. Program Proposals (What did they want to do in office?)
f. Campaign Strategy
a. Years in Office
b. Major Headlines of the Day / Significant Events
c. Complaints of the Critics (If Available)
d. Any Interesting Trivia? (Chester Arthur's Bathtub)
a. Was he a good person? (Explain)
b. Was he an effective President? (Explain)
c. Would you have voted for him? (Explain)
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