The White House - Assignment (School and Home)

Hello Students,
I am not here today, so you have lots of work to do. In order to get credit for today, you must complete this assignment. This will also serve as a homework grade. You must have this assignment completed by October 25, 2010. Also respond to the question below to get full credit.

Assignment:
Locate and write the answers to the questions about the White House below. Use the following web site to find your answers. You must type your answers and the questions into a Microsoft Word Document. (hint) you can go to whalltechclass.blogspot.com and copy the questions into your word document.

www.historychannel.com/classroom/whitehouse/index.html
This link can be accessed at whalltechclass.blogspot.com
Save as: White House Facts – your name

1. Who was the first president to live in the White House?
2. When did he move in?
3. What president was so heavy that he once got stuck in a White House bathtub?
4. When did the White House officially take the name “White House”?
5. What year was running water installed in the White House?
6. When was electricity first installed in the White House?
7. Who once rode in the White House elevator on his horse?
8. What president’s daughter held her senior prom at the White House?
9. Which president once gambled away a complete set of White House china?
10. Who was the only president to get married in the White House?
11. Which president claimed he saw Lincoln’s ghost in the White House?
12. When John and Abigail Adams moved into the White House it was not yet finished.
The plaster was made from what two types of hair?
13. The wallpaper paste was made from what two ingredients?
14. What president’s wife saved many important artifacts and documents when the
British set the White House on fire in 1814?
15. What is the 44th President of the United States full name?

Question: If you were president, what changes would you make in our country and why? Respond to this blog by clicking the comment button. Thanks!

"I AM" Poem

Objective: Students will write and illustrate I Am poems.

An I Am poem is an 18-line, three-stanza poem which students write about themselves, or a real or fictitious character. When all students have presented their poems to their classmates, the poems will be compiled in a booklet and shared with others. We will also display a copy of the poems in the main hallway.

Your "I am" poem should looks like this:

I AM

I am (two special characteristics you have)
I wonder (something you are actually curious about)
I hear (an imaginary sound)

I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
I pretend (something you actually pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)

I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that really bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you very sad)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
I understand (something you know is true)
I say (something you believe in)
I dream (something you actually dream about)
I try (something you really make an effort about)
I hope (something you actually hope for)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)

click here to practice and read same I Am poems http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/iampoem.htm

Power Point Project - United States of America

The United STATES!
PowerPoint Project

Students,
Your next project will be to create a Power point slide show on your assigned state.
The Power Point must include the following slides:

Slide 1: Title Page
Slide 2: State Motto
Slide 3: State Flag
Slide 4: State bird
Slide 5: State Tree
Slide 6: State Flower
Slide 7: State Quarter
Slide 8: State Governor and Lt. Governor
Slide 9: State Statistics
Slide 10: References

Bonus Slides (Worth 5 points each)

1. State Song
2. Weather and Climate
3. Interesting Facts
4. Places to Visit
5. History - include the year it became a state.