Presidential Web Quest
Middle School

You're Hired!

We have been searching for a group of four great reporters like you. Your first assignment is to find out the names of each president whose career was cut short by an assassin. Check the following web sites to find the names you are looking for. Remember to evaluate your sources for reliability. Then come back and we will fill you in on the rest of your duties. Watch out, there are other reporters out there trying to scoop your story. Good Luck!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html

http://www.grolier.com/presidents/ea/prescont.html

http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/

http://www.americanpresidents.com/bios.html

http://www.historybuff.com/presidents/index.html

You're back! Next, each person on your team needs to choose one of the presidents to concentrate on. Then, you will check the web sites above to find out everything you can about the life and death of your president. You will be creating a newspaper article using this information. Don't forget to include pictures. Write the story as if you were reporting it right after the assassination occurred. Remember that there are other reporters on the story. It is your job to get the most information, presented in the best way. Finally, you will share your findings with the public (or school). If you need help organizing your information, click the icon below to find a checklist.

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Need More Information?

Click on the pictures and web sites below for more information.

General Web Sites

http://www.findagrave.com/claimtofame/president.html

http://members.aol.com/IceCold966/index1.html

http://www.lido.com/americana/presidents

http://www.who2.com/

http://www.historyplace.com/

Speeches

http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/inaugural/index.html

http://www.ocean.ic.net/rafiles/pres/thelist.html

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Specific Presidential Web Sites

 

President McKinley Web Sites

http://www.collphyphil.org/presshot.htm

http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/history/projects/Mckinley/

President Lincoln Web Sites

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alhome.html

http://www.reformation.org/surratt.html

President Garfield Web Sites

http://www.npg.si.edu/col/pres/

http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless/garfield/garfield.html

President Kennedy Web Sites

http://www.msnbc.com/onair/msnbc/TimeAndAgain/archive/jfk/default.asp

http://www.bena.com/lucidcafe/library/96may/kennedy.html

You're finished! It is now time to submit your groups' completed articles. Make sure that they include all of the information from the checklist. You're articles will be evaluated based upon the information that you gathered, your grammer skills, and for neatness.

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General Web Links

Speeches

Specfic Web Links

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