BackPresident for a Day*
http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/presforaday/index.html
You will visit the website and become President for a day. You will keep a schedule of all the presidential decisions that you make. After completing the day, you will write a journal entry including a summary for each action or activity that you have chosen during your day as president.
Scoring Rubric
| 4 | Students researched the activities of a president and wrote a creative, original journal entry demonstrating knowledge of the duties of a president. Paragraphs are well-written and accurate information is clearly presented. |
| 3 | Students researched the activities of a president and wrote an interesting, original journal entry demonstrating knowledge of the duties of the president. Paragraphs are fairly well-written and information is presented with some elaboration. |
| 2 | Students researched the activities of a president and wrote an acceptable diary entry demonstrating some knowledge of the duties of a president. Paragraphs lack details and information is presented with little elaboration. |
| 1 | Students did little research on the activities of a president and wrote little or none of the journal assignment. |
| 0 | Answer has nothing to do with question. |
Kentucky Learning Goals and Academic Expectation
1.11 Students write using appropriate forms, conventions and styles to communicate ideas and information to different audiences for different purposes.
1.16 Students use computers and other kinds of technology to collect, organize, and communicate information and ideas.
2.15 Students can accurately describe various forms of government and analyze issues that relate to the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.
5.2 Students use creative thinking skills to develop or change their understanding of a concept.
Skill Objectives:
* The idea for this open response was taken from the featured website and adapted for our students needs.