Fellow TexAgs-ers, I was curious as to what you all believe to be the single most destructive* thing any of the last 6 presidents did during their time in office?
edited to add: To those who respond with actual examples, I use those responses with my classes. I usually word it like, "So I polled a few adults on this question and here is what they said." This helps the students see if their responses are in line with what others are saying, and how the students can see if age (living through the actual presidencies) alters what you think/believe/know about a topic.
In my high school, we were talking about the role of governments a few weeks ago, and the students were all discussing how different governments help and/or hurt their citizens. The students had some good arguments, however a lot of what they were discussing didn't directly affect them one way or another (their discovery).
So, I posed the following prompt to my high school students in Gov't and US History a couple of weeks ago and they have until Friday to formulate a CER (claim, evidence. & reasoning) for Joe Biden and the previous five former presidents. The rubric is a little more wordy, but I'll give you the Cliff's Notes version.
"Every President of the United States has had their great moments and their more forgettable moments. They have each overcome adversity and they have also failed miserably. In this quantitative research project, you will look back at the last six people who have served as President of the United States of America and research what was the single most destructive* thing happened during their presidency that they had complete or majority control over. You will need to identify that defining moment for each president, create a CER, and write a report explaining your cumulative thoughts on how the office of the presidency has negatively affected people."
Rubric:
Remember PEGS!
Written report with no less than 10 sections:
*for our reports, "destructive" means that the decision/executive order/stance/etc. by the sitting president had a lasting negative effect over a substantial percentage of the population.
edited to add: To those who respond with actual examples, I use those responses with my classes. I usually word it like, "So I polled a few adults on this question and here is what they said." This helps the students see if their responses are in line with what others are saying, and how the students can see if age (living through the actual presidencies) alters what you think/believe/know about a topic.
In my high school, we were talking about the role of governments a few weeks ago, and the students were all discussing how different governments help and/or hurt their citizens. The students had some good arguments, however a lot of what they were discussing didn't directly affect them one way or another (their discovery).
So, I posed the following prompt to my high school students in Gov't and US History a couple of weeks ago and they have until Friday to formulate a CER (claim, evidence. & reasoning) for Joe Biden and the previous five former presidents. The rubric is a little more wordy, but I'll give you the Cliff's Notes version.
"Every President of the United States has had their great moments and their more forgettable moments. They have each overcome adversity and they have also failed miserably. In this quantitative research project, you will look back at the last six people who have served as President of the United States of America and research what was the single most destructive* thing happened during their presidency that they had complete or majority control over. You will need to identify that defining moment for each president, create a CER, and write a report explaining your cumulative thoughts on how the office of the presidency has negatively affected people."
Rubric:
Remember PEGS!
Written report with no less than 10 sections:
- Your abstract
- Opening paragraph
- 6 body paragraphs (minimum - one for each president, but more are okay)
- Discoveries (any "A-ha" moments)
- Summary (any "I wonder" questions)
*for our reports, "destructive" means that the decision/executive order/stance/etc. by the sitting president had a lasting negative effect over a substantial percentage of the population.
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