Submit your Web Critique in Canvas on one of the following resources by midnight Sunday.
The President and the White House www.whitehouse.gov/U
View presidential press releases, listen to radio addresses, take a virtual tour of the White House, and browse the White House archives.
Presidents of the United States (POTUS) via the Internet Public Library (www.ipl.org/div/potus Links to an external site.). In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents.
American Presidents www.americanpresidents.org
Comprehensive history of the presidency and its inhabitants, presented by C-SPAN.
Presidents of the United States (POTUS) via the Internet Public Library www.ipl.org/div/potus
In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents.
Speeches given by President Franklin Roosevelt following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941- http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=73 Links to an external site. Links to an external site.
Miller Center at the University of Virginia – http://millercenter.org/president/speeches Links to an external site.
Maintains an extensive collection of presidential speeches from the early days of the country through today
Truman Library – http://www.trumanlibrary.org/calendar/main.php Links to an external site.
AND THEN AT THE VERY IN ANSWER ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS Choose one of the questions below for your original discussion post. (You may reply to any of your classmates discussion questions for your other 2 required postings):
1.What makes Presidents powerful?
2.Scan newspapers and magazines for articles about the president. Do you feel the president is being treated well or poorly by the media? Do you believe that the media is always being honest and if not, what motivates their behavior?
3.What five (or more) important traits or qualities do you want your elected representatives to have?