Genre – Biography
Vocabulary:
1. adversaries (noun) people who are hostile toward or competing with each other
2. interview (noun) a meeting between a reporter and a person giving information
3. pesky (adjective) troublesome or annoying
4. preferred (verb) liked better, or chose above others
5. priority (noun) coming before something else, as in order of importance
6. slogan (noun) a phrase, statement, or motto used by a group
Story Skills:
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-Good things about being President: Pg. 271 There is a swimming pool bowling alley and movie theater in the White House. You don’t have to take out trash. You don’t have to eat broccoli.
-Bad things about being President: Pg. 272 You always have to dress up. You have a lot of HW. You cannot go anywhere alone. You have to be polite.
8. List 3 specific jobs some have had before becoming President. Pg. 298
Some Presidents have been in the military, lawyers, teachers, farmers, surveyors, mayors, governors, congressmen, ambassadors.
9. Why did George Washington want to become President? Pg. 305 George Washington wanted to serve his country and lead the Revolutionary army.
10. What important things did Thomas Jefferson do as President? Pg. 305 Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory, expanding the country and sent Lewis and Clark west to find a route to the Pacific.
11. List one thing Franklin Roosevelt did as President according to the text? Pg. 305 Franklin Roosevelt provided soup and bread to the hungry, jobs for the jobless, and money for the elderly to live on.
12. According to the text, which President was the most important for our country? Pg. 280 President Lincoln was one of our best President because he reunited the country by winning the Civil War.
Critical Thinking:
13. Do you think the President is the most important job you can have? Provide 3 reasons why. Use sequencing words from the “writers tool kit” in your response.