President for a Week
Artifacts: rationale and daily log, notebook to include at least 4 of the items listed below
Your task is to create a notebook artifact that details how you would govern if elected President for a Week.
You will be responsible for the following items.
1. Outline your platform by detailing where you stand on the issues (the economy, education, immigration, climate, and taxes).
2. Write your inauguration speech. Remember you are the President to all Americans. This is your first address to the nation.
3. Choose a cabinet. You will select a Vice President, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of the Treasury. You will research the role of each cabinet member. Create an artifact that explains each role, the person you chose to fill the position and why.
4. Build a monument. Propose the construction of a monument to the individual or event of your choice. Submit a plan that includes a sketch, rationale for the location, and a timeline.
5. Solve a problem. Describe a problem facing our nation and outline a plan to solve it. The plan should be one that can garner bipartisan support.
6. Hold a press conference. Generate a list of questions that reporters might ask the President (your classmates can help with ideas). Dress the part, organize and record the press conference.
Your task is to create a notebook artifact that details how you would govern if elected President for a Week.
You will be responsible for the following items.
1. Outline your platform by detailing where you stand on the issues (the economy, education, immigration, climate, and taxes).
2. Write your inauguration speech. Remember you are the President to all Americans. This is your first address to the nation.
3. Choose a cabinet. You will select a Vice President, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of the Treasury. You will research the role of each cabinet member. Create an artifact that explains each role, the person you chose to fill the position and why.
4. Build a monument. Propose the construction of a monument to the individual or event of your choice. Submit a plan that includes a sketch, rationale for the location, and a timeline.
5. Solve a problem. Describe a problem facing our nation and outline a plan to solve it. The plan should be one that can garner bipartisan support.
6. Hold a press conference. Generate a list of questions that reporters might ask the President (your classmates can help with ideas). Dress the part, organize and record the press conference.