AGENDA Mon 12/5 & Tues 12/6

RAP #28: Diary Review Exhibits from Presidential Libraries: Part 2 Review POTUS survey instructions HW: PG 410 #11-27

– POTUS survey and write-up

RAP #28: Diary Review

Review Jimmy Carter’s daily diary from last class.

Using your notes on presidential roles, identify one entry for each of the eight roles.

Explain how you think each entry matches the description/definition for each role.

POTUS ExhibitsYou and your partner will now study each one of these four presidents and be given an envelope of materials about each President.

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• Franklin Roosevelt

• Lyndon Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• George H.W. Bush

Packet Contents

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The materials in your envelope include:

• overview

• daily diary

• documents

• transcript of audio clip

• photographs

Appointments in President Roosevelt’s Daily Diary

President Roosevelt Document 1

President Roosevelt Document 2

Transcript of President Roosevelt Audio Clip

A Day in the Life of President Roosevelt

President Roosevelt Photograph 1President Roosevelt Photograph 2

POTUS Exhibits

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Step 1: Learn about each POTUS.

1)Read the handout about the day in the life of the president.

2)Next, examine the daily diary of the president on this day.

3)Discuss the following questions. Use information from your notes and the handout in the discussion.

• What important crisis or event did the president deal with on this day?

• What presidential roles did he perform in dealing with this crisis or event? In what ways did he demonstrate these roles?

• What presidential roles did the president perform in dealing with his other responsibilities? In what ways did he demonstrate these roles?

POTUS Exhibits

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Step 2: Record Important Details

1)Using the handout, “Touring Exhibits” record information from the various artifacts in the Exhibit envelope for each of the four POTUS.

Survey Results

Create a table to record your survey results. Each person you survey must print and sign their name

on your cover sheet. After you survey 10 people, tabulate the results and

write a summary including an overview/reflection of public opinion of the current POTUS’ job performance.

Then include your thoughts/reflection regarding your public opinion survey specifically related to validity, reliability, accuracy and overall effectiveness in measuring the POTUS’ job performance.

Conclude with a reflection about public opinion surveys in general related to validity, reliability, accuracy and overall effectiveness in measuring a specific variable.