Instructions

Here is the Unit 4 assignments with the role you should do. Please read all the grading requirements and what to do. There are bonuses for success.


 * WikiPages assignment**

Two people are assigned each role. Your job is twofold:
 * 1) Find a current event that fits the role you’re assigned. For this lesson, a current event is anything in 2007. Use the Internet to find these articles. Make sure they are from news sources like CNN or AP. Do not use some Internet site where you don’t know who is posting the news.
 * 2) Include pictures
 * 3) Summarize the story, do not just paste it in (4-5 sentences max)
 * 4) Hyperlink your summarized story to the real story. That means, Highlight the first few words and link it to the real story on the Internet so I can see the real thing. I’ve included an example on the homepage
 * 5) After your 4-5 sentence summary, please give me one more sentence that explains how this article fits the category you were assigned.
 * 6) You only have to do one article, so there will be 2 articles all together for each role.
 * 7) Make sure you work with your partner so that there are not duplicates. Use the email function in SchoolSpace to communicate.
 * 8) This project is due July 11.
 * 9) Use [|www.whitehouse.gov] as a source or just google things as I explained in the first assignment sheet.

Editors: Your job is simple.
 * Make sure the links work
 * Make sure the pictures are included
 * Make sure the summary matches the topic
 * When you think a page is complete, at the bottom, sign it with “Editor NH or Editor SC,” that will tell me you think it’s done
 * Email students if you think their summary or picture needs more work. Be polite.


 * Students**, if an editor emails you to correct something, don’t get angry with them. That’s their job. If you think they’re wrong, email me and explain. Otherwise, make the correction. This is how the real world works.

Individual: If you’re specific role is complete before July 11, you can have 25 extra credit points to go wherever you want. Team: If you and your partner are done by July 11, you can have an additional 10 extra credit points to go wherever you want, for a total of 35 points. Class: If the whole thing is completed correctly, everyone will receive an additional 15 points for a total of 50 points to go wherever you want. You may split up your points.
 * Bonuses:**

Grading: If the editor signs off on your article and I agree, you get 100 points. If the editor signs off on your article and I disagree, you get 75 points. If the editor doesn’t sign off on your article, you get zero points.

Editors: You should split it up so you are only editing 8 articles each. Email each other to figure out who does what. For each correct article, you get 1 point. You can total 8 points. So, if you get 8 of 8, that’s a 100%. If you get 7 of 8, you get an 87% and so forth. You also get bonuses.

The following is adapted from Clinton Rossiter's book, //The American Presidency// (Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1960) 1. **Chief of State**
 * Roles:** This role requires a president to be an inspiring example for the American people. In some nations, the chief of state is a king or a queen who wears a crown on special occasions, celebrates national holidays, and stands for the highest values and ideals of the country. As the American Chief of State, the president is a living symbol of the nation. It is considered a great honor for any citizen to shake the president's hand.
 * Examples of Behavior in Roles:**

2. **Chief Executive**
 * Awarding medals to the winners of college scholarships.
 * Congratulating astronauts on their journey into space.
 * Greeting visitors to the White House.
 * Making a patriotic speech on the Fourth of July.
 * Roles:** The president is "boss" for millions of government workers in the Executive Branch, deciding how the laws of the United States are to be enforced and choosing officials and advisers to help run the Executive Branch.
 * Examples of Behavior in Roles:**

3. **Chief Diplomat**
 * Appointing someone to serve as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
 * Holding a Cabinet meeting to discuss government business.
 * Reading reports about problems of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
 * Roles:** The president decides what American diplomats and ambassadors shall say to foreign governments. With the help of advisers, the president makes the foreign policy of the United States.
 * Examples of Behavior in Roles:**

4. **Commander-In-Chief**
 * Traveling to London to meet with British leaders.
 * Entertaining Japanese diplomats in the White House.
 * Writing a message or a letter to the leaders of the Soviet Union.
 * Roles:** The president is in charge of the U.S. armed forces: the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. The president decides where troops shall be stationed, where ships shall be sent, and how weapons shall be used. All military generals and admirals take their orders from the President.
 * Examples of Behavior in Roles:**

5. **Chief Legislator**
 * Inspecting a Navy yard.
 * Deciding, in wartime, whether to bomb foreign cities.
 * Calling out troops to stop a riot.
 * Roles:** Only Congress has the actual power to make laws. But the Constitution gives the president power to influence Congress in its lawmaking. Presidents may urge Congress to pass new laws or veto bills that they do not favor.
 * Examples of Behavior in Roles:**

6. **Chief of Party**
 * Inviting members of Congress to lunch in the White House.
 * Signing a bill of Congress.
 * Making a speech in Congress.
 * Roles:** In this role, the president helps members of his political party get elected or appointed to office. The president campaigns for those members who have supported his policies. At the end of a term the president may campaign for reelection.
 * Examples of Behavior in Roles:**

7. **Chief Guardian of the Economy**
 * Choosing leading party members to serve in the Cabinet.
 * Traveling to California to speak at a rally for a party nominee to the U.S. Senate.
 * Roles:** In this role, the president is concerned with such things as unemployment, high prices, taxes, business profits, and the general prosperity of the country. The president does not control the economy, but is expected to help it run smoothly.
 * Examples of Behavior in Roles:**


 * Meeting with economic advisers to discuss ways to reduce unemployment.
 * Meeting with business and labor leaders to discuss their needs and problems.