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So You Want to Be President?

So You Want to Be President?. Constitution . A set of principals that state a system of laws. Politics. The government. Howling. Tremendous; great. Solemnly. Seriously. Responsibility. Duty; a job you are required to do. Vain. Prideful; to think a lot of one’s self. Humble.

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So You Want to Be President?

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  1. So You Want to Be President?

  2. Constitution • A set of principals that state a system of laws

  3. Politics • The government

  4. Howling • Tremendous; great

  5. Solemnly • Seriously

  6. Responsibility • Duty; a job you are required to do

  7. Vain • Prideful; to think a lot of one’s self

  8. Humble • Modest; doesn’t bring attention to one’s self; takes care of others first

  9. “The president never has to take out the garbage.” This is one detail from our story. What main idea would this detail support? • There are good things and bad things about being president. • Almost any job can lead to a person becoming president.

  10. Which is an opinion? • James Madison weighed only one hundred pounds. • Benjamin Harrison was lucky to have grown up on a large farm.

  11. What did Quentin Roosevelt do to cheer up his brother? • Played football with his brother on the white house lawn • Rode his pony upstairs in the White House elevator

  12. Which one these could be a main idea from our story? • Some presidents preferred dogs. • All kinds of pets lived in the White House.

  13. What did presidents George Washington, Andrew Johnson, and Harry Truman have in common? • None of them went to college • None of them lived in the White House

  14. Which generalization is supported by details in our story? • All presidents enjoyed their job. • Being president has always been a lot of work

  15. Which generalization is supported by details in our story? • Very few Protestants have become president. • There have been many presidents over the years.

  16. Why did the author write this story? • To share an exciting story about the president • To tell interesting facts about different presidents

  17. Which of these is a main idea? • People want to be President for different reasons. • Most people become President to become famous.

  18. Abraham Lincoln stated that he knew that others might do a better job than he will as President. This shows that he was …… • Humble • Greedy

  19. Things to remember • The author organized this story by supporting the main ideas by comparing and contrasting details about different presidents.

  20. Things to remember • When a person threw a cabbage at President Taft, he said, “I see one of my adversaries has lost his head.” Taft said this to show that he had a sense of humor.

  21. Things to remember • George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were successful because they tried their best and their priority was the “people and the country they served.”

  22. The End

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