So You want to be President?

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So You want to be President?
Compiled by Terry Sams PES
BY Judith George Illustrated by David Small
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Summary

President of the United States
is a tough job that many people
strive to get. This book tells you
what it takes to be president, but also how our
past presidents stayed true to themselves and
their unique personalities while in office.
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Study Skills

• Genre Expository Nonfiction
• Comprehension Skill Main
  idea
• Comprehension Strategy Summarize
• Comprehension Review Skill Generalize
• Vocabulary Dictionary/Glossary

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Genre Expository Nonfiction

• Expository Nonfiction is fiction that gives
  factual information about the real world.
• It explains the nature of something, or tells
  what something is like.
• It uses methods of expository nonfiction such as
  definition, comparison and contrast, example, and
  classification.
• Text features such as chapter tittles, subtitles,
  illustrations, charts, and bold type can help
  determine what is covered.

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Comprehension Skill Tested Main Idea and
Details

• The focus of a paragraph or an article - what the
  article is about
• is the topic.
• The most important thing about this topic is
  called the main idea.
• Small pieces of information that tell more about
  the main idea are supporting details.

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Comprehension Strategy -
Summarizing

• A summary is a short statement that tells the
  main ideas of a selection.
• A story summary should tell the goals of the
  characters, how they try to reach them, and
  whether they reach them.
• A summary of an article should tell the main
  idea, leaving out unnecessary details.

Tips on Summarizing
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Comprehension Skill Generalizing

• Sometimes as you read, you are given ideas about
  several things or people.
• When you make a statement about all of them
  together, you are making a generalization.
• A generalization is a broad statement that
  applies to many examples.

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Comprehension Skill Generalizing

• Words such as all, none, most, many, always,
  never, and generally are clues that can signal a
  generalization.
• A valid generalization is accurate.
• A valid generalization is supported by facts.
• A faulty generalization is not accurate.

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Vocabulary Strategy Dictionary / Glossary Te

• Some words have more than one meaning
• Sometimes readers need to check a dictionary or
  glossary to find the meaning that makes sense for
  the sentence.

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Vocabulary Strategy Dictionary / Glossary Te

• Dictionaries and Glossaries provide words in
  alphabetical lists.
• Sometimes looking at the words around an
  unfamiliar word cant help you. If this happens
  use a dictionary or glossary.

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Research/Study Skill Time Lines

• A time line shows information in chronological
  order. It is divided into sections that
  represent periods of time and is read from left
  to right or top to bottom.
• The title of a time line describes the topic
• Labels give dates and details of events.

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George Washingtons Life
war ends
Constitutional Convention
RW begins
died
marries
born
1792
1799
1781
1759
1776
1789
1732
elected President
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Question of the WeekTE 240 m

• What is the job of the President of the United
  States?

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Day 2 - Question of the Day

• Why do you think the author includes so many
  details about former presidents?

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Day 3 - Question of the Day

• If you were president, what would you like and
  dislike about your job?

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Day 4 - Question of the Day - Review

• Do you think the President should set aside more
  land for national parks? Why or why not?

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Weekly Fluency Check - Stress Emphasis TE259a

• Read aloud Welcome to Washington! on p. 240m.
  Explain that you will emphasize certain words
  to make it easier for listeners to understand
  information in the text.

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Review Questions

• How does the author organize this selection?
• What is the main idea of this story?
• Why does the author include the detail about the
  President never taking out the garbage?

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Review Questions

• What did President Roosevelts brother do to
  cheer him up?
• What was something President Taft said that show
  he had a sense of humor?
• Can you name a President that did not go to
  college?

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Review Questions

1. What was something Washington and Lincoln had in
   common as President?

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Vocabulary - Say It

• howling
• humble
• politics
• vain
• responsibility

• Constitution
• solemnly

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More Words to Know

• execute
• oath
• priority
• capital
• capitol
• clerks

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Constitution

• the written set of fundamental principles by
  which the United States is governed

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vain

• having too much pride in
  your looks, ability, etc.

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howling

• very great

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responsibility

• the act or fact of taking care of someone or
  something obligation

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humble

• not proud
• modest

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politics

• the work of government management of public
  business

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solemnly

• seriously earnestly with dignity

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execute

• to carry out do

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priority

• something given attention before anything else

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oath

• a solemn promise

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capital

• city where the government of a country, state, or
  province is located

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clerks

• people employed in an office to file papers, type
  letters, or keep accounts

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Do you know anyone that is vain about their looks?
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Do you know anyone that is vain about their looks?
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The President has to protect and defend the
Constitution of the United States.
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The President has to protect and defend the
Constitution of the United States.
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Even though that student is very athletic, they
act humble about how well they play.
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Even though that student is very athletic, they
act humble about how well they play.
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Some people think that politics is dull, but
winning is fun.
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Some people think that politics is dull, but
winning is fun.
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Do you solemnly promise to follow the rules?
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Do you solemnly promise to follow the rules?
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Even though it was boring to listen to, his
speech was a howling success.
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Even though it was boring to listen to, his
speech was a howling success.
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We all have a responsibility of always doing our
best.
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We all have a responsibility of always doing our
best.
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Our nation was the first to create its capital.
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Our nation was the first to create its capital.
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When the capital was moved to Washington in 1800,
there were just 126 clerks on payroll.
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When the capital was moved to Washington in 1800,
there were just 126 clerks on payroll.
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The white dome of the capitol shines in the
sunlight.
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The white dome of the capitol shines in the
sunlight.
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What branch of government has to execute the
laws?
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What branch of government has to execute the
laws?
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Do the Boys and Girl Scouts still have to say an
oath?
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Do the Boys and Girl Scouts still have to say an
oath?
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Students need to make homework a priority.
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Students need to make homework a priority.
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Writing Assignment Write a Caption 259j

• Draw a picture of a household machine.
• Use at least 3 spelling words to write caption
  for the picture that explains the machines
  purose or tells how it works.

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Spelling Words Words with ear, ir, our, ur

• return
• courage
• surface
• purpose
• first

• turkey
• heard
• early
• turtle
• birthday

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Spelling Words Words with ear, ir, our, ur

• search
• curtain
• burrow
• hamburger
• survey

• journal
• courtesy
• nourish
• purse
• furniture

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CHALLENGE

• turquoise
• absurd
• furthermore
• flourish
• nourishment

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This Weeks Word Wall Words
Click and type your own words for this week
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Lets review our Spelling words. Watch
carefully because they will flash on the screen
for just a moment. We can clap as we spell the
word, or we might just practice reading the words.
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survey
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hamburger
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burrow
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curtain
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search
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furniture
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purse
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nourish
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courtesy
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journal
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birthday
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turtle
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early
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heard
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turkey
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first
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purpose
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surface
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courage
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return