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

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

“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.

Which is an opinion?

James Madison weighed only one hundred pounds.

Benjamin Harrison was lucky to have grown up on a large farm.

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

Which one these could be a main idea from our story? Some presidents preferred dogs.

All kinds of pets lived in the White House.

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

Which generalization is supported by details in our story? All presidents enjoyed their job.

Being president has always been a lot of work

Which generalization is supported by details in our story?

Very few Protestants have become president.

There have been many presidents over the years.

Why did the author write this story? To share an exciting story about the

president

To tell interesting facts about different presidents

Which of these is a main idea? People want to be President for different

reasons.

Most people become President to become famous.

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

Things to remember

The author organized this story by supporting the main ideas by comparing and contrasting details about different presidents.

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.

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.”

The End