George+Washington+-+Sanghyun+Ahn

. 1. Who is your "I am..." person? What made you interested in this person? 2. Explain what you already knew about your "I am..." person prior to beginning your research. 3. What are some of the questions that came into your mind about your person while researching? What did you wonder about?

My person is George Washington. I became interested in him because he was a inspiring general, and a successful politician. I also found in intresting because of his great leadership and perseverance. He is also one of the most well known people in American history. I know that he was the first president of the United States, and the commander in chief of the Revolutionary war. I also know that he died of sore throat, and was a surveyor when he was young. Furthermore, George Washington fought in the French and Indian War, and is more commonly known as the "Father of Our Country". His father died when he was young and he lived with his brother until he was of age. While I was researching this person, I was wondering what did he do to inspire his troops to fight on in a hopeless war. Also, I was curious what George Washington did when he was in his childhood and adolescence years. In addition, I want to know why he wore a white wig in all his portraits.


 * Were the tactics that George Washington used during the Revolutionary War effective?** - Historical Question



- TIMELINE

**Primary Sources**
Speeches Images Letters
 * [|George Washington's Farewell Address]
 * [|George Washington Speech To his Officers]
 * [|George Washington Second Inaugural Address]
 * [|George Washington's Portrait]
 * [|George Washington's Portrait _ 2]
 * [|George Washington's Letter to Congress]
 * [|George Washington's Letter to Jefferson]
 * [|George Washington's Letter to Adams]
 * [|George Washington's Letter to Madison]

Quotes Videos Websites
 * Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.
 * A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
 * Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
 * Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
 * I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.
 * If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.
 * Secondary Sources**
 * [|George Washington Entertaining Video On Making The Flag]
 * http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington/
 * http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/gwash.html
 * http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0851533.html
 * http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/washington/essays/biography/1
 * http://www.usa-presidents.info/washington.htm
 * http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/

Script - [[file:Script SS.docx]]
== Give a 5-minute presentation of your famous American historical figure to the class. Each presentation WILL include the following:
 * 1) **Introduce your American figure by acting out as that person for 1 minute.**
 * 2) Who is your historical figure (background information).
 * 3) Why are they significant?
 * 4) **Reasoning for your historical question.**
 * 5) What historical question did you have with regards to him/her?
 * 6) Why did this question interest you?
 * 7) **State your thesis.**
 * 8) What is your point of view?
 * 9) **Prove your thesis.**
 * 10) How did you solve the question?
 * 11) What evidence do you have to support your thesis (primary/secondary sources)?
 * 12) Refutation