Theodore Roosevelt Research Power Point
Group Members’ Names:
Social Studies 7th Grade (Mr. Hartman and Mr. McCalister)
Directions: For this research project you will be in small groups in the computer lab for two days (Wednesday 1/30/13
and Friday 2/1/13). You and your partners are going to use the internet to research the life of President Theodore
Roosevelt. Your research will cover…
1. What his life was like as a young child growing up
2. Where he went to college and his experiences there. (what was it like for him)
3. The jobs he held before going off to war in the Spanish-American War
4. His stories of being in the Spanish-American War
5. How he was elected vice-president and how he became president
6. Details about why he was a famous president, what did he do while in office?
7. Why did he let William Howard Taft become president?
8. Where did Roosevelt go after being president?
9. Why did Roosevelt come back to the U.S. and try to be president again?
10. Any information about the Bull Moose Party
After you collect your research you will present your findings (what you have researched) in a PowerPoint presentation.
You need to follow the teachers’ exact directions on how to save your PowerPoint presentations or they will be lost and
no credit will be given. Also, it will be a good idea to split the research jobs up among your group members and have
everyone working on as many different jobs as possible in order to finish in just 2 days.
Grading Rubric:
Is the research complete?
Is the research accurate?
(research is true and not
made up or false)
Presentation
Professionalism and Style
3 Points
Information covers all 10
research points described in
the directions
All information in the
presentation is 100%
accurate.
PowerPoint presentation is
all of the following
 Neat
 Legible
 Organized in a way
that is easy to
understand
2 Points
Information covers at least
7 of the research points
described in the directions
Information in the
presentation is at least 75%
accurate.
PowerPoint presentation is
at least 2 of the following
 Neat
 Legible
 Organized in a way
that is easy to
understand
1 Point
Information covers at least
5 of the research points
described in the directions
Information in the
presentation is at least 50%
accurate
PowerPoint presentation is
at least 1 of the following
 Neat
 Legible
 Organized in a way
that is easy to
understand
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Total Points