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https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/barack-obama/ https://millercenter.org/president/obama/life-before-the-presidency http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/barack-obama https://www.britannica.com/biography/Barack-Obama
 * Beginning February 12, 2018 ** ** Links for President Barack Obama Project ** https://barackobama.com/   https://www.biography.com/people/barack-obama-12782369

** Beginning January 16, 2018 ** **[|A Second Honeymoon]** **[|Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech]** [|Martin Luther King, Jr.] [|17 Inspiring Quotes by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.] Beginning January 3, 2018 ** [|Video: Teddy Roosevelt vs. Corporate America] ** **THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS ** World War II Webquests Presentation to Class is May 4 / 5  **Along with the other members of your group, please research the event(s) or person(s) you are assigned.** Use the suggested websites as a starting point. You may also explore other websites. **Prepare an 8-10 minute presentation** explaining information you researched about the event(s) / person(s). **Everyone in the group must take a turn during the presentation. You may use the teacher's computer/projector and/or other visual aids you create during your presentation.** **Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor and the War in the Pacific FRI. ** Brandon - Larry - Stanley - Justin **War in Europe and in northern Africa FRI.** Nyisha - Siana - Christina - Camille **The Holocaust THURS.** Jordan - Kiara - Amaya - Shawna - Toni **American Home Front THURS. ** Pamela - Janel - Ashiah - Dainyah **Politicians and Generals / Admirals FRI.** Tobias - Samir - Mark - Coen **Weaponry / Technology / Manhattan Project THURS.** <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive; font-size: 13pt;">Khalid - Keith - Tamar - Jahlive <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive; font-size: 13pt;">**Suggested Websites**
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|The Gettysburg Address: 150 Years Later] **
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Gettysburg Address from the movie 'Saving Lincoln'] **
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Gettysburg Address by Gwen Ifill] **
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|www.teacheroz.com/wwii.htm] **
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Black History Month 2017 1. Read about the person you have chosen for your Black History Month project by clicking [|here]. 2. Make notes in your social studies copybook of important facts about this person. Please consider the following: - Time and place of birth - When the person came to Philadelphia - Childhood - Education - Work experience, occupation - Notable accomplishments - Age at death