Students complete four worksheets as they learn about President George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. 1) The first worksheet is a Discussion Topic graphic organizer, which invites students to dicuss Washington's greatest achievements. 2) For homework, students write a speech introducing Washington. 3) Students take notes on Jefferson's greatest achievements. 4) For homework, students create a political cartoon of Jefferson's presidency.

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I have been teaching grades 7 and 8 Language Arts and Social Studies at De Anza Academy of Technology & the Arts in Ventura, California since 2001. I have also briefly taught high school ESL (grades 9-12), and I spent one month teaching English in Moscow, Russia.
