1. Characteristics of a great leader: Make a list of characteristics you would want in a president using the alphabet chart below: DEF GHI JK

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1 What makes a GREAT president? Introduction The first five presidents were all men of the Revolution. They all had a hand in fighting for American independence and the creation of the government. They were all great men with a long list of amazing accomplishments. Of the first five, who was the best? Who would you award the Nobel Prize? 1. Characteristics of a great leader: Make a list of characteristics you would want in a president using the alphabet chart below: ABC AMBITIOUS B COURAGE LM DEF GHI JK NO PQ RS KINDNESS LEADERSHIP TUV WX YZ 3 MOST IMPORTANT: 2. President Characteristics Important Events Rank: Circle One Washington Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe

2 3. Hi-lite the president you think has the most characteristics of a great leader and deserves the Nobel Prize. Hi-lite 2 events that show off these characteristics. Washington Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe Events Events Events Events Events Precedents Setting up the govt. Paying National Debt Whiskey Rebellion Neutrality Proclamation Advice in Farewell Address XYZ Affair Peace with France Father of the Navy Military Preparation Alien and Sedition Acts Inaugural Address Attempts to shrink and limit the govt. Louisiana Purchase Barbary Pirates, War with Tripoli Embargo Act Battle of Tippecanoe Native Americans Causes of War of 1812 Leading troops outside Washington D.C. Treaty of Ghent Era of Feeling American System Missouri Compromise Treaties with Britain Adams-Otis Treaty Monroe Doctrine 4. For your letter to the Nobel Nominating Committee, fill in the appropriate date and address. This will be on the left margin at the top of your final letter. (Your Address) (Appropriate Date) The Norwegian Nobel Committee Henrik Ibsens gate Oslo, Norway 5. Next. create a Thesis Statement for a letter to the Nobel Nominating Committee to award the prize to your selected president using the characteristics of a great leader: Sample: President Abraham Lincoln should win the Nobel Prize for showing great courage and intelligence during his traumatic presidency ( ). President 6. To complete your introduction, write 2 sentences using the characteristics of a great leader with the events you hi-lited. Underline or hi-lite them in the sentence. Sample: Lincoln demonstrated bravery when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Also, Lincoln used clever military policies to hold the nation together during the terrible Civil War. Note: Try to use synonyms: courage = bravery, intelligence = clever.

3 7. Put it all together in letter format: Dear Nobel Nominating Committee, I. Introduction with Thesis (Green) a. Hook Sentence: b. Thesis Statement: President should win the Nobel Prize for during his ( ). Dates of presidency demonstrated II. Body of the Letter: Topic Sentence: (Yellow) One reason President should be nominated for the Nobel Prize is a. Explain the event/issue: What did the president do? (Red)

4 b. Explain the importance of this event/issue: Why should the president win the Nobel Prize? Think back to characteristics of great leadership. (Red) Topic Sentence: (Yellow) Another reason President should be nominated for the Nobel Prize is a. Explain the event/issue: What did the president do? (Red) b. Explain the importance of this event/issue: Why should the president win the Nobel Prize? Think back to characteristics of great leadership. (Red) III. Conclusion (Green) President is a great nominee for the Noble Prize. Thank you for Sincerely, (print and sign name)

5 Nobel Prize Letter Heading: (address) (date) The Norwegian Nobel Committee Henrik Ibsens gate Oslo, Norway Dear Nobel Nominating Committee,

6 (don t forget sincerely your signature and printed name)

7 (don t forget sincerely your signature and printed name)