Inviting Students to Consider the Purpose of Presidential Proclamations

Autor/in	Potter, Lee Ann
Titel	Inviting Students to Consider the Purpose of Presidential Proclamations
Quelle	In: Social Education, 80 (2016) 6, S.326-329 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Presidents; United States History; Social Studies; Speeches; Citizenship Responsibility; Newspapers; Web Sites; History Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? President; Präsident; Gemeinschaftskunde; Newspaper; Zeitung; Web-Design; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht
Abstract	The very first presidential proclamation was issued by President George Washington in the fall of 1789, during his first year in office. It followed a request from a joint committee of Congress asking that Washington recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer. On October 3, Washington did just that--he proclaimed Thursday, November 26th of that year a national day of thanksgiving. Four days later, the "Gazette of the United States" published the full text of his proclamation. Sharing Washington's proclamation, as printed in the "Gazette of the United States" (featured in this article), with students (being sure to point out the use of the long 's' that looks like an 'f') may allow them to discover the origins of Thanksgiving Day as a national holiday, and also consider the purpose of presidential proclamations. This article suggests activities, tools, and resources to further engage students in the discussion. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01