1. The Problem In the almost four years that Barack Obama has been President many citizens of the United States have complained that he has not followed through with many of his promises that he made while campaigning. Some citizens believe that President Obama has done some things that have completely contradicted what he promised to do. How well has our President lead our country? Has he followed through with the promises he made while running for office? Should we vote for him to be president of the United States for another four years? …. The big question: Can we trust him? You will decide for yourself if the President has followed through with his promises. Click the arrow to begin our quest.

2. President Barack Obama A few facts about President Obama before we begin. Click on President Obama’s picture to learn a few interesting facts about our President.

3. A few interesting facts…. Did you know that President Obama – worked in Baskin-Robbins as a teenager? – loves playing Scrabble? – is bi-racial. He was born to a Kenyan father and a white American mother? – was born in Honolulu, Hawaii? Ok… enough facts let’s start our research. Click on the arrow to begin our research.

4. Time for research! Click on the following icons to direct you to the specific types of resources to research. Newspaper sites Media

5. Researching Newspaper sites Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

6. Step One: Which newspaper article would be most helpful? “Obama Promises A New Dawn of American Leadership” (ABCNews) “The Obameter: Tracking Obama's Campaign Promises” (St. Petersburg Times) “Obama’s Key Promises” (Washington Post) Click on links and read and list President Obama’s promises on a piece of paper. Click here for step two

7. Step Two: What promises did President Obama not keep? “Obama Promises A New Dawn of American Leadership” (ABCNews) “The Obameter: Tracking Obama's Campaign Promises” (St. Petersburg Times) “Obama’s Key Promises” (Washington Post) Using these same internet sites make a list of the promises that President Obama did not keep. Click here for step three

8. Step three: Has President Obama followed through with his promises? In this step you will create a spreadsheet showing your findings of your newspaper research. Look at the example below to create your spreadsheet. Promise that Obama made: The promised was fulfilled: The promise was not fulfilled: State the promise here Put a check here if the promise was kept. Put a check here is the promise was not kept. Click the question mark to see your final task.

9. Final Task: What did your research tell you? Answer the following questions on the back of the spreadsheet you created. 1. Has President Obama followed through with the promises he made while running for office? 2. Should we vote for him to be president of the United States for another four years? 3. Can we trust him? Time for media research. Click the television to start. Click the star if you have completed both types of research.

10. Media Research Besides Newspaper research there is Media research. This type of research can be just as valuable. Complete the following steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

11. Step One: Which media option would be most helpful? Barack Obama Acceptance Speech Presidential Debate overview Barack Obama: Yes We Can Click on links and while watching make a list of President Obama’s promises on a piece of paper. Click on box for step two

12. Step Two: What promises did President Obama not keep? Barack Obama Acceptance Speech Presidential Debate overview Barack Obama: Yes We Can Using these same media internet sites make a list of the promises that President Obama did not keep. Click here for step three

13. Step Three: Has President Obama followed through with his promises? In this step you will create a spreadsheet showing your findings of your newspaper research. Look at the example below to create your spreadsheet. Promise that Obama made: The promised was fulfilled: The promise was not fulfilled: State the promise here Put a check here if the promise was kept. Put a check here is the promise was not kept. Click the question mark to see your final task.

14. Final Task: What did your research tell you? Answer the following questions on the back of the spreadsheet you created. 1. Has President Obama followed through with the promises he made while running for office? 2. Should we vote for him to be president of the United States for another four years? 3. Can we trust him? Time for newspaper research. Click the newspaper to start. Click the star if you have completed both types of research.

15. You have completed your problem! Turn in your spreadsheets into the teacher and be prepared to participate in a class discussion about our President and the promises he made to the citizens of the United States.