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6 Report Writing Organizing Your Notes and Research This is a good time to write your topic sentence so that you can determine the order of your information An easy way to write a topic sentence is to write a question about your topic first For example your question might be Why is Abraham Lincoln considered to be one of the greatest presidents Your topic sentence would be the answer Abraham Lincoln is considered to be one of the greatest presidents because Let the answer guide you in how you will organize your notes Organize your information to make it easier for you to begin writing Sort your note cards by topic and order of importance or create an outline Outlines give you a chance to write down the order in which you want to write your information Use the outline below to get started I Introduction II Important dates facts and general information III Major accomplishments as president IV Conclusion Writing Your Report Finally you can start writing Use your notes or outline and write your first draft Write as much as you can and worry about corrections when you revise While you are writing be sure to remind yourself about your topic sentence Whether you are typing your report or writing it you should double-space so that you have room to make corrections and notes when you are revising
Revising Your Work Report Writing 7 After you have finished writing go back and read it aloud to yourself While you are reading use the revision checklist below for things to look for Do my sentences make sense Am I staying on topic Are there missing details Is there information that does not belong Did I check my spelling Did I use proper punctuation Once you have revised your writing it is a good idea to have someone else read your report Use a trusted classmate parent or even your teacher to read your report and offer suggestions Publishing You are almost done now comes the fun part Follow the next few steps and you will have written your winning research report Rewrite your report using your best handwriting or type it Add in graphics such as illustrations maps or diagrams At the end of the report write a bibliography using a format your teacher provides Create a report cover Make it as attractive as possible by adding illustrations Remember to use a catchy title and include your name on the front too
8 Vice Presidents Vice President Birth Party Term Death President Served Under John Adams October 30 1735 Federalist 1789 1797 July 4 1826 George Washington Thomas Jefferson April 13 1743 Aaron Burr February 6 1756 George Clinton July 26 1739 Elbridge Gerry July 17 1744 Daniel D Tompkins June 21 1774 John C Calhoun March 18 1782 Martin Van Buren December 5 1782 Democratic Republican Democratic Republican Democratic Republican Democratic Republican Democratic Republican Democratic Republican Democratic 1797 1801 July 4 1826 John Adams 1801 1805 September 14 1836 Thomas Jefferson 1805 1812 April 20 1812 1813 1814 November 23 1814 Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Madison 1817 1825 June 11 1825 James Monroe 1825 1832 March 31 1850 1833 1837 July 24 1862 John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Richard M Johnson October 17 1780 Democratic 1837 1841 November 19 1850 Martin Van Buren John Tyler March 29 1790 Whig 1841 January 18 1862 William Henry Harrison George M Dallas July 10 1792 Democratic 1845 1849 December 31 1864 James Polk Millard Fillmore January 7 1800 Whig 1849 1850 March 8 1874 Zachary Taylor William R King April 7 1786 Democratic 1853 April 18 1853 Franklin Pierce John C Breckinridge January 16 1821 Democratic 1857 1861 May 17 1875 James Buchanan Hannibal Hamlin August 27 1809 Republican 1861 1865 July 4 1891 Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson December 29 1808 Union 1865 July 31 1875 Abraham Lincoln Schuyler Colfax March 23 1823 Republican 1869 1873 January 13 1885 Ulysses S Grant Henry Wilson February 16 1812 Republican 1873 1875 November 22 1875 Ulysses S Grant William A Wheeler June 30 1819 Republican 1877 1881 June 4 1887 Rutherford B Hayes Chester Arthur October 5 1829 Republican 1881 November 18 1886 James Garfield Thomas A Hendricks September 6 1819 Democratic 1885 November 25 1885 Grover Cleveland Levi P Morton May 16 1824 Republican 1889 1893 May 16 1920 Benjamin Harrison Adlai E Stevenson October 23 1835 Democratic 1893 1897 June 14 1914 Grover Cleveland
Vice President Birth Party Term Death President Served Under Garrett Augustus Hobart June 3 1844 Republican 1897 1899 November 21 1899 William McKinley Vice Presidents 9 Theodore Roosevelt October 27 1858 Republican 1901 January 6 1919 William McKinley Charles W Fairbanks May 11 1852 Republican 1905 1909 June 4 1918 Theodore Roosevelt James S Sherman October 24 1855 Republican 1909 1912 October 30 1912 William H Taft Thomas R Marshall March 14 1854 Democratic 1913 1921 June 1 1925 Woodrow Wilson Calvin Coolidge July 4 1872 Republican 1921 1923 January 5 1933 Warren Harding Charles G Dawes August 27 1865 Republican 1925 1929 April 23 1951 Calvin Coolidge Charles Curtis January 25 1860 Republican 1929 1933 February 8 1936 Herbert Hoover John Nance Garner November 22 1868 Democratic 1933 1941 November 7 1967 Franklin D Roosevelt Henry A Wallace October 7 1888 Democratic 1941 1945 November 18 1965 Franklin D Roosevelt Harry S Truman May 8 1884 Democratic 1945 December 26 1972 Franklin D Roosevelt Alben W Barkley November 24 1877 Democratic 1949 1953 April 30 1956 Harry S Truman Richard Nixon January 9 1913 Republican 1953-1961 April 22 1994 Dwight Eisenhower Lyndon Johnson August 27 1908 Democratic 1961 1963 January 22 1973 John F Kennedy Hubert H Humphrey Jr May 27 1911 Democratic 1965 1969 January 13 1978 Lyndon Johnson Spiro T Agnew November 9 1918 Republican 1969 1973 September 17 1996 Richard Nixon Gerald Ford July 14 1913 Republican 1973 1974 December 26 2006 Richard Nixon Nelson A Rockefeller July 8 1908 Republican 1974 1977 January 26 1979 Gerald Ford Walter F Mondale January 5 1928 Democratic 1977 1981 George H W Bush June 12 1924 Republican 1981 1989 Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan J Danforth Quayle February 4 1947 Republican 1989 1993 George H W Bush Al Gore March 31 1948 Democratic 1993 2001 William J Clinton Richard B Cheney January 30 1941 Republican 2001 2009 Joseph R Biden November 20 1942 Democratic 2009 George W Bush Barack Obama
