Index Card 34

http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/obama-grandmother-1-2.jpg

Obama's grandparents when they were young.

Index Card 33

http://www.kansasprairie.net/kansasprairieblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/obama-with-black-grandmother-sort-of-small.jpg

Obama with his father's mother.

Index Card 32

http://osmoothie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/young_obama_0206.jpg


Picture of Obama in his college years.

Index Card 31

http://www.amitbhawani.com/Images/B/Barack-Obama-US-President.jpg

Picture of Obama for cover page

Index Card 30

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/2921230468_c33de44284.jpg

A picture of Obama along with his wife and children.

Index Card 29

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1682433/bio


Site that includes a small biography on him. Also quotes from him and personal information about him.

Index Card 28

http://www.warrickdemocrats.com/barack_obama.htm

Article on Obama, includes some life experiences, political career, and college years. Also includes some of the goals he hopes for.

7th Post

1.)My next action into entering the day will be to find different experiences Barack Obama has faced, good and bad.
2.)What I did today was search for different websites with information on Obama's experiences. I also found sites with quotes, and personal information. I also have completed my thirty index cards.
3.)What I did today helped to answer my question, because I've found new things about what he has gone through before becoming president which is what my question is asking.
4.)My next action will be to begin working on my project.

Index Card 27

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://barnabasnagy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/obama-faith-outreach-na02-wide-horizontal.jpg&imgrefurl=http://barnabasnagy.com/2008/10/31/obama-announcing-babylon-call-to-renewal-of-religion/&usg=__LMcBLy87MwXDiKixKrI4UA9Jhow=&h=281&w=500&sz=29&hl=en&start=81&tbnid=xHhRfXZXzhUsRM:&tbnh=73&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dobama%2Bwhen%2Bhe%2Bwas%2Bin%2Bsenate%26start%3D80%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN

Picture of Obama in front of a cross, his religion is Christian.

Index Card 26

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2008/04/07/2004333750.jpg

Picture of Obama's father and mother together.

Index Card 25

http://www.ask.com/bar?q=barack+obamas+teen+years&page=1&adt=0&qsrc=2417&zoom=%3CKW%3EBarack+Obamas%3C%2FKW%3E+Political+Views%7C%3CKW%3EBarack+Obamas%3C%2FKW%3E+Religion%7CWhat+Is+%3CKW%3EBarack+Obamas%3C%2FKW%3E+Middle+Name&ab=5&u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.seattlepi.nwsource.com%2Fart%2Farchives%2F160082.asp

Picture of Obama when he was in college. During the time of his drug use.

Index Card 24

http://www.ask.com/bar?q=barack+obamas+teen+years&page=1&adt=0&qsrc=2417&zoom=%3CKW%3EBarack+Obamas%3C%2FKW%3E+Political+Views%7C%3CKW%3EBarack+Obamas%3C%2FKW%3E+Religion%7CWhat+Is+%3CKW%3EBarack+Obamas%3C%2FKW%3E+Middle+Name&ab=2&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.election.tv%2FBarrack_Obama

Talks about Obama's previous education and offices. Also has some biographal information.

Index Card 23

http://www.ask.com/bar?q=barack+obamas+teen+years&page=1&adt=0&qsrc=2417&zoom=%3CKW%3EBarack+Obamas%3C%2FKW%3E+Political+Views%7C%3CKW%3EBarack+Obamas%3C%2FKW%3E+Religion%7CWhat+Is+%3CKW%3EBarack+Obamas%3C%2FKW%3E+Middle+Name&ab=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ontheissues.org%2F2008%2FBarack_Obama_Drugs.htm


Article on Obama's tough experience dealing with drugs when he was younger.

Index Card 22

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_political_experience_has_Barack_Obama_had_before_his_current_nomination_campaign

WikiAnswers page on Barack Obama's political experiences before becoming president.

Index Cars 21

http://www.ask.com/bar?q=obamas+experiences+in+his+teen+years&page=1&adt=0&qsrc=2417&zoom=Barack+%3CKW%3EObamas%3C%2FKW%3E+Political+Views%7CBarack+%3CKW%3EObamas%3C%2FKW%3E+Religion%7CBarack+%3CKW%3EObamas%3C%2FKW%3E+Childhood&ab=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBarack_Obama

Wikipedia site that tells about Obama's book, and also shares some information on his family members.

Index Card 20

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp


This talks about Obama's experience as being a muslim when he was young.

Index Card 19

http://www.newsweek.com/id/155173


Talks about an experience between Obama and his father, and tells about what Barack learned from his father.

Index Card 18

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article4987917.ece


Article that talks about Barack's close relationship with his grandmother, and why he looks up to her so much.

6th Post

1.)My next action into entering the day will be to find information on the pictures I have found. For example information on who Barack's with in the picture and who they are to him, or what he's doing in the picture.
2.)What I did today was find information on Obama's relationship with different members of his family.
3.)What I did today helped answer my question, because this will help me explain the pictures. Also it will help me, because his relationship with these family members are part of what shaped him into the person he is today.
4.)My next action will be to find more experiences Obama has faced, good and bad.

Index Card 17

http://barackshoestalk.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/barack-obama-shoes.jpg


Picture of Barack Obama's with his shoes that are worn. To symbolize that he has gone through a lot.

Index Card 16

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/obamanight%2010.JPG

Picture of Obama and his family walking across stage, the day he became president.

Index Card 15

http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper864/stills/61a663ny.jpg

Picture of Obama, during his speech, the day he officially became president.

5th Post

1.)My next action into entering the day will be to find more information on Obama, and exact descriptions of the pictures I have found. That way I will be able to explain my pictures in my scrap book.
2.)What I did today was search for new pictures. Also I found recent pictures of Obama, which I have not done yet. I read some new information about Obama being in senate, and different jobs he has had, that led to him being president today.
3.)What I did today helped answer my question, because it told me about Obama's previous work during his life. Also I found pictures of the day he became president, which I will use to finish off my scrap book.
4.)My next action will be to find all the information about the pictures I have found. So that I can put information next to my pictures in the scrap book to explain them, when I present. Also so I can relate the pictures and information I've found to answering my question.

Index Card 14

http://www.eons.com/members/profile/barackobama

An eons profile on Barack. Talks about his education, interests, activities he enjoys, and information on himself.

Index Card 13

http://www.gobama.com/

Article that talks about his parent's relationship. Also their own life experiences with their parents. Includes a lot of information on Barack also.

Index Card 12

http://www.answers.com/topic/barack-obama

More information on Obama's family and him, like their birth places, and education.

Index Card 11

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/26/AR2007012600970.html


Article that talks about Obama's time at Harvard, also professors who had him as a student speak about his time there. Includes picture of Obama during his time at Harvard.

Index Card 10

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2007/10/21/2007-10-21_family_pictures_give_rare_glimpse_into_o.html


Article that provides some information on Obama's mother and father.

Index Card 9

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-081028-obama-all-pg,0,6564040.photogallery

Scroll through pictures of Obama as a baby, with his father, in school, with his mom's side of the family, etc.

Index Card 8

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/highlights-of-obamas-life-and-times/77479-2.html?from=search-relatedstories


Article found on Delicious that talks about Obama's work life, education, family, faith, etc.

4th Post

1.)My next action into entering the day will be to start finding more pictures to put into my scrap book, and start thinking about how I will explain them. Also I will start thinking about how I will put my scrap book together.
2.)What I did today was find many new pictures to add to my scrap book. Like Obama with his family, and also when he was in high school, and elementary school. Also I read articles on the work he has done throughout his life to get to where he is now.
3.)What I did today helped answer my question, because I learned a lot about the experiences Barack Obama has gone through that got him to where he is today.
4.)My next action will be to find more information on Obama, and find exact desriptions of the pictures I have found, so I will be able to explain them in my scrap book.

Index Card 7

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/14/politics/main3831108.shtml

Article on Obama's half-sister, in which she talks about his childhood, and experiences living in Hawaii.

Index Card 6

http://www.politicalpeon.com/2008/09/barack-obamas-life-experience-enables.html


Article on Obama in which he speaks about his experiences growing up with a single mother.

Index Card 5

http://www.zimbio.com/Madelyn+Dunham/articles/10/Barack+Obama+childhood

Many Obama pictures. From when he was a child to his life now, with his wife and children. Also shows pictures of his family memebers.

Index Card 4

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAeXs9VCBW6VNwYO10G6P8QiUbUA7E0BIwoEdVE-nlq8uBYqegIB_1qReXdvXKE9ijQlVK4piN_SYifSuJNeC_2dtI3N3sL7zVdaNT671OlfcygxqmWd7YHG0WjLJhBmTqPPS31XeIqYU/s400/obama+as+a+child.jpg

Picture of Obama as a baby.

Index Card 3

http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/14725/2866287030101589692S425x425Q85.jpg

Picture of Obama and his family, when he was a child. Stepdad, mother, sister, Obama.

Index Card 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

Wikipedia article on Obama and his background, and all about his life. Also includes pictures.

Index Card 1

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2007/10/obamas_most_painful_experience.html


This article talks about some of the tough experiences Obama has gone through. It has quotes from Obama, speaking about his life.

3rd Post

1.) My next action into entering the day was to continue researching my topic and begin thinking how to put my scrapbook together.
2.) What I did today is search pictures and information that relate to my topic. I added a lot of new index posts to my blog and also a lot of websites to my delicious account.
3.)What I did today helped answer my question, because I read and learned about different experiences in life Obama has gone through before he became president. Also I found some pictures to help explain the information I found about Obama.
4.) My next action will be to begin finding all the pictures I will put into my scrap book and figure out how I will label them. Also to think of how I'm going to arrange my scrapbook.

seven questions

1.) What important life experiences shaped Barack Obama into who he is today?
2.) I'm going to make my project into the form of a scrap book.
3.) I'm making a scrapbook so I can show and explain things through pictures and so I can really express the important aspects of Obama's life.
4.) A definition of the finished product will be a picture of Obama the day he officially became president of the US.
5.) I think a scrapbook will help me to understand all of Obama's life experiences, because i will have to search through all different pictures and articles in which I will learn new things I didn't know before.
6.) I'm going to research about Obama and find different pictures to help answer my question, and then I will put all the information and pictures into a scrapbook.
7.) The next actions that will be taken on my project will be to research and find important topics and pictures that will help explain those topics, and help answer my question.

second post

1.) My next action entering into the day was to find a topic and begin researching and blogging on that topic.
2.) What I did today was find a topic to research, figure out my actual research question, and answer all my seven questions. Also I started researching on Obama, and his experiences before becoming president.
3.) What I did today helps answer my research question, because I found out new things that answer my question, also I found some good pictures to put in my scrapbook.
4.) My next action will be to continue researching and start thinking about how I will put together my scrap book.

First Post

1. Today I was supposed to make a blog and a delicious account.
2. Today I have made my own blog site and i have made a delicious account, also i have researched topics that I could possibly do my project on.
3. What I did today helped answer my research question, because i set up accounts that will help me talk about my research topic.
4. My next action will be to find my topic and start researching and blogging on it.