Decades
Multimedia Project
Introduction: The purpose of this
project and others like it is to have students:
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actively involved
in using the internet to gather information about a specific topic related to a
unit that you are teaching,
·
acquire good
techniques in searching the internet,
·
develop the
ability to work cooperatively in small groups,
·
become more aware
of the vast amount of information available on the web,
·
become
comfortable in preparing and presenting a multimedia project utilizing
presentation software and,
·
have some fun!
Task: Working in teams of four,
brainstorm ways for your team members to conduct in-depth research and gather
pictorial/multimedia information about a particular decade in the United
States. Once you have gathered this pictorial/multimedia history of your
time period, you should prepare an informative, creative and stimulating
presentation for the class using PowerPoint for the presentation. Your
presentation should be something like you might see in the new Constitution
Center in Philadelphia. That is, a presentation in which pictures,
quotes, audio, video, and brief explanatory notes flash across the screen as
they present a powerful, visual expression of your decade. As you review
and discuss the information you have found, weave answers to the following
questions somewhere into your presentation if appropriate.
·
Does there appear
to be the theme running through your decade and if so what is it?
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Are there a few
very significant positive or negative events which have influenced events in
decades beyond the one you have selected?
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Are there major,
conflicting differences between the decade your researched and the one in
which you live?
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What event in
your decade do you think will have the most lasting influence on society and
why?
In your search, you might want to give
attention to some or all of the following:
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Pictures of key
political figures
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Examples of fads
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Speeches or
direct quotes from influential people
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Clothing fashions
·
Audio or words of
a hit song
·
Popular
entertainment / entertainers of the time
·
Popular sports
figures / happenings
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Significant
scientists or inventors
·
Paintings or art
from the time
·
Significant books
·
Significant
scientific or humanitarian advancements
·
Descriptions of
the time period by philosophers, writers, historians, politicians &/or
scientists
·
Important
businesses or industries
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Wars or military
conflicts occurring during the decade
Listed below are the decades for this project
- if more than one group wants the same decade, we'll draw straws to decide.
·
The Teens
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The 20's
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The 30's
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The 40's
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The 50's
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The 60's
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The 70's
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The 80's
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The 90's
* Thanks to the
GOOD
LUCK! - Syllabus