Modern History Research Project

1. Modern HistoryResearch Project • Decade: ___________________________ • Group Members: ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ • Due Date: _________________________

2. Modern History Research Project • 1. Introduction: Modern Georgia Research Project. • 2. Group Projects: Groups will be required to complete two separate projects for their selected decade: • Technology Presentation Project: Groups will create a technology project (Prezi, PowerPoint, Weebly, etc.), which will be presented to the class. ALL group members are required to participate in the project presentation. • Scrapbook Project: Groups will create a scrapbook for their selected decade. Scrapbooks are required to have a creative cover, a table of contents, and a spread (two pages, side by side) dedicated to each of the required topics (discussed on slide 4). In addition, each slide is required to have a minimum of 10 pictures, with descriptive captions for each picture. Students will be shown examples of completed scrapbooks, as needed.

3. Modern History Research Project • 3. Decades to Research: • 1950’s: Beginning of the Cold War and the Domino Theory; Sputnik 1 and the Space Race; the Korean War; Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott; Brown v. Board of Education; Statehood for Hawaii and Alaska. • 1960’s: The Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis; The Civil Rights Movement and MLK; The Vietnam War (Beginning); Assassination of JFK and MLK. • 1970’s: The end of the Vietnam War; Watergate and Richard Nixon; Presidency of Jimmy Carter; Kent State Anti-War Demonstration; Jim Jones and the Jonestown Suicides. • 1980’s: Economics (Reaganomics); Presidency of Ronald Reagan; The Cold War (End); Fall of the Berlin Wall; Space Shuttle Challenger. • 1990’s: Persian Gulf War; Growth of Atlanta/Georgia; 1996 Summer Olympics; Presidency and impeachment of Bill Clinton; World Trade Center Bombing (1993) and the Oklahoma City Bombing; OJ Simpson Murder Case; End of South African Apartheid. • 2000’s: 9/11 and the War on Terror; Presidency of George W. Bush and Barack Obama; Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (earthquakes, volcano eruptions, etc.).

4. Modern History Research Project • 4. Major Topics to Research: • Major Historical Events (*See previous slide for major required topics; research additional topics that your group finds interesting or think are important). • Important People (Example – Politicians, Actors, Musicians, Artists, etc.). • Technology and Inventions (What was invented, created, etc.) • Pop Culture (Popular music, movies, literature, sports, fashion, fads, etc.) • Lifestyle – What would your life be like if you lived during your assigned decade (at home, school, work, average salaries, life expectancy, church, etc.)?

5. Modern History Research Project • 5. Establish Roles – Once your groups have been created, each group member needs to choose (or be assigned) at least one role. The roles are as follows: • Leader – Lead your group by making sure everyone is working to achieve the same task/goal; report to Mr. Short as needed. • Head Researcher – Lead the research portion of the project and check all research to see if it is complete/correct. • Presentation Leader – Lead the creation of the technology portion of the group project (Prezi, PowerPoint, Weebly, etc.) and the planning of the presentation. • Lead Artist – Lead the creation of the group scrapbook. • Assistant Researcher/Artist – Assist the group Leader, Head Researcher, and Lead Artist as needed, to research and create the technology portion of the project (Prezi, PowerPoint, Weebly, etc.) and the scrapbook.

6. Modern History Research Project • Suggested Resources • Encyclopedia Websites (to find additional information on topics) – http://en.wikipedia.org/ (Wikipedia) or other digital encyclopedias from the Cobb Digital Library (*see above). • Search for your decade (Example – 1950’s) or a particular topic (1950’s pop culture), event, person, invention, etc., to find additional information. • Cobb Digital Library (Encyclopedias and other research tools) - http://www.mackinvia.com/ (School – “Griffin Middle School, Smyrna, GA”, User ID – Your Lunch #, Password – read). • Lone Star College – Kingwood Library Decade Timeline (1950’s – 1990’s) - http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decades.html • Google or other Search Engines (Search for your assigned decade or topics to find additional information) – http://www.google.com • Google Images - http://images.google.com/ • Griffin Media Center (or Public Library) to check out books on topics from your assigned decade.

7. Modern History Research Project • Part 1 – Research • Directions – Research your assigned decade (Major Historical Events, Important People, Technology and Inventions, Pop Culture, and Lifestyle). • Roles and Responsibilities: • Leader – Assist in research; Report to Mr. Short as needed. • Head Researcher – Lead the research; Be sure that all group members know the topics they are researching today in class. Check and collect notes as members find them. • Presentation Leader- Assist in research; Help take notes. • Lead Artist – Assist in research; Help take notes. • Assistant Researcher/Artist – Assist in research; Help take notes. • Remember, you are responsible for completing your job/tasks AND assisting other members of your group in the completion of their jobs/tasks!!!!!

8. Modern History Research Project • Part 2 – Final Product Creation • Directions – Create the final products for your assigned decade. • Roles and Responsibilities: • Leader – Assist in creating the final products; Report to Mr. Short as needed. • Head Researcher – Assist in creating the final products; Check dates and information being placed in the final products. • Presentation Leader – Lead the creation of the Technology Presentation Project. • Lead Artist – Lead the creation of the Scrapbook Project; Collect and keep all scrapbook materials at the end of class. • Assistant Researcher/Artist– Assist in creating the final products; work with your group to make sure that the final products are completed on time. • Remember, you are responsible for completing your job/tasks AND assisting other members of your group in the completion of their jobs/tasks!!!!!

9. Modern History Research Project • Part 3 – Presentations • Directions – During class today, each group is required to present their projects to the class. Presentations should include each of the following components: • Introduction of the project (names of group members and the project topic/decade). • Discussion of each of the required components (Major Historical Events, etc.). • Presentation Reminders: • Groups will lose project points if group members are talking or not paying attention during presentations (presenters AND audience). • All groups are required to present their Technology Project or they will not receive a project grade! In addition, group members are required to actively participate in the Technology Project presentations.