1950s Powerpoint Assignment

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1950s PowerPoint Assignment

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1950s PowerPoint Assignment

Your Task:  Create a PowerPoint (PP) to illustrate the important events surrounding your groups chosen topic.  Your group will present and teach about your topic so be prepared to also speak and present your major points.

BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANT POINTS YOU FOUND DURING YOUR STUDIES…

Requirements:

Find a partner, this assignment is for two people!

·        PP must be neatly and professionally done.  You must include pictures, dates, and facts from your chosen topic.  BE CREATIVE in how you put these on your PP.  Make it look informative and appealing to your audience, but always keep in mind you are teaching and informing the class.

·        Your PP slides must have a noticeable heading so your topic is clear.

·        Put the most important details on it.  NOT EVERY DETAIL!  This is meant to be a visual not an essay.  Use bullets and short phrases, but make the details important.

·        Use pictures, maps, graphs, and important events and people.

·        Have fun putting this all together. 

·        Include a title slide as well as the works cited slide to include the textbook as one of the sources.

·        Prepare a presentation about your chosen topic.  You BOTH are responsible for teaching the class your subject.

·        PP must be a minimum of 10 slides which includes the Topic and Works cited slides.  Your presentation MUST LAST a minimum of 8-10 minutes.

·        If you include any hyperlinks they must not exceed 2 minutes of presentation time.

Choose from the following list:  Please tell me what your chosen topic is.  First come, first served.

1.  What was the Korean War and was it worth the price? (1950-1952). __________________

2.  Describe McCarthyism and if the idea continues today in government.__________

3.  Describe American Rock Music of the 1950s._________________

4.  Describe American Country Western Music of the 1950s.___________________

5.  Describe the change in food and social norms during the 1950s. ___________________

6.  Was the Civil Rights Movement and was it successful in the 1950s? __________

7.  What were the major economic issues of the 1950s._____________

8.  Describe the major movies of the 1950s and their impact on American culture._____________________________________

9.  Describe the impact of segregation on Professional sports in the 1950s._____________________________________

10.            Describe television and the impact of television on the culture of the 1950s.________________________________________________

11.            Describe the life of Teenagers during the 1950s. ____________________________________________________

12.            Describe Technology and Science of the 1950s. ___________________________________________________

13.            Describe the types of autos and automotive innovations that occurred during the 1950s. ________________________________________

14.            Describe the “Cold War” and the space race of the 1950s and its impact on American culture and education. _________________________________________________

15.            Describe several important world events of the 1950s and explain their importance. ________________________________________

16.            Describe the political leaders and political events of the 1950s and their importance. ____________________________________

Due Date is _________________________________