Turning Points in History
How did past decisions affect future choices or events? This course will investigate key moments in history and how it affected the future. Events such as the impact of television in the 1950’s and the Kennedy assassination will be used to demonstrate how pivotal events impacted future generations. Students will also be given the opportunity to investigate, defend, and present their own choice of a key turning point in history.
Prerequisite: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior Status
½ credit
Topics
Vocabulary Words to know
Turning Points Presentations
The Turning Point of Television
Personal Presentation
What is the power of words and how can they be a turning point on a personal level
remember and use the vocabulary words in the appropriate manner in this course?
demonstrate ways to use tricks or methods to help you assist in learning, using, and remembering vocabulary
seek opportunities and ways to use vocabulary in your daily world.
What are the requirements to complete presenting on your choice of a turning point?
Define what a turning point is.
Describe how a turning point impacted or altered history in a significant way.
Defend how your turning point is determined or elaborate on your qualifications.
Create a plan to create a way to present the turning point of your choice.
What was the impact of television and how was it a turning point?
Describe how television is viewed as a turning point in history.
Explain how television impacted society.
Describe the economic impact of television.
Make a connection to the political impact of the arrival of television from the time of its arrival to the present day.
What are the qualifications to complete your turning point presentation?
Defend your choice of a turning point.
Describe what the world was life before your choice of event so one can comprehend the impact after.
Analyze other presentations and how your presentation could have been improved.