As part of this group assignment students will focus on one of the decades from the lst half of the 20th century. Each group will have 10 minutes to give the class a feel for the decade. The focus should be on political, economic and social aspects of the decade, as well as key cultural and scientific achievements of the era.Suggested topics but not limited to:
1950's- Civil Rights Movements, Korean War, McCarthyism, etc.
1960's- Malcolm X, Berlin, JFK Assassination, Beatlemania, etc.
1970's- President Nixon, Watergate, Detente, Hostage Crisis (Iran)
1980's- President Reagan, Sandra Day O'Connor, Moral Majority, etc.
1990's- President Bush, Global Warming, NAFTA, Waco, Texas, etc.
See Assignment sheet for additional topics
Students will have time in the Library Information Center to work on the project.
Library Information Center Materials:
General Information on Decades:
- Our American Century- REF 973.923 Tur
- American Decades 1970-1979- REF 973.92 Am
- The 20th Century- REF 909.82 Dow
Specific Topics: Use Search Plus to find individual topics such as Korean War, Global Warming, AIDS, etc.
VRC sites:
- ABC CLIO- American History
- ABC CLIO- World History/Modern
- World Book Online
Information Literacy Standards:
Skills: 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.9, 3.1.2, 3.1.4
Dispositions in Action: 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 2.2.4, 3.2.1, 3.2.2
Responsibilities: 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.3.1
Self-Assessment Strategies: 3.4.2, 3.4.3
