You Are the 1980s Expert…

• Each class will be divided into 10 groups of 2-4 students. Each group will be responsible for creating a power point and oral presentation on one year of the 1980s (80-89).

• Each power point will have a title slide and 9 informational slides covering both required and optional topics.

• Any information, visual, movie clip, etc. used in a slide must have a url address cited on the slide.

• Each group member is responsible for explaining an equal amount of the power point to the class during the oral presentation.

Internet Links• http://www.80s.com/default.html for movies, music, sports, etc.• http://www.liketotally80s.com/index.html for fashion, movies, music, etc.• http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/ for cultural and political information• http://www.ronaldreagan.com/ or http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/

http://www.reaganlibrary.com/ or & for information about President Reagan• http://www.retrojunk.com/list_commercials.php?type=psa&era=1980&sort=new&page

=20 for 80s commercials and public service announcements

• http://www.imdb.com/ for movie trailers or posters• http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/ for election year campaign ads• http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp for list of Olympic games and links• http://www.history.com/ for news and current events from the 80s• http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1980.html for information on specific years with

political, economic, technological and fads• http://www.1980sflashback.com/ for a little of everything• www.tvland.com for tv shows and clips• www.80smusicvids.com for 80s music videos• www.trailerfan.com for more movie trailer choices• www.last.fm for songs• http://todayspictures.slate.com/inmotion/essay_chernobyl for photos of Chernobyl• http://www.coldwar.org/articles/80s/index.asp for Cold War Events• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/view/ Tiananmen Square

Use the icons below to link to an outside website or to a file.

Internet link

Movie link Music link

Sports link

Copy and paste the icon into the slide when needed. Right click the iconto hyperlink the object to an internet url address or a file from a jump drive.

Required Topics – These are what each group must include in their power point.

1980US Boycotts Olympics

Election of 1980CNN debuts

1981Reagan shot

Sandra Day O’Connor First Space Shuttle Flight

1982Israel invaded Lebanon

Tylenol KillingsCommodore 64 PC

1983Strategic Defense Initiative

Bombing in Beirut/US MarinesSally Ride

1984Soviets Boycott Olympics

Election of 1984Scientists Identify AIDS Virus

1985Reagan Meets Gorbachev in GenevaEthiopia Famine, We Are the World

Nintendo Entertainment System Introducedto North American Markets

1986Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion

US Bombs LibyaChernobyl Disaster

1987Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Stock Market CrashDNA Evidence or “Genetic Fingerprinting”

Used in Criminal Case Conviction

1988Summer Olympics & Ben Johnson

Election of 1988B2 Stealth Bomber

1989US Troops in Panama

Tiananmen SquareAlaskan Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Optional Topics Guidelines – You must include at least 7 other slides from your year.

• Two sensational or current event slides consisting of a headline-grabbing event from your year.

• A new product or innovation slide from your year, including a commercial if applicable.

• An entertainment slide consisting of a popular song, movie (not R rated), and TV show from your year.

• A sports slide including at least 3 memorable sporting events from your year.

• A fashion slide consisting of examples of popular fads or trends from your year.

Snapshot of Group’s Power point Topics

How to Summarize Each Topic

• Who was involved in the event?

• What happened in the event?

• Why did it happen?

• When did it happen?

• How did it impact the 1980’s?

After summarizing the topics you are responsible for in the power point, pull the key dates, names, and information to place on the slide. Each slide must have an image with url address and a maximum of 36 words. DO NOT copy and paste paragraphs into a slide. Linking other images, clips, sounds, etc. should be done using the icons provided. Summarizing will help you learn the material for the oral presentation part of the project. Simply reading the slide will not be enough.

Rubric

Power point Project 60 points10 Slides 6 pts. eachHistorical Accuracy 2 pts.Spelling, Grammar 1 pt.Visual Appeal 2 pts.6X6 rule, 32 font (arial) 1 pt.

Oral Presentation 30 points(All of group must speak equally)Understanding of year/events 15 pts.Voice quality (loudness, clarity) 10 pts.Seriousness, no chewing gum 5 pts.

Documentation 10 points(URL on each slide)

Timetable• Each group will have 3 days to create your

power point and learn the material for the oral presentation.

• Oral Presentations will be done in 2 to 2 ½ days. Presentations should be a maximum of 10 minutes.

• A culminating quiz will be given over the required events and materials from the first two days of the 1980’s unit.