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 for movies, music, sports, etc. for fashion, movies, music, etc. for cultural and political informationhttp://eightiesclub.tripod.com/ or or & for information about President Reaganhttp:// =20 for 80s commercials and public service announcementshttp:// =20 for movie trailers or postershttp:// for election year campaign adshttp:// for list of Olympic games and linkshttp:// for news and current events from the 80shttp:// for information on specific years with political, economic, technological and fadshttp:// for a little of everythinghttp:// for tv shows and clipswww.tvland.com for 80s music videoswww.80smusicvids.com for more movie trailer choiceswww.trailerfan.com for songswww.last.fm for photos of Chernobylhttp://todayspictures.slate.com/inmotion/essay_chernobyl for Cold War Eventshttp:// Tiananmen Squarehttp://

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 icon to 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 US Boycotts Olympics Election of 1980 CNN debuts 1981 Reagan shot Sandra Day O’Connor First Space Shuttle Flight 1982 Israel invaded Lebanon Tylenol Killings Commodore 64 PC 1983 Strategic Defense Initiative Bombing in Beirut/US Marines Sally Ride 1984 Soviets Boycott Olympics Election of 1984 Scientists Identify AIDS Virus

1985 Reagan Meets Gorbachev in Geneva Ethiopia Famine, We Are the World Nintendo Entertainment System Introduced to North American Markets 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion US Bombs Libya Chernobyl Disaster 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Stock Market Crash DNA Evidence or “Genetic Fingerprinting” Used in Criminal Case Conviction 1988 Summer Olympics & Ben Johnson Election of 1988 B2 Stealth Bomber 1989 US Troops in Panama Tiananmen Square Alaskan 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 points 10 Slides 6 pts. each Historical Accuracy 2 pts. Spelling, Grammar1 pt. Visual Appeal2 pts. 6X6 rule, 32 font (arial)1 pt. Oral Presentation30 points (All of group must speak equally) Understanding of year/events15 pts. Voice quality (loudness, clarity)10 pts. Seriousness, no chewing gum 5 pts. Documentation10 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.