Defining+Event+of+the+50s&60s

= Assignment: = toc
 * Essential Question:**
 * Why was (your topic) the most defining event of the time period?


 * Directions:**
 * Choose a major event that you think is the most influential of the time period.
 * Research your topic. Cite your sources using NoodleTools as described below.
 * Develop a 3-5 minute formal persuasive oral presentation that you will give to the class. You will be allowed one 3x5 note card that you may use for reference only. Be sure to include the following in your presentation:
 * a brief historical background of your topic
 * a full, persuasive answer explaining why your topic was the most defining event of the 1950's and 1960's
 * proper use of presentation skills

= Print Resources: = We have *lots* of books on this topic. Use the catalog to find them. BHS Online Catalog - OPALS

= Databases: = From home un and pw: brookfieldhs u || || un = student@bhs pw = bhs || media type="custom" key="22557212" ||
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2009-10-21_at_8.03.08_PM.png width="126" height="65" link="@http://popculture.abc-clio.com/Topics"]] || [[image:greenwood_daily_life.jpg width="131" height="62" link="@http://dailylife.abc-clio.com"]]
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= Ebooks: = Great Events in History from Salem history.salempress.com
 * [[image:american_decades.jpg width="124" height="160" link="@http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7C0DNF&v=2.1&u=s0003&it=aboutBook&p=GVRL&sw=w"]] || [[image:brookfieldhs-lmc/Screen_Shot_2012-03-11_at_1.38.06_PM.png link="@http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7C5BCV&v=2.1&u=s0003&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w"]] ||
 * [[image:http://lib.williamson-tn.org/reference/images/salemhistory.jpg width="110" height="110" link="@http://history.salempress.com"]] || media type="custom" key="22476956" ||

= Web Resources: =


 * Google Search Tips ****:**
 * **To search for:** || **Use:** || **Example**: ||
 * a range of dates ... || two dots between dates ... || fashion 1950..1969 ... ||
 * a specific phrase || search terms in quotation marks .... || "flower power" ||


 * [|American Cultural History The Twentieth Century]
 * [|Shmoop US History] (study and research tools)
 * [|People History Site]
 * [|Famous Trials]
 * [|Chronicle of 1900-2000]
 * [|History Central: Major Events of the 20th Century] For national and international news
 * [|InfoPlease: Year by Year]
 * [|Time Warp] Archive of Vintage Technology through the Decades
 * [|Time Magazine Cover Search]

= Works Cited = Your final Works Consulted should include: > >
 * 4 sources (includes 1 primary source)
 * one print
 * one school database
 * one website
 * one of your choice
 * Annotation
 * CRAP Test if your source is a website you found on your own
 * A brief summary of what information you gathered from this source

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