THE FABULOUS FIFTIES

PICK YOUR FIFTIES TOPIC FROM THE FOLLOWING GENERAL AREAS:

Politicians
Entertainment
Culture
50's Technology
Domestic

You and your partner will be responsible for researching and presenting a PowerPoint presentation on the Fifties topic that you have chosen. The two of you will be required to do comparable work (meaning the same amount). The project will be a major grade, but each of the 5 days we work on the project in class you will each receive daily participation grades. Each partner is expected to complete half of the slides.

The first day (Monday) will be spent researching your topic from the Internet. The rest of the week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and next Monday) doing more research on the Internet as well as putting together your PowerPoint presentation.

The following things MUST BE found in your PowerPoint presentation (use this as a checklist):

Title Page (Name of the Topic and you and your partner's names)
Table of Contents (List the Important Topics that are going to be covered)
At least one slide on each topic.
Animation
Pictures illustrating the major points
Source Page (must have 3 sources) Example of proper format below:
Author's Last and First Names, if Known. "Title of Work." Site Name. Month, Day, Year of Publication or Date of Download. Complete URL.

Example: Halse, John, and Walkowiak, Karen. "The Great Debate Project." SchoolWorld Projects. September 26, 1998. http://www.schoolworld.asn.au/debate.

Other Suggestions/Hints:

v There will be no written paper turned in – you will be graded only on the information in your PowerPoint and how well it is presented.

v All of the information in your presentation (on the PowerPoint and information you tell the class) must be in your own words; do not copy straight from Internet sources – put everything in your own words!

v Going above and beyond – more pictures, more information, etc. could get you a better grade.

v Be creative – once you have your basic presentation in place, use animation, different fonts, colors, etc. to spice it up!