Wednesday, June 22

Good morning Film Class!

As you come in, you need to work on your PowerPoint. I will be passing out a list of the possible topics. Each person needs to sign up for TWO (2) of the topics that they want to present on tomorrow during class.

PowerPoint Project Requirements: 13 slides total.

**Powerpoint Presentation depicting your events (12 slides)
**Timeline of events
Minimum of 12 events from this time period (1950-1990)
At least 1 picture with each event,
Brief explanation of each event IN YOUR OWN WORDS (1-2 sentences)
**PowerPoint must include a Works Cited page or Bibliography (1 slide)

Plagiarism will result in a “0” grade for your project


Remember, here is the list of your topics...

Required Topics for Your Project:

1. Joseph McCarthy- McCarthyism
2. Civil Rights Movement
3. Vietnam War
4. Assassination of John F. Kennedy
5. HIV/ AIDS

Possible Topics for Your Project: (Not in order)

-Martin Luther King, Jr.
-Cold War
-Emmett Till’s murder
-Malcolm X
-Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
-George Wallace, Governor of Alabama
-The “Little Rock Nine”
-Brown v. Board of Education, 1954
-Hippie Culture (Music, Clothing, Beliefs)
-War Protests
-The Space Race
-Jimmy Carter/ Iran Hostage Crisis
-Assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan
-Ronald Reagan/ Reaganomics
-The Korean War
-The Falling of the Berlin Wall/ Fall of Communism/ Breakup of Soviet Union
-Richard Nixon/ Watergate Scandal
-Woodstock, 1969
-Lyndon B. Johnson
-Technological Advances of the Time Period
-Disco Music/Culture
-John Lennon’s Murder