Discussion:Cultural Transformations Paper
Discussion:Cultural Transformations Paper
Discussion:Cultural Transformations Paper
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Cultural Transformations of the Sixties
Cultural Transformations of the Sixties
Select and complete one of the following assignments:
Option 1: The Dinner Party Script
Option 2: 60s Time Capsule Presentation
Option 1: The Dinner Party Script
You have been hired by Sonic Pictures to write a script of a scene in their new upcoming movie, The Transformative Sixties. The scene is a dinner party at a New York socialite’s home. Your scene includes a conversation at a large table with attendees from various backgrounds.
Select two people from the three lists below (A,B,C) who will be seated at the table in your scene.
Select two events from each of the events list.
Use the matrix below to organize the individuals and events you have selected.
Research the people and events you have selected and start to visualize the scene.
Write a script, using the template on the last page with the suggested word counts for each section. Be sure to include specific historical details from your research.
Post your references for each event/person on a separate page at the end of your script.
Attendees Lists
List A
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
List B
Martin Luther King
A freedom rider
Rosa Parks
Malcom X
Robert Kennedy
List C
Betty Friedan
Student from SNCC
Cesar Chevez
Vine Deloria, Jr.
Gloria Steinam
Allen Ginsbur
Event Lists
List A
Kennedy’s social and economic policy
The Great Society
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Vietnam (The Tet-68 Offensive)
List B
March on Washington (1963)
Greensburo Sit-ins
Freedom Rides
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Black Power
List C
Roe v. Wade
Alcatraz Red Power Movement or American Indian Movement (AIM)
Brown Berets
Feminine Mystique
Ms. Magazine
| Person or Event | Significance | Reference |
Option 2: 60s Time Capsule Presentation
You are a research historian for the National Museum of American History. The year is 1969. You have been assigned to head up the time capsule project. The time capsule should contain events, influential people, and various movements from the 60s. This collection needs to include a variety of social, political, and economic materials from the 1960s. For example, you might include the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King’s letter from the Birmingham Jail, a photograph from the Woodstock Festival, the Watergate tapes, or a painting from Andy Warhol. The time capsule will be dug up in 2060, so try to select items that represent a cross-section of American society in the 1960s.
Create a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation.
Select six objects representing the 1960s. Each slide should have one image and an explanation (200 words) to why this event/person/object was selected for the time capsule.
Include two sources for this assignment.
Format your presentation consistent with appropriate course-level APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.
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FORMAT FOR ALL ASSIGNMENTS
The assignments are to be done in Microsoft Word with Times New Roman 12- point font. Each assignment should use the modified APA 6th edition format. The assignment templates are set up in this modified format. The reference page should be in the APA format for every reference. The word requirement for the assignments are specifically stated in the guidelines of the assignment. The word count is from the first word of the introductory paragraph to the last word of the conclusion paragraph. FYI.
REFERENCE REQUIREMENTS
1- There should be a cited reference for each section of a paper as there are conclusion statements in each section (to meet the grading criteria) so the conclusion should be supported by a reference as the assignments are evidence-based research, clinical papers.
2- Word Count- The word count is done from the first word of the introductory paragraph to the last word of the conclusion. The word count must be within the minimum and maximum word limit stated in the assignment instructions. A 10% – point reduction will be made in the total points for the assignment.
Week 1 and 5 assignments should have SIX studies. Week 5 assignment is a compilation of sections from the week 1, 2 & 3 assignments.
Weeks 2 and 3 need to have at least THREE studies in the form of research studies. Please make sure that you look at the instructions for the assignment as well as the grading rubric. I have also provided templates for ALL assignments. It is in your best interest to use these as it will guide you so that you do not make common formatting errors.
APA FORMAT FOR ASSIGNMENT
Please utilize the resources in the STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER if you have difficulty with APA 6th Edition format, grammar, sentence structure, punctuation or tense structure.
SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENTS
Always submit the assignment in the drop box for that assignment. I cannot accept any assignment as an attachment to an email sent to my college email. Attaching it to a posting to the Questions to Instructor Forum or the Individual Forum is also not accepted.
I cannot grade any assignment unless it is placed into the drop box by the student per university policy.
Turn-It-In / Lopes Write
This is to be used for the assignments for these three weeks (2, 3 & 5) and it is NOT required for Week 1. All assignments will be placed through Turn It In first and then submitted in the drop box on the course shell. No assignments will be accepted as attachments to emails as this is not the university policy.
Grading Rubric-
The rubric for each assignment is found in the upper right- hand corner of the assignment page under the Forum Tab. Compare the requirements of the rubric with your paper prior to submission into the drop box so you will receive full credit for all graded criteria of the paper.
Late Assignment-
Any assignment that is late will have 10% deducted each day it is late. This is a 5- week class. It is imperative that you ask for help if you are having difficulty with an assignment.
You need to contact me as soon as possible if an assignment will be late prior to the submission deadline.
