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1980's Topics 7th Period1980's Topics 8th Period Talk Shows- Phil Donahue, Morton Downey Jr, Dick Cavett INSERT MULTIMEDIA OF YOUR TOPIC--BOTH ASSOCIATION AND INDIVIDUAL Imbed Photos (click FILE), Video (click Widget); Make a Glog (Instructions for Glog); Task One--DESCRIBE YOUR TOPIC ---Due Monday, March 12th Each topic includes an association (movement) and an individual. **PROMPT: Explain the achievements associated with both parts of your topic. Who and what were altered? Describe why both were significant in the 1980s. Explain the relationship between the individual and the association or movement.** Please write **__two__ extended** power paragraphs to address the above question. **Each paragraph** should meet the following expectations: Talk shows that sprung up in the 80s altered the day to day lives of many Americans, an impact that prevails even now. Although talk shows were airing before the 80s, they became more popular due to the controversial subject material and the diverse hosts. Sara Vidar noted that," Talk shows began to include ordinary people as guests, not just celebrities or experts, to discuss issues that were relevant to viewers’ lives. In doing so, the average person was elevated to celebrity status, and viewers received televised therapy in the security of their own homes" (Vidar). This created a new perspective on the struggles people have, confronting and supporting them, rather than hiding them. An initiator of this type of talk show, Phil Donahue, started his show in the 70s with this approach which ran until 1996. His success stemmed from, "...covering topics that audience members experienced daily in their private lives but that other talk shows deemed taboo, //Donahue// provided a daily therapy session that both Americans and advertisers responded to positively. The show empowered its studio and at-home viewers by inviting the audience to participate in the show. By doing this, Donahue created a “tele-democracy” that gave a voice to minorities who were previously unheard" (Vidar). As the 80s approached, this empowerment became more and more sought after creating a wave of talk shows to satisfy these demands. This kind of attitude that was being promoted on almost every channel available only strengthened the self-help, independent mindset of the 80s. **Task One Rubric **
 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from a minimum of  3  credible sources,
 * Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited.
 * Insert the Works Cited listing the three sources after the Third Task.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Post the paragraphs to the wiki March 12th. Timely posts of complete assign = 10 points. Task One = 50 points

<span style="background-color: #9008b6; color: #00ffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">__Task Two--EVALUATE YOUR TOPICS INFLUENCE--Due March 15th__ Please write two extended power paragraphs which each cite a minimum of 3 sources: two new ones and any of the three sources used in Task One.** PROMPT: Discuss the scope of influence of your topic on the 1980s. How extensive was the influence? Which part of society was influenced? Did the change endure or stimulate additional changes? What is the topic's legacy? What impact did the topic have in the Twenty-First Century. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">Please write two extended power paragraphs to address this prompt. Talk shows influenced the opinions of those in the 80s, giving them others to discuss with and learn from as well as teach. There was also a new audience being targeted," <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Minorities became recognized and sought-after consumers, and television producers had to adjust the face of talk shows and their personalities to attract and accommodate this growing and diverse new demographic" (Vidar). This inclusion of minorities remains today in the talk show industry and even beyond to other television shows, such as whole channels in other languages or shows directed towards particular ethnicities. Talk shows of the 80s are mainly remembered for their dramatic situations and controversial subjects. Presently, most tv shows rely on these ploys to attract viewers and we can see how the 80s changed our current life. Phil Donahue, while important to the ignition of this talk show trend, has since lost his influence and legacy. While his show was airing, he effected the 70s, 80s, and 90s generations opinions. He no longer actively reaches many Americans therefor having little control over their thoughts. Pertaining to the Twenty-First Century, he has no real impact and most of the changes he made were over issues of the time that are no longer concerns. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Task Two Rubric
 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from the 2 new sources, as well as one of the credible sources used in Task One. Each paragraph must cite 3 different sources--2 new, 1 old.
 * Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced. If you credited the source in Task One, you do not need to reestablish credibility, only an internal citation is required.
 * Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited
 * Insert the two news sources in the Works Cited. Make sure all 5 sources are in alphabetical order.
 * Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. Task One = 50 points.

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #9008b6; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">Task Three--JUDGE THE IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUAL & ASSOCIATIO --Due Mar. 19th Now that you have a basic understanding of your topic and know the scope of its influence, explain the forces that produced or created the topic. Additionally, identify the driving forces behind the society's reaction to your topic? Use the criteria described in the the **Great Man Continuum** to determine your topics long-run influence on society. Place your topic on the continuum and justify the reasons for your placement. Please confine your analysis to two extended power paragraphs with each one citing a minimum of 3 credible sources. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Encyclopedic sources are not acceptable for this task. **PROMPT: Explain the forces that produced or created your topic. Use the four criteria of the Great Man Continuum to analyze the topic's long-run significance in American society. Specifically, (1) describe the significance of the accomplishment, (2) the endurance of the legacy, (3) extent of the topics influence, and****(4) impact on daily life of people then and now.** The accomplishment of talk shows was all across America, yet it didn't have a direct strong effect. It merely persuaded and provoked the audience, but it was up to the individuals to act upon what they learned. Despite the weak significance of talk shows, they remain popular and their legacy lives on with full audiences. The influence of these shows is usually short lived seeing as they deal with hot topics of the time who's importance dwindles over time. That being said, talk shows can influence daily life quite strongly. Because of the current subjects that are usually provoking and controversial, people respond emotionally and sometimes irrationally.
 * Great Man Criteria || ** 5=long-run ** || ** 4=wide-spread ** || ** 3=moderate ** || ** 2=short run ** || ** 1=little effect ** || ** 0=not at all ** ||
 * ** SIGNIFICANCE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT ** ||  || x ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** ENDURANCE OF LEGACY ** || x ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** EXTENT OF INFLUENCE ** ||  ||   || x ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** IMPACT ON DAILY LIFE ** || x ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">Great Man Continuum

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Great --Event Making --Eventful --Social

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Men -Hero ---Hero x---Determinism


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Task Three Rubric **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,sans-serif; text-align: left;">
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Works Cited: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Vidar, Sara. "Donahue." //The Seventies in America//. Ed. John C. Super. 3 vols. Salem Press, 2006. //Salem History// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Vidar, Sara. "Talk shows." //The Eighties in America//. Ed. Milton Berman. 3 vols. Salem Press, 2008. //Salem History// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">**Holistic Rubric for all 3 Tasks**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">**A quality topic post for the 1980s assignment will**
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Arrange Media to enhance and extend the significance of the topic to the 1980s decade.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from 3 different sources.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Select only signed sources from the LC databases.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Credit sources with internal citations, ( Author's Last Name).
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">List all 7 sources alphabetically in the Works Cited. Format in MLA style.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Complete Great Man Continuum and Table.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Justify the placement of your topic on the continuum using the evidence from the 7 sources to support your analysis of the 4 criteria.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Answer the prompts for all 3 tasks and the research question thoughtfully and thoroughly.
 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from the 2 new expert opinion sources, as well as one of the credible sources used in Tasks One or Two. Each paragraph must cite 3 different sources--2 new, 1 old.
 * Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited
 * ** Complete Great Man Continuum and Table and justify your placement using the evidence of the 4 criteria **
 * Insert the two news sources in the Works Cited. Make sure all 7 sources are in alphabetical order.
 * Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. Task One = 50 points.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Need Help Applying the Great Man Theory? ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">When deciding where a person may fit on the continuum, think about what society was like at the time he/she was famous. Did the person change history because of their personal characteristics, or would history have gone on in a similar way without this person? Civil Society Defined Great Man Continuum
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Refer to these handouts for additional information: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** eed Help Using the Great Man Criteria Table? ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Use a scale of 0-to 5 to evaluate the individual’s accomplishments, legacy, influence, and impact.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** 0=not at all, 1=little effect, 2=short run, 3=moderate, 4=wide-spread, 5=long run **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Individuals with high totals, mostly 5’s, should be placed close to Great Men; those with low scores near social determinism.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">Need Help placing individuals on the Great Man Continuum? **