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Who Was More Influential in the 1980's: Great Persons or Civil Society?  We resume our analysis of the process of cultural change by examining the 1980s. If you recall, before the OGT Prep Unit, we used the theories underlying the Great Man Continuum to identify and analyze who influenced the 1920's. Now our current task is to use that same lens--the Great Man Continuum--to shed light on who was more influential in the 1980's. The research tasks are structured in the same ways as the 1920's unit.   PART I: We will answer the guiding question--Who influenced the 1980's more: Great Persons's or Civil Society?-- in three tasks: Task One---DESCRIBE YOUR TOPIC Due Monday, March 12th Each topic includes an association (movement) and an individual. **Your task is to 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:  Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from a minimum of 3 credible sources, __Task Two--EVALUATE YOUR TOPICS INFLUENCE-- ---Due March 15th__   Please write two extended power paragraphs which each cite a minimum of ** two new ** credible sources. You also may cite any of the three sources used in Task One. **Discuss the scope of influence of your topic on the 1920s. 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.** Please write __ two __ extended power paragraphs to address all of these questions. ** Each paragraph ** should meet the following expectations:   <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"> Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"> Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"> Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;"> Insert the Works Cited listing the three sources after the Third Task
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;"> Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. Task One = 50 points.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">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 mus t 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
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"> Insert the two news sources in the Works Cited. Make sure all 5 sources are in alphabetical order.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"> Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. Task One = 50 points.

<span style="background-color: #9008b6; color: #7dff00; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #d9f9fe; color: #c52bc7; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">Task ThreeJUDGE THE IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUAL & ASSOCIATION-Due March 19 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">Now that you have a basic understanding of your topic, and you know the scope of its influence, explain the forces that produced or created the topic. Additionally, what were 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 citing a minimum of three credible sources. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">Please write TASK THREE in two extended power paragraphs which each cite a minimum of ** two new ** credible sources. These sources must be ** expert opinion **. Encyclopedic sources are not acceptable for this task. **Discuss the scope of influence of your topic on the 1920s. 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?** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;"> **What impact did the topic have in the Twenty-First century?**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;"> Please write __two__ extended power paragraphs to address all of these questions. ** Each paragraph ** should meet the following expectations: Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from two new credible sources, The third source may be cited from any of the 5 sources used in Task One and Two. Insert the two news sources in the Works Cited. Make sure all Seven Sources are in alphabetical order. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Applying the Great Man Theory to historical or contemporary personalities ** <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?
 * 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.
 * Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. Task One = 50 points.

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

Civil Society Defined Great Man Continuum
 * Great Man Criteria || ** 5=long-run ** || ** 4=wide-spread ** || ** 3=moderate ** || ** 2=short run ** || ** 1=little effect ** || ** 0=not at all ** ||
 * ** SIGNIFICANCE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** ENDURANCE OF LEGACY ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** EXTENT OF INFLUENCE ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** IMPACT ON DAILY LIFE ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

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; 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 ---Determinism

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Rubric for all three tasks: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Outstanding paragraphs include the following elements: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">✓ Accurate power paragraph format with each paragraph citing evidence from three different sources. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">✓ Correct research components such as credibility statement, internal citations, Works Cited entries <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">✓ Thoughtful and thorough response to the each prompt <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">✓ A variety of sentences with interesting, clear diction