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1980's Topics 7th Period 1980's Topics 8th Period  USA BEATS THE USSR & COACH HERB BROOKS By, JohnSchuman

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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: The US Hockey team was coached by Herb Brooks and Craig Patrick. Brooks achieved one the biggest victories in sports history. From 1964 to 1980 Olympic Games the Soviets had gone 27-1-1 and outscored their opponents 175-44. Herb also was a great and coach and a huge motivator. Beofre they took the ice against Soviets he told his players, "Great moments are born from great oppurtunity and thats what you have here tonight, boys. Thats what you have earned here tonight. One __game__. If we played them ten times, they might __win__ nine. But not this game, not tonight.Tonight we skate with them. Tonight we stay with them and we shut them down because we can! Tonight we are the greatest hockey team in the world. You were born to be hockey players every one of you. And you were met to be here tonight. This is your time their time is done, its over. I'm sick and tired of hearing what a good team the Soviets have screw em. This is your time! Now go out and take it" (Miracle On Ice the Movie). This speech has became very popular and inspirational. He preached how playing with heart can beat talent and the win against the Soviets proved his ways. During the 1980’s Olympic Games the USA hockey team squared off against the Soviets in the semi-finals. The game was expected to be dominated by the Soviets, they were said to be the __best__ hockey team in the world and the United States was filled with a bunch of amateur and __college__ hockey players. Also the Soviets had won Gold 8 out of the last 9 Olympic Games. However the United States won and then ended up __winning__ the gold after defeating Findlay in the finals.

"Olympic Games (1980)." //World Book Year Books//. 2009. //eLibrary//. Web. 11 Mar. 2012.

Lauer, S, Charles.. "Miracle man." //Modern __Healthcare__//. 25 Aug. 2003: 38. //eLibrary//. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. Yorio, Kara. "The true believer." //Sporting News//. 25 Aug. 2003: 56. //eLibrary//. Web. 11 Mar. __2012__. __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. ** Please write two extended power paragraphs to address this prompt.  The game sparked a big movement of nationalism and the spread of hockey in the country. Politically the United States hated the Russians because they invaded Afghanistan which raised tensions in the Cold War. In hockey we hated the Russians because they were “cheaters,” in the 1980 Olympics only amateur players could represent their country. The Soviets players were part of the Red Army but all they did was play hockey. They played together for several years and USA players had been together for little longer than a year, this is why people tried to say they were a professional hockey team. Also people became more familiar with the game of hockey. There were 10,490 hockey teams in the United States during the 1980's. Then in 1990, there were 14,969 teams. After that the game really started to become more popular. By 1997, USA Hockey had __registered__ 29,479 teams and 449,168 players. Those numbers have since continued to rise. I t was and still is the most defining moment of US hockey and it help fuel the game of hockey in the United States.

The game has left a legacy in the United States. The 1970's marked a hard end to the Vietnam War, unemployment and an energy crisis. Also when the games opened 54 US soldiers were being held in Iraq. The nation seemed hopeless and our moral wasn't good. However, after the win against the heavily favored Soviets it gave the American's a reason to feel good again and it boosted our patriotism. This game has also made impact to this day. Not to long ago a movie was made called Miracle On Ice and it retold the story about the 1980 Olympics. Also hockey is now a popular sport, here in Columbus we have the Columbus Blue Jackets and youth leagues such as CAHA and CCYHA and travel hockey.

Edidin, Peter. "VIETNAM: The War That's Still With Us." // New York Times Upfront //. 19 Feb. 2007: 22. // eLibrary //. Web. 15 Mar. 2012. nonymous. "'94 Dearborn Brand AAA wins GLHL tournament." // Hockey Weekly //. 28 Mar. 2007: 40. // eLibrary //. Web. 15 Mar. 2012. Yorio, Kara. "The true believer." //Sporting News//. 25 Aug. 2003: 56. //eLibrary//. Web. 11 Mar. __2012__. COLE, CAM., News, Postmedia., Sun, Vancouver.. "Junior tournament is all grown up; Thirty years after the first truly national team was formed, Canada has proven its mettle." // Montreal Gazette //. 19 Dec. 2011: B5. // eLibrary //. Web. 15 Mar. 2012. "Olympic Games (1980)." //World Book Year Books//. 2009. //eLibrary//. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. 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.

The Miracle on Ice falls on event making in the continuum. The victory of the US over the Soviets is the biggest moment of US Hockey and one of the biggest moments in US Sports History thats why it is still remembered today. The US were highly doubted to lose this game, the Soviets were filled with some of the best hockey players in the world and the US was a bunch of amateur and college players. I wouldnt say its talked about everyday but if you were to mention the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid and talk about this hockey game i bet almost every person would know what you are talking about and agree its was a significant event. The legacy of Herb Brooks is also still around today because he was the one that coach this team. Brooks past away in 2003 in a car accident and people were very upset to hear this because he left behind a great legacy in the United States. Before Brook's death he coached four NHL teams and was also the coach for Minnesota winnng National Championships in 1974, 1976 and 1979. Brooks was a winner. The driving forces behind the society's reaction to this event were that America could feel proud again and it gave the people something to talk about that was positive. Americans had fought the Russians in the Cold War, we were mad they invaded Afghanistan, they were thinking about not coming to America to participate in the games and they were heavily favored in this game. All these reasons were the people of the United States remember this as such a big event and is why we still talk about it today According to Kevin Allen of USA Hockey, " No olympic performance has touched America the way that the hockey team did, not even Jesse Owen's brilliant runs infront of Adolf Hitler in Berlin in 1936."He also states that Mark Eruzione's goal sparked people to go to the streets and sing the national anthem and people cried and hugged one another. Also AL Michaels the announcer for ABC Sports said one of the most popular quotes in US sports history. In the last seconds of the game Al Michaels cried out, " Do you believe in miracles?" Then after the games Mike Eruzione, the captain of the USA Hockey team said that he didnt sign with New York Rangers because, "The 1980 triumph was the pinnacle of his career." For Eruzione not to sign prefessionally this victory had to of been something special.

David, N.D.. "Opinion Corner: Looking back on 'Miracle'." //McClatchy - Tribune Business News//. 24 Feb. 2012 //eLibrary//. Web. 26 Mar. 2012. McAuliff, Coller, Andrea.. "MiRACLE." //Scholastic Scope//. 19 Jan. 2004: 4. //eLibrary//. Web. 26 Mar. 2012. Quindt, Fritz. "STATIC." //Sporting News//. 09 Feb. 2004: 7. //eLibrary//. Web. 25 Mar. 2012. Lauer, S, Charles.. "Miracle man." //Modern __Healthcare__//. 25 Aug. 2003: 38. //eLibrary//. Web. 11 Mar. 2012 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.**
 * 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 ||   ||

Great Man Continuum

Great --Event Making -x-Eventful --Social

Men -Hero ---Hero ---Determinism


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

COLE, CAM., News, Postmedia., Sun, Vancouver.. "Junior tournament is all grown up; Thirty years after the first truly national team was formed, Canada has proven its mettle." // Montreal Gazette //. 19 Dec. 2011: B5. // eLibrary //. Web. 15 Mar. 2012. David, N.D.. "Opinion Corner: Looking back on 'Miracle'." //McClatchy - Tribune Business News//. 24 Feb. 2012 //eLibrary//. Web. 26 Mar. 2012. Edidin, Peter. "VIETNAM: The War That's Still With Us." // New York Times Upfront //. 19 Feb. 2007: 22. // eLibrary //. Web. 15 Mar. 2012. Lauer, S, Charles.. "Miracle man." //Modern __Healthcare__//. 25 Aug. 2003: 38. //eLibrary//. Web. 11 Mar. 2012 McAuliff, Coller, Andrea.. "MiRACLE." //Scholastic Scope//. 19 Jan. 2004: 4. //eLibrary//. Web. 26 Mar. 2012. "Olympic Games (1980)." //World Book Year Books//. 2009. //eLibrary//. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. Yorio, Kara. "The true believer." //Sporting News//. 25 Aug. 2003: 56. //eLibrary//. Web. 11 Mar. __2012__. "'94 Dearborn Brand AAA wins GLHL tournament." // Hockey Weekly //. 28 Mar. 2007: 40. // eLibrary //. Web. 15 Mar. 2012. Quindt, Fritz. "STATIC." //Sporting News//. 09 Feb. 2004: 7. //eLibrary//. Web. 25 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="background-color: #ffffff; 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="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Credit sources with internal citations, ( Author's Last Name).
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">List all 7 sources alphabetically in the Works Cited. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Format in MLA style--Spacing.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Complete Great Man Continuum and Table.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; 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: #0000ff; 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? **