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1980's Topics 8th Period  Star Wars, ET, Indiana Jones, George Lucas  Brooks M.   INSERT MULTIMEDIA OF YOUR TOPIC--BOTH ASSOCIATION AND INDIVIDUAL Imbed Photos (click FILE), Video (click Widget); Make a Glog (Instructions for Glog);


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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:

**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.
 * Post the paragraphs to the wiki March 12th. Timely posts of complete assign = 10 points. Task One = 50 points

Little did George Lucas know that when he released Star Wars and Indiana Jones that he was about to become legendary, and completely change the world of cinema forever. Both of these movies became instant hits, and were shown in theaters worldwide. Star Wars: A New Hope was released in 1977, and "became one of the highest-grossing films of all time, earning more than $460 million" (Rothenberg). Star Wars was an instant success, and was more popular than Indiana Jones, and showed that the impossible could be done in cinema, and that it could be beneficial to do something different. George Lucas hit yet another home-run when he released Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc in 1981, which was "one of the most successful and popular action/adventure films of all time" (Roman). Indiana Jones was not as successful as Star Wars, but still became a instant classic. The biggest impact these movies put on society was the new idea of special effects, and doing something completely new.

ET: The Extra Terrestrial, produced by Stephen Speileurg, was also an extremely successful blockbuster during the 1980s. It "superseded Star Wars as the highest-grossing film of all-time" (Dirks), and was said to be one of the most popular children movies of all time. It started off small, in a film festival, and rose to the top, an unthinkable feat. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial also used special effects in the movie, which is another reason it became to popular. __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.

These 3 great movies changed the world of cinema forever. They showed that the world of cinema could be pushed farther and there were things, such as special effects, that could make movies even more enjoyable to watch. Star Wars started it all, by showing effects could be used and that different ideas could be used. This attempt completely changed cinema, and was a huge success, making Star Wars "one of the highest-grossing films of all time, earning more than $460 million" (Rothenberg). While Star Wars showed that action and effects were successful, Indiana Jones showed that adventure could be pushed to be extremely successful. Indiana Jones. Indiana Jones is "one of the highest grossing films ever made" (Hearn), mainly because of its large amount of action and adventure. ET took special effects to the next limit, and was successful as it "[surpassed] Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time" (Karlin). ET showed that using excessive amounts of special effects would be very successful. These 3 legendary movies showed that movies could be pushed farther, and could be supported by special effects that would change cinema forever.

George Lucas was the mastermind director and writer behind these three movies. He took the risk of adding something different to the world of cinema to spice it up. He wanted to make something different. Lucas produced to flops before he created Star Wars, and little did he know that Star Wars was going to become "one of the highest-grossing films of all time" (Rothenberg). He then struck it big when he produced Indiana Jones, as he was the "executive producer and screen writer" (Cagle). Lucas completely changed the world of cinema, as he also changed what the people wanted to see in movies. **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. As these 3 legendary movies are not a physical human being, they certainly did change what people wanted to see in the world of cinema. They effected every part of the Great Man Criteria, as these movies completely changed the world of cinema. Star Wars, being the first released, "received a largely positive critical reception" (Herbert). Star Wars was the complete first of its kind, having many special effects and lots of action. The people had never thought of ideas like special effects to spice up a movie, and when George Lucas released this 'crazy' idea, it became "a cultural phenomenon" (Kurtz). People now loved the ideas of special effects and action, and now wanted to see more and more movies with it. ET hit a home run, and released just what everyone wanted, and even "Princess Diana was in tears" (Bouzereau) after watching it. ET was full of special effects, and was full of what everyone was craving for. These 3 legendary movies changed what the people wanted to see in movies, and changed the world of cinema forever.

It wasn't just the specal effects that had everyone drooling of movies now. The creation of blockbusters also changed what people wanted to see in movies. When Star Wars was released, it "became one of the first blockbuster films" (Coate). After seeing Star Wars, the people also wanted to see movies that EVERYONE was going to see, and EVERYONE was going to love, and would become a movie that their grandchildren were going to watch and love also. ET, also "was a blockbuster, surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time" (Travers). Et literally exploded, and was at the #1 spot for a very long time, and poeple still wanted to see more blockbusters. **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 ||   ||   ||   ||

<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 -X-Eventful --Social

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

<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: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Support the main idea in <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">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.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Task Three Rubric **
 * 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? **