Exercise+Videos,+Jane+Fonda,+Richard+Simmons--8th

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1980's Topics 8th Period

Exercise Videos, Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons Ben Clark

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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 1980's were a time of athletic achievements, pop culture, political unrest, and other international happenings. One example of the pop culture was home exercise videos. These videos offered people that were insecure about their weight, work on their fitness at home. Not only did they help people get fit they were humorous as well. These videos created a new fad about being fit and in shape. A couple main fitness actors come to mind when you think of exercise videos, Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda.

Jane Fonda was an actor whose acting career began with appearances in the Broadway play //There Was a Little Girl.// She also starred in movies such as //They Shoot Horses Don't they?, and The China Syndrome.// Jane was also active in political affairs too. She opposed the Vietnam War and traveled to Hanoi to stop the U.S bombing campaigns there. Like Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons has motivated thousands of people to get fit and in shape with his inspirational attitude. In his earlier days Richard was getting tired of being overweight, Richard created his own exercise DVDs and dieting programs to lose weight and keep it off. Jane and himself were actors who set a new fashion statement for men and woman alike. Ripped sweatshirts, leotards, leg warmers, and headbands became the new fashion for everyday exercise.

**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.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px;">Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px;">Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Insert the Works Cited listing the three sources after the Third Task.
 * <span style="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__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">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. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">**Task Two Rubric**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">The scope of influence for Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda were all of the people who wanted to get fit and were not ready to go on runs or to a gym. They attracted people who wanted to go on a diet and lose weight. It states in an article from ABC-CLIO that " <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">Countless fitness gurus, from actress Jane Fonda to Richard Simmons, promised to get people moving again, sweating or dancing away pounds." This influenced everyone because "many people trusted clearly misleading or erroneous advice found in many of the era's diet tomes." <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">Dr. Matthew Sorrentino stresses "that people can greatly reduce their risk for heart disease by choosing healthy lifestyle behaviors and getting the proper screenings."

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">This change in people resulted in an explosion of new diets such as the liquid diet that Oprah claimed had lost her 67 pounds. Many people followed diets just because they worked for celebrities. An example is <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Donna Gould. "She is an example of a "diet guru's dream." She'll buy and try anything. In the last 35 years she has starved herself, taken appetite suppressants and vinegar pills, followed liquid diets and single-food diets, had her ears stapled, sent away for patches and acupuncture gadgets, and tried most major weight-loss programs." She still struggles with her weight though. Diets and exercise are sworn on and despised, but they've created a legacy of being uncertain. I still think the best diet plan is to eat right and to exercise daily. This has created a fad of health and wellness that overall has helped the 21st century.


 * 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 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">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. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">**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.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda have accomplished what not many people can do, help people from all over the world. Their accomplishments of creating a more healthy world have had a wide-spread and long run on the United States, increasing fitness levels everywhere. If they had not taken the action to get fit, then I don't think many others would. They started the age of fitness, their videos such as "Disco Sweat" let people enjoy their workouts at home to music they loved. This legacy has started the one that will never end. If one wants to be healthy, then they must exercise to maintain their health and with budgets <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;"> once again shrinking in a "post-//Super Size Me//" world, restaurants such as Panera Bread, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Quiznos Sub Sandwich Shop have been offering alternatives to McDonald's, and Wendy's." <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">The individuals however, may not last forever. Richard Simmons isn't as well known has he used to be, but I don't think his sparky attitude will ever be forgotten. As for their influence, they had an impact on almost everybody in the U.S whether they were overweight or not. They helped everybody and anybody who wanted to get fit. The impact on people now is that we are more willing to go out and exercise. People in the 80s may not have had as much leisure time as we do now, so people are more willing to fill that time with a good run or weightlifting session. Jane and Richard were Great Men (and woman) because they were individuals that created the change, not corporations or companies.


 * 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 Richard Simmons / Jane Fonda <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Men -Hero ---Hero ---Determinism

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Works Cited:

Beau, Le, Christina.. "diets compared." //Better Nutrition//. 01 Jan. 2004: 36. //eLibrary//. Web. 26 Mar. 2012. Block, Lisa. "Lifestyle and prevention tips for a healthy heart." //Chicago Defender//. 15 Nov. 2004: 14. //eLibrary//. Web. 26 Mar. 2012.

Bob Batchelor. "Fads in the 1980s." //Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas//.ABC-CLIO,2012. Web. 11 Mar. 2012.

Block, Lisa. "Lifestyle and prevention tips for a healthy heart." //Chicago Defender//. 15 Nov. 2004: 14. //eLibrary//. Web. 26 Mar. 2012

"**Jane** **Fonda**." //Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online//. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 11 Mar. 2012.

" Milton Teagle Simmons." 2012. Biography.com 11 Mar 2012, 09:31

Batchelor, Bob. "Food and Diet in the 2000s." //Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas//. ABC-CLIO,2012. Web. 26 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: #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<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> 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: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Justify the placement of your topic on the continuum using the <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">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? **