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Good Morning!!!!
1. NVC
2. Jimmy Carter: Miserable Failure?
3. Introduce Final Project
Essential Question: What the heck are we doing for our Final Project?Homework: pick a topic for your Final Project!
Jimmy Carter
Successes• Increased military budget• Expanded farm income and
exports• More Peace• Camp David Accords• NATO
Failures• National Energy Act Didn’t
improve energy dependence /Energy Crisis
• Interest and Inflation double
• Unemployment• World views us as cowards• Iran Hostage Crisis• “Middle class be suff’rin’”—
Joey
US History Final Project Spring 2014 – Due May 30th Opposing Viewpoints
Assignment: Choose a controversial topic from the list below, or develop one on your own, and complete the following activity:
1. Carbon Credits (environmental)2. Development of fracking (natural
gas)3. Immigration Policy4. Obamacare5. Government budget (deficit
spending vs. cuts to programs)6. Processing terrorists (military or
federal courts)7. Same-sex Marriage
8. Tax Reform (1% or Job creators)9. Gun control10. Prison reform – 3 strikes or fewer
arrests11. Status of women12. Cyberbullying vs. Free Speech13. Censorship14. Role of religion in school15. Teacher Approved…
Final Project – Poster layoutTitle
“PRO” Strict Environmental Laws “CON” Strict Environmental LawsThesis Statement and summarization paragraph defending thesis: (Ideal) Evidence:1. Historical Connection:
a. b. c.
2. Current Research:a. b. c.
Visual: Citations (on the back)
Thesis Statement and summarization paragraph defending thesis: (Ideal) Evidence:1. Historical Connection:
a. b. c.
2. Current Research:a. b. c.
Visual:
Citations (on the back)