Loma Linda Academy’s United States History Department Presents

The Seventies, Eighties and Nineties Project

Standards 11.9.3, 11.9.4, 11.9.5, 11.9.6, 11.9.7, 11.10.7, 11.11.1, 11.11.2, 11.11.3, 11.11.4, 11.11.5, 11.11.6

  1. Individually or with a partner you will complete three separate parts of this project
  2. Select only one category for each decade for each part of the project; sign up on Tuesday, April 28, 2015

1970s / 1980s / 1990s
Social / Social / Social
Political / Political / Political
Economic / Economic / Economic
  1. Select enough activities for each decade to add up to 100% (Yes you can do more than 100% to earn extra credit) However, activities cannot be duplicated.
  • Song/Lyrics/Poem – 15%
  • Letter to a Famous Person – 10%
  • Dramatic Reenactment (Video Taped) – 35%
  • Collage – 15%
  • Poster – 15%
  • Painting – 25%
  • Scrap Book – 15%
  • Photo Album (Analog or Digital) – 20%
  • Play Script – 10%
  • Sculpture – 35%
  • Power Point Presentation–15%
  • Threefold Panel Brochure – 15%
  • Oral History on Audio Tape – 10%
  • Diorama – 20%
  • Movie Script – 15%
  • Web Site – 30%
  • Board Game (Analog or Digital) – 40%
  • Speech – 15%
  • Infomercial– 30%
  • Editorial (Letter to the Editor or Cartoon) – 15%
  • Pictured Time Line – 20%
  • Interview a Famous Person (Transcript) – 20%
  • Original Music Video – 40%
  • Podcast – 30%
  1. For each activity you must identify the standard(s) you are addressing
  2. All written parts must be typed
  3. This project is worth 400 points

Due Dates

1970s section (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)

1980s section (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)

1990s section (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)

These are suggested topics for each category

1970s / 1980s / 1990s
Social
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
Environment/Superfund
Punk Rock
Disco Music
Fashion
Equal Right Amendments
Anti –Nuclear Movement
Three Mile Island
Running Craze / Social
Emergent of RAP
Televangelism
AIDS
Crack
Fashion
Challenger Explosion
Farm Aid
Homeless Vets
New Wave Music / Social
Oklahoma City Bombings
Branch Davidians
Grunge Movement
Fashion
Generation X
Internet
Rise Indian Gambling
Ribbon Wearing
Proposition 209
Political
Watergate
Camp David Accords
Roe v. Wade
Détente
Helsinki Accords
SALT I + II
26thAmendment
War Powers Act 1973
Bombing of Cambodia
Recognition of China / Political
1980 Olympic Boycott
SDI (Star Wars)
Iran Contra Affair
Invasion of Grenada
Reagan Revolution
Women in Politics
Evil Empire Speech
Fall of Communism / Political
Iraq Invasion (Bush I)
White Watergate
Clinton Impeachment
Ross Perot
1994 Congressional Elections
Contract With America
Economic
Arab Oil Embargo/OPEC
Stagflation
W.I.N. (Whip Inflation Now)
Rising Interest Rates
Proposition 13 / Economic
Reaganomics/Supply-Side Economic
Frostbelt-Sunbelt Migration
Boycott of South Africa
Exxon Valdez
Budget Deficit / Economic
Clinton Health Care Reform
NAFTA
Computer Revolution
Welfare Reform
Immigration reform