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

THE REAGAN REVOLUTION!!1!!

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)