Pick a presentation tool

Pick a presentation tool. The presentation tool can be as simple or as
involved as you'd like. There are tools that can turn your presentation into an animated
cartoon, tools that include simple text and images that you insert, and tools that can
embed audio and video. I don't expect you to be a graphic designer, but I do want you
to introduce your decade clearly… and I want you to be able to comfortably use a
presentation tool to create something. Have fun with this, but don't spend too long
learning a new tool.
Part 4 : Create your presentation. Make sure you cover all of the bullet points listed
for research in part 4. If you want to cover more than one example of any of these
issues, go for it. The presentation should be about two to five minutes for someone to
go through it. You can be longer if you find you need the time on one of the issues. (You
may feel you have more to say about one person or a war. Go with what feels

appropriate to you. I just don't want a presentation that can be easily understood in one
minute.) Please remember to cite your sources within the presentation or in a note when
you submit it.
Grading Criteria:
Historical content: 15 points
 Did you cover all of the bulleted themes listed in part 2?
 Does the historical content reflect your own choices of what was important in that
decade and is that evident within the presentation?
 Does the historical content reflect a robust understanding of the themes of this
course?
Creativity and form of the presentation: 10 points
 Is this presentation thorough enough that it should require someone at least two
minutes to go through it?
 Does the presentation use media in a creative way? (This doesn't have to look like it
has been created by a professional media designer, but it should embed some
visuals.)
 Does the presentation include the 3+ sources you used — or did you include that in a
note when you submitted it?