Modern World History for the Class of 2010

Weblog Project: Decades of the 20th Century

You will be assigned a decade of the 20th Century to study in depth.
You will make a blog and your classmates will comment on it.
You must give your decade a title which will be the title of your blog. Be creative and come up with a name that sums up the main ideas of the decade.
Your goal is to produce a weblog that helps your classmates understand the key people, events and developments of your decade.
Your blog must include the following headings:
Topics
1. Important Events (3) of the Decade
2. Important People of the Decade (3)
3. Important Technological Improvements of the Decade (2)

You may include one of the following:
1. A Famous Piece of Art of the Decade
2. A Famous Musician of the Decade (You might be able to include a link to an audio file)
3. A Popular Consumer Product of the Decade
4. A famous book of the Decade
5. An important Scientific Discoveries of the Decade

Remember to include a caption for every picture that you use on your blog. This should be about 2-3 sentences. For example, explain why you think a particular event is important in your decade or why a the musician you selected is so important.
Remember to show the source of every picture on your blog. (Select a small font for your citation)

posted by Peter Anthony @ SAS @ 9:51 PM