VCAL LITERACY - SENIOR - Unit 2
TASK • Choose one topic from the list below. • Create a poster that illustrates the significance of that particular topic and what role it played in shaping the 1960s. • Establish a clear link from the movie ‘Forrest Gump’ and mention its relevance. • Your poster needs to include: o
A heading of your topic
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Lear subheadings
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Written information that discusses how this particular topic shaped the 1960s. (500-700 words)
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Minimum of 6 images.
1. Television Comes of Age. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/29/showbiz/tv/sixties-five-things-television/index.html http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/29/showbiz/tv/sixties-television-then-now/index.html
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Television becomes a political force
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The rise of TV journalism
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TV reaches a broader audience
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The advent of the variety show
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Television begins to tackle serious issues
2. Cold War: World on the Brink. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/05/us/cold-war-5-things/index.html •
Bay of Pigs Invasion
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Khrushchev vs. Kennedy
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Cuban missile crisis
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Berlin wall
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Communism vs. Capitalism
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