Requirement
You are required to contribute a minimum of six items to a timeline of ‘events’ which have been seen to be important in the development of human society during the 20th Century. In short, you may choose anything that you think has changed us and
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contributed to the society we have in the 21st century. Your view can be national Australian society (related to Australia) or international developed society (related to Western society – Europe and the US) or the global society (all nations and cultures).
This definition is very broad and encompasses anything of significance in your understanding of human society. In other words, how did it affect thinking at the time and into the future? You must justify your choice of ‘event’.
Research
Here are some categories you could explore:

 Arts: art, literature, architecture, dance, music (classical and popular) – for these categories choose individual examples/artists that are significant; fiction or nonfiction books that reveal deep meaning about an era or event or changed our thinking.  Science and technology: innovations, theoretical developments, inventions, medical developments, space race, weaponry, communications.  Economics: monetary issues, stock market crashes, industrial change, global economic changes including depressions, consumerism, and economic development across nations.  Society (in this category focus on significant events/spokespeople rather than giving brief surveys): social changes to mainstream western society, racism, feminism, women’s rights, gay rights, youth culture, subcultures, families, marriage, human relations, changing attitudes to sex, major activists, immigration policy, faith and spirituality in society.  Politics: power struggles, influential government policies/landmark legislation, wars, peace initiatives, inspirational leaders, other major figures, different belief systems behind societies and political systems, influence of religion, influence of economics.  Crime and law: criminality and changing society; significant criminal events that changed our thinking; crimes against humanity; war crimes; genocides; corruption and government, corruption and police or corruption and business; attitudes to punishment; international crime; organised crime; campaigns to combat crime or drugs; significant treaties or conventions; human rights and international law; international court of justice.  Environment: ecological disasters, climate change, environmentalism and green politics, human migration, food and famine.

You could begin your search by consulting timelines of events.
Websites:
Rosenberg, Jennifer 2014, History timeline of the 20th century: a decade-bydecade timeline, About.com, viewed 12 December 2014 at http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/timeline.htm
Wikipedia 2014, Timeline of the 20th century, Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia viewed 12 December 2014 at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_modern_history
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Books (available in the Navitas Library):
McEvedy, C 1989, World history fact finder, Cresset Press, London.
Overath, APE (ed) 2001, Flipguide 20th century: Politics and society from 1900 until 2000, Dumont Monte UK, London.
Ross, J 1990 Chronicle of the 20th century, Penguin Chronicle, Ringwood, Vic.
You could expand your search by looking at general histories of the 20th century:
Websites
Wikipedia 2014, 20th century, Wikipedia: the free encyclopaedia, viewed 12 December 2014 at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century
Edtech teacher 2014, Best history websites: Modern (20th century) history, Edtech teacher Inc, Chestnut Hill, MD, viewed 12 December 2014 at http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/modern-history
Books (available in the Navitas Library):
Barzun, J 2001, From dawn to decadence: 500 years of Western cultural life: 1500 to the present, Harper Perennial, New York.
Docherty, JC 2007, Historical dictionary of Australia (3rd ed) Scarecrow Press, Lanham MD.
Goucher, C & Walton, L 2008, World history: journeys from past to present, Routledge, New York.
Expand your research further to discover implications or significance of the chosen ‘event’.
Format
A template has been created for you in the online class space and appropriate training will be provided in both the lecture and tutorials. The template will encourage you to do four things:
 select an image, video clip or a quote that illustrates your chosen ‘event’ (Do not submit academic articles, whole webpages or extended movies or documentary programs)  describe briefly the ‘event’ chosen  give briefly your reasons for selection and the context/importance for this ‘event’  note the sources of all material used.
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Style
This is an academic exercise, so your writing style in both your entries and your assessment of others’ work should be suitably formal and academic. Please consider the netiquette required when commenting on the work of others.
Grading /evaluation
You will contribute regular ‘events’ to the database and you will be assessed on the quality of these items in terms of presentation, summary and contextualising comments and referencing.
See Appendix 3, below, for marking criteria for this assignment.

Student has constructed ‘events’ within the template guidelines that are visually pleasing.
Research demonstrated in own ‘events’ (20%)

Evidence of sources noted with sound referencing and dates.
Effective description of own ‘event’ (20%)

Text is concise and accurate, identifying important aspects of the ‘event’.
Clarity of discussion over all written text (20%)

Statements are clear, precise and formal, with few grammar and expression issues.
Original thought & critical discussion over all written text (20%)

Student has demonstrated clear control and inclusion of own voice and provided informed critical discussion through evaluation of the significance of own ‘event’. Student has made good critical judgements about other students’ ‘events’