Eighth Grade Project Summary

Jackson Kennedy

Project Title

Making the Cut: How technological changes and social trends altered golfs accessibility for working class Americans in the post-World War II era. How have technological changes and social trends changed golfs accessibility to working class Americans in the post-WWII era? I will investigate how new technologies such as golf equipment, media, golf carts and automobiles have changed golfs accessibility and affordability. Richard Moss Richard J. Moss was a Professor of History at Colby College and is the author of Golf and the American Country Club and Eden in the Pines: A History of Pinehurst Village. To provide guidance and support. Also, to make sure that I am researching the right things and to provide suggestions on what I should research next. One interview, email correspondance, occasional visits.

Project Essential Question Project Summary

Mentor Brief Biography of Mentor

Proposed Mentors Role in Project Expected time commitment from Mentor Experiential Work Potential Opportunity #1 Description Potential Opportunity #2 Description Opportunity Selected Rationale for Selecting Date(s) for Executing Opportunity Resources Needed for Opportunity Additional Detail Regarding January 19, 2014

Making a 10 minute Ken Burns-style documentary film on my topic Writing an extensive paper about how the new technologies changed golf Creating a 10 minute or less Ken Burns-style documentary film on the technological changes and social changes post-World War II. Documentaries interest me, and this would be an effective medium to convey images and ideas in a attractive format. 3/19/14 through 5/1/14

ezvid software, images, voiceover sound bytes

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Eighth Grade Project Summary

Jackson Kennedy

Opportunity Research Work List of Sources 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Encyclopedia Britannica Encyclopedia of Golf Golf Magazine Encyclopedia of Golf, Nevin H. Gibson Kingdom of Golf in America, Moss (2013) Back Then (1990) Transportation Suburbanization Golf club material advancements Golf ball advancements (from featheries to gutta percha to Haskell Balls to urethane and surlyn) Electric golf carts Radio, TV and Internet tournament coverage and advertising Rise of golf mega brands Social Acceptance of women and minorities

Key Advancements

January 19, 2014

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Eighth Grade Project Summary

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Project Deliverable Time Line Weebly Entries Mentor 1/23 4/25 Weekly Entry Due Every Friday 1/31 Identify & Contact TBD Interview 4/25 Interview Write-up Due Experiential Work 2/3 Approved, Setup and Scheduled TBD Experience 5/1 Completed Research 1/6 Begin Research 1/17 Check on one resource 4/11 Research Complete, Annotated Bibliography Due Presentation 4/28 Begin Work on Presentation TBD Outline of Presentation Index Cards Due 5/12 Project Newsletter Paragraph Due TBD Practice Presentations 5/15 Trifold Due 5/19-21 Presentations 5/21 Whole School Trifold Exposition

January 19, 2014

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