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Digital Documentaries
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Online Resources for this Assessment:
Click on the link below for
Great Depression and World War II web sites.
Click below for research
process and citation formats. (Don't forget that all your images and
sounds must be cited!)
Click on the link below for copyright
and fair use guidelines, sound resources, image resources, and other helpful
information from Hall Davidson's online resources. (http://www.halldavidson.com)
Click on the links below for
information about Pinnacle Systems Studio DV, Windows Movie Maker 2, and other
video editing programs
Click on the links below to review and download free
editing software
Learn ways to transfer VHS to digital videos from
Kim Komando
Possible Topics for the Great
Depression:
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The Presidential Election of 1932 |
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The Dust Bowl |
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Popular Culture in the 1930s |
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The Bonus Army and Hoover's Response to the Great Depression |
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Eleanor Roosevelt and the Role of Women in the 1930s |
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African-Americans in the 1930s |
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The New Deal Employment Programs |
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FDR and the Supreme Court |
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Social Security: Then and Now |
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Radio and Music in the 1930s |
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The Stock Market Crash |
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Education in the 1930s |
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Loss of Innocence - Growing Up In The 1930s |
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Critics of the New Deal (Huey Long, Francis Townsend, Father
Coughlin, Al Smith) |
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Sports in the 1930s |
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Escapism During the Great Depression |
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Migration and Immigration Patterns During the Great Depression |
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Going to the Movies - Hollywood in the 1930s |
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The "Pulps" - Comics, Superheroes, and big little books |
Possible Topics for World War II
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Rise of the Fascist Dictators |
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Imperialism in the 1930s |
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Biography of Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, or
Churchill |
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That Failure of International Peace Initiatives |
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Blitzkrieg |
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The German Wolfpack |
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France in WWII |
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The Holocaust |
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Genocide Throughout History |
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The Journey of the St. Louis |
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Racism as National Policy - Nazi Persecution of the Jews |
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America as "The Great Arsenal of Democracy" |
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The Attach on Pearl Harbor |
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The Women's Air Auxiliary Corp. (WAAC) |
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America on the Homefront |
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African-Americans in WWII |
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The European Theater |
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The Pacific Theater |
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Japanese-American Internment |
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The Manhattan Project |
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The Birth of the United Nations |
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The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial |
Your digital documentary will allow
you to:
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research, analyze, and interpret the historical events of the
Great Depression. |
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refine your reading, writing, and communication skills. |
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learn basic video production techniques.
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Steps:
Click
here to download a visual summary of these steps.
Production Roles:
| Production Coordinator (sets up dates, times, and locations of production
meetings and interviews) |
| On-Camera Reporter (prepares and asks questions during interviews and
provides on-screen narration) |
| Camera Person (loads cameras, sets up shots, focuses, gives count downs,
and digitizes video) |
| Sound Person (sets up microphone, conducts sound checks, monitors sound,
and coordinates audio files) |
| Script Writers (writes narration to match visuals) |
| Editors (edits video, coalesces images, narration, and media
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Checkpoints:
| Annotated bibliography cards or notes |
| Interview questions (optional) |
| Script Chart |
| Final bibliography |
| Final documentary on CD (mpeg), DVD, or VHS |
Digital Documentary Scoring Rubric
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Historical Quality |
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Demonstrates
historical accuracy |
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Shows analysis
and interpretation |
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Places topic in
historical context |
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Shows wide
research |
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Uses primary
sources |
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Balanced research
to evidence points of view |
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Clarity of Presentation |
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Written material
is original, clear, appropriate, organized, and articulate |
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Film is organized
and enhanced with narrative, media, audio, and visual elements |
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5 = superior, 4 =
excellent, 3 = good, 2 = proficient, 1 = basic, 0 = below basic
| Processing Steps |
Yes |
No |
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Maintains time
requirement (7-10 minutes) |
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Includes
annotated bibliography |
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Includes script
draft |
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Includes final
bibliography |
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Demonstrates
appropriate time on task in and out of the classroom |
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Yes = 2, No = 0
| Bonus Elements |
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No |
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Interview 1 (with
written or audio transcript/notes) |
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Interview 2 (with
written or audio transcript/notes) |
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Interview 3 (with
written or audio transcript/notes) |
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Interview 4 (with
written or audio transcript/notes) |
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Final reflection
entry from each team member |
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Yes = 5-1, No = 0
Total
Score: ___ /50
Digital Documentary Script Draft
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Narrative |
Audio |
Visuals |
Special Effects |
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