Now it's time to pick a topic and a subject
for your Personal Narrative. Remember, your narrative will
be no longer than five to seven minutes in length.
You will use both the video camera and supplementary relevant
primary source material (photographs, radio broadcasts,
personal items like plane tickets, medals, etc.). Everyone
will be a member of the film crew and will therefore be
assigned a specific job.
Think about the following questions in your
groups before you make a decision:
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What makes a strong topic/story?
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What do we have access to (images,
subject interviews, information)?
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Who could we invite to our classroom
to film?
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Are we studying something that
would make an interesting documentary?
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What guiding question do we want
to answer with our documentary?
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This sheet will help act as a guide (adobe
.pdf)
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Use this sheet to help brainstorm ideas of people to interview
(adobe
.pdf)
Remember the rubric for how your project will
be evaluated:
>> Evaluation
Rubric (ms word)
When you are ready, work together in groups
to create topic proposals and then pitch them to your class.
Make sure your pitch has the following elements:
- A rationale for your choice (your argument for why
it would be good)
- Possible video sources or interviews
- A description of what the finished product will look
like
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Use this sheet to help guide your pitch (adobe
.pdf)
Vote on each "pitch" to determine
the subject.
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