Social Studies Movie Project and Timeline

America in the Early 20th Century From Ellis Island to the Stock Market Crash (1892 – 1929)

Background: Was it the “best of times” or the “worst of times?” Those words, from Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities could aptly describe America at the dawn of a new century. Waves of immigrants arrived at Ellis Island in the East and Angel Island in the West, drawn to America in search of opportunity and freedom. At the dawn of the 20th century, American industry and manu-facturing boomed and new technologies created a powerful economy. World War I transformed the United States into a global power, and Americans united in a cause to “make the world safe for democracy.” Following the war, Americans wanted to forget the past and live in the present, creating the conditions for the “Roaring Twenties,” when the economy boomed, wealth was created, innovations improved the quality of life, women voted for the first time, and new music and art forms transformed the cultural landscape. Still, for many Americans, the early 20th century was indeed the “worst of times.” Immigrants, including young children, often worked in dan-gerous and low-paying jobs, lived in squalid tenements, and faced discrimi-nation from established Americans. African-Americans were subjected to strict segregation laws and the enduring impact of racism, which led to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and a scourge of hate crimes. Fears of spies (and later communists) resulted in laws that limited freedoms and rights for groups of Americans. Prohibition, which banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol, sparked corruption and mob violence in the Twenties, a time period that also produced enormous gaps between wealthy and poor Americans, and ended with the Stock Market Crash in 1929.

Task: Your task is to become an expert about one topic from the era (1892 – 1929) that interests you. After preliminary research, you will develop a compelling question and supporting questions. Then you will conduct re-search, take notes, answer your compelling question, and, finally, create a movie using Microsoft Movie Maker. You will present your movie project to the class.

Requirements: You may work alone or with a partner. You must choose a topic that truly interests you and that you will be able to create a claim or main idea with details to support it within your movie. You must include an introduction, a middle (including 3 to 4 events or

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ideas to support your statement) and a conclusion: A total of at least 6 slides and no more than 10.

Timeline

December 3, 2015, Thursday: During Class: you will be introduced to the topics you may choose from. HW: Pick 5 of your top choices by completing the feasibility scan – read about all topics before choosing one. Use the virtual library to access websites and resources: https://sites.google.com/a/fairfieldschools.net/fwms-lmc/research-tools

December 4, 2015, Friday: Choose a topic and begin to read and take notes regarding your topic. Use the preliminary graphic organizer provided to take notes. Organizer due next Tues-day. Share all work with Mrs. Cruz on google docs: ellantincruz@fairfieldschools.net

HW: Continue reading about topic and taking notes on graphic organizer.

December 7, 2015, Monday: Classwork and Homework: finish taking notes about your topic using graphic organizer.

December 8, 2015: Preliminary Graphic Organizer and notes due. Based on the information on the Preliminary Graphic Organizer, create a compelling question you’d like to answer to continue doing more research on your topic and for which to base your movie (your claim.)

December 9, 2015, Wednesday: Complete the research organizer in class and for homework.

December 10, 2015, Thursday: Complete the Movie Script Organizer. Write an introduction for your first slide, which includes the claim or main idea (1 paragraph). Pick at least 4 sub-topics (subsidiary question answers) which support your claim or main idea. Write one para-graph for each sub-topic and a conclusion in the Movie organizer and begin to look for pictures to match your ideas. (This will be your script.) Don’t forget to also include a “Works Cited” page listing the sources used.

HW - finish collecting photos and finish your “Movie Script Organizer.”

December 11, 2015, Friday: Using your pictures and ideas, begin to record your movie, mak-ing sure you are speaking clearly and with appropriate volume.

December 14, 2015, Monday: Revise and edit your movie and review criteria using rubric. Make sure you have included a works cited page.

December 15, 2015, Tuesday: Movie Project is due.

Preliminary Research Graphic OrganizerNow that you know your topic, it’s time to start the preliminary, basic research! After completing this organizer, you will know enough to generate a compelling question and support questions before going onto more in-depth research. Feel free to use both print and online resources. Regardless of the source, make sure to check for accuracy. Remember to keep track of your sources! Please handwrite these notes;

Topic to be researched_____________________________________________

Who: (who was this person or persons; whom did this person impact? who was involved in this event?)

Source:

What: (what happened? what did this person achieve? what impact or influence on others or society?)

Source:

When: (specific dates and years)

Source:

Where: (specific places and locations)

Source:

Why: (why is this topic/event/person important? why did this event happen? why should people care about this topic?)

Source:

How (did this person/event/topic change/influence/impact society/culture etc. for better or worse?)

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Research Organizer

Compelling Question:

Answer:(claim)

Subsidiary Question 1 (sub-topic):

answer in paragraph form

Subsidiary Question 2 (sub-topic):

answer in paragraph form

Subsidiary Question 3 (sub-topic):

answer in paragraph form

Subsidiary Question 4 (sub-topic):

answer in paragraph form

Conclusion: Wrap-up your claim or main idea and your supporting ideas. How did this event or person(s) effect the era?

Script Graphic Organizer for Movie Project

Slide 1 – Introduction and clear claim or main idea

Slide 2 – supporting idea

Picture Idea

In these boxes, write what you will say related to your com-pelling question. The first slide should introduce the topic: defi-nition, background information and claim or main idea. The fol-lowing slides are the answers to the subsidiary questions and may be considered sub-topics. Don’t forget your conclusion and your Works Cited page (references used for research).

Picture Idea

Picture Idea

In these boxes, write what you will say related to your com-pelling question. The first slide should introduce the topic: defi-nition, background information and claim or main idea. The fol-lowing slides are the answers to the subsidiary questions and may be considered sub-topics. Don’t forget your conclusion and your Works Cited page (references used for research).

In these boxes, write what you will say related to your com-pelling question. The first slide should introduce the topic: defi-nition, background information and claim or main idea. The fol-lowing slides are the answers to the subsidiary questions and may be considered sub-topics. Don’t forget your conclusion and your Works Cited page (references used for research).

In these boxes, write what you will say related to your com-pelling question. The first slide should introduce the topic: defi-nition, background information and claim or main idea. The fol-lowing slides are the answers to the subsidiary questions and may be considered sub-topics. Don’t forget your conclusion and your Works Cited page (references used for research).

In these boxes, write what you will say related to your com-pelling question. The first slide should introduce the topic: defi-nition, background information and claim or main idea. The fol-lowing slides are the answers to the subsidiary questions and may be considered sub-topics. Don’t forget your conclusion and your Works Cited page (references used for research).

In these boxes, write what you will say related to your com-pelling question. The first slide should introduce the topic: defi-nition, background information and claim or main idea. The fol-lowing slides are the answers to the subsidiary questions and may be considered sub-topics. Don’t forget your conclusion and your Works Cited page (references used for research).

In these boxes, write what you will say related to your com-pelling question. The first slide should introduce the topic: defi-nition, background information and claim or main idea. The fol-lowing slides are the answers to the subsidiary questions and may be considered sub-topics. Don’t forget your conclusion and your Works Cited page (references used for research).

In these boxes, write what you will say related to your com-pelling question. The first slide should introduce the topic: defi-nition, background information and claim or main idea. The fol-lowing slides are the answers to the subsidiary questions and may be considered sub-topics. Don’t forget your conclusion and your Works Cited page (references used for research).

In these boxes, write what you will say related to your com-pelling question. The first slide should introduce the topic: defi-nition, background information and claim or main idea. The fol-lowing slides are the answers to the subsidiary questions and may be considered sub-topics. Don’t forget your conclusion and your Works Cited page (references used for research).

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Slide 5 – Supporting ideas OR Conclusion

Slide 6 – Conclusion OR Works Cited slide

Slide 7 – Works Cited slide or your choice

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Photo Story Project Rubric Mrs. Cruz – Social StudiesProject due: December 15, 2015*Evaluate using rubric before completing project and hand-in to teacher.

Total Possible points Your Score Teacher Score

C l a im :The movie introduces a compelling claim or main idea.

The project has a structure and orga-nization that is carefully crafted to sup-port the claim or main idea.

10 pts.

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D e v e l op m e n t :The movie provides relevant data and evidence from varied sources to support the claim or main idea.

The conclusion strengthens the claim

and evidence.

10 pts.

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A u d i e n c e :The movie presents an engaging, formal and objective tone in rela-tion to the audience.

The movie consistently shows an awareness of specific audience concerns.

5 pts.

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C oh e s i on :The movie strategically uses words, phrases, and clauses to transition between major sections. There is a fluent and logical progres-sion between ideas: between claim and reasons, and reasons and evidence.

5 pts.

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Creativity and Presentation:The pictures used for the movie are clear and appropriate for the topic and supporting ideas. The speech is clear and uses appropri-ate volume. Presentation shows great effort.

10 pts.

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Met CriteriaAt least 6 slides; no more than 10 were used in the movie. Completed by the due date: December 15, 2015.

5 pts.

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On Task and EffortFollowed directions and stayed on task throughout the project. Used time appropri-ately and exhibited great effort.

5 pts.

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Total 50 pts.Your score __________ Teacher score _________