Section I: Introduction
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For a website, your introduction is your Homepage. On your homepage, you must have:
- Thesis Statement
- Name(s)
- Title
- Division
- Number of student- composed words in site
- Number of words in process paper
- Navigational menu
- An image
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Introduction & Thesis
(1 minute)
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General introduction to documentary
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Incorporate thesis and theme words
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Don’t have to label as “thesis” or put on screen in text.
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Remember it’s the road map to your project.
Section II: Build Up or Background
Exhibit Board
Build-Up or Right Before the Event
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Who were the main players?
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What did they do to get ready for the main events of your topic?
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What was life like at this time?
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Page Two: Background or Long Before the Event
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What background information does you reader need to know about your topic?
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What events, ideas, or people happened before your topic to influence it?
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What was going on in the world?
Page Three: Build-Up or Right Before the Event (page 3)
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Who are the main players?
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What are they doing to get ready for the main events of your topic?
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What events or ideas led up to the main event?
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BEFORE
(2 min., 30 sec.)
Background
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Place your topic in historical context.
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What information do we need to know to understand your topic?
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What outside people, ideas, or events influenced your topic?
Build-up
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Who are the main players?
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What events lead up to the main event?
Section III: Heart of Your Topic or During Your Topic
Exhibit Board
Look for the 5W’s and an H:
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What happened?
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How did it happen?
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When did it happen?
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Why did it happen?
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Who was involved or affected?
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Where did it happen?
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Heart of the Story or During the Event
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What happened?
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How did it happen?
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When did it happen?
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Why did it happen?
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Who was involved or affected?
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Where did it happen?
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Main Event/Heart of the Story
(2 min. 30 sec.)
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Major details about the main events in your topic
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Include specific details about the most critical people and events related to your topic.
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This section generally covers a smaller time period (several months to several years).
Section VI: Wrap -Up or Conclusion
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End Titles & Source Credits
(15 sec.)
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Briefly list the main sources of audio and visual material
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Thank people, organizations and libraries who helped or contributed to your project
Sections of Your Project
Exhibit Board Layout
Website Layout
Documentary Layout
Section VI: After the Main Event
Exhibit Board
Short-Term Impact or Right After the Event
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What are some things that happened or changed right away?
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Think about positive and negative changes.
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How did this event impact different groups of people?
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Page 4: Short-Term Impact or Right After the Event
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What are some things that happened or changed right away?
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Think about positive and negative changes.
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How did this event impact different groups of people?
Page 5: Long-Term Impact or Long After the Event
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So what?
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Why is your topic important in history?
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How has your topic changed history?
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Why is the event still important today?
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AFTER
(2 min. 30 sec.)
Short-Term Impact
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What are some of the immediate reactions to the main event, shortly after it happened?
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What changed? New laws? New ways of thinking?
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Who as affected by the event?
Long-Term Impact
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How was the world different after the main events of your topic?
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What is the long term significance?
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Were there intended/unintended consequences?
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Did it influence other historical events?
Section V: Long Term and/or Wrap Up
Exhibit Board
Long-Term Impact or Long After the Event
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So what?
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Why is your topic important in history?
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Why is the event still important today?
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Written Work
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Process Paper
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Annotated Bibliography
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Conclusion/ Wrap-Up
(1 minute)
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Restate your thesis and theme connection.
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Focus on the main points you want your audience to take away.
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Why is this topic important in history?