The 1930's

Task: Students will work in pairs to produce and present an informational video that will inform the class on one of the events from the 1930s.

Videos should be approximately 5 minutes in length, and include informational narration and images that will present the information in a concise and clear manner.

Students will have to become familiar with the Adobe Voice app on the iPads, research their topics, and write an original script.


Assessment:

  1. Outline of topic from text - 15 Points
  2. Original script 4-5 minutes - 50 Points
  3. Documentary completion and presentation - 100 Points


Procedure:

  1. Outline readings that relate to your topic from the textbook. This will be the basis of your project and is key to developing your documentary.
  2. Continue research in the library with the sources below. Save information, images, etc. to your Google Drive and "share" to your partner.
  3. Write an original script that will be well organized and identify pictures that will be used at each point in the script.
  4. Submit script for approval.
  5. Create your documentary using the Adobe Voice app on the iPad.


Equal work! Equal credit!


Topics:

  1. Stalin and the Soviet Union (703)
  2. Nazi Germany (704-705)
  3. Nonaggression Pact (710)
  4. Fall of France (712-713)
  5. Holocaust (714-718)
  6. Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
  7. Fascism in Italy (704)
  8. American Isolationism (706-707)
  9. Invasion of Poland and the Phony War (sometimes Phoney) (711-712)
  10. Battle of Britain (713)
  11. Lend-Lease Act (721)