Portrayal of History in Film

Selena Cruz, Blake Burton, Rusty Aki

“Portrayal of History in Film” Unit Project

Dear Parent,
 
         For the next five weeks, your child will be participating in a World History unit entitled, Portrayal of History in Film. This unit combines hands-on, relevant, and contextualized World History lessons with a group project that will deepen students’ historical understanding and reshape their views of history, while leading them on a mission to discover more about history’s portrayal in movies.  Students will be watching historical movies in class and will learn how to determine if these films are accurately portrayed. The following questions and answers will give you more detail about the unit:
 
How will the unit be graded?
 
         Your child’s grade for the unit will primarily be based upon the evaluations of their in class worksheets, quizzes and tests based on information dealing with group projects, participation on lab days, and group presentations. The rubrics for these activities will be given next week to your child.
 
What supplies will your child need to purchase? How much time is required of your child?
 
         All necessary materials for the project will be provided in-class, including presentation materials. There will be an adequate number of lab days allowing each group to work on the majority of their project in class. There will be a few homework assignments throughout the unit, which should not take more than 30 minutes for the respective night in which they are assigned.  Students will be asked to dress their best on the day of their presentation.

 Please sign below and return the detached portion with your child, so that we know that you have seen this letter. By signing this you authorize your child to view material that may display graphic war violence.  If you do not consent to this your child will be placed accordingly. Thank you for your time and interest. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by email or phone.
 
         Sincerely,
 
        Selena Cruz                   selena@school.isd.org            777-7777
        Blake Burton                 blake@school.isd.org             777-7778
        Rusty Aki                        rusty@school.isd.org             777-7779

                      
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