PROJECT CATEGORIES

THE CHOICES

EXHIBITDOCUMENTARYPERFORMANCE

WEBSITEPAPER

EXHIBITDOCUMENTARYPERFORMANCE

WEBSITEPAPER

EXHIBITEXHIBIT“An exhibit is a visual

representation of a topic and its significance in history, much like a small museum exhibit. Labels and captions should be used creatively with visual images and objects to

enhance the message of the exhibit.”

EXHIBITEXHIBIT500 original words, including

titlesSize limits – 72” tall, 40” wide,

30” deepMultimedia limits – 3 minutes

You get the materials

WHY DO AN EXHIBIT?WHY DO AN EXHIBIT?

Your topic is very visual

You are creative with visual spatial presentations

Your partners want to do an exhibit as well

WHY NOT AN EXHIBIT?WHY NOT AN EXHIBIT?

Your topic is not very visual

You are not creative with visual spatial presentations

You can’t fit it into the 500 word limit

IMPORTANT NOTES ON THE EXHIBIT …

IMPORTANT NOTES ON THE EXHIBIT …

• Subtitles are necessary to organize your exhibit

• Only use media if it helps your thesis

• Organize first, glue last

• Easy to do … poorly

DOCUMENTARYDOCUMENTARY“A documentary may take the

form of a videotape, slide show, Power Point presentation, or similar types of multimedia

presentations. It uses images such as film, video, or

photographs and audio such as music, excerpts from tapes, and voice-overs to present a topic.”

DOCUMENTARYDOCUMENTARY10 minutes maximum

No footnotes needed for script

No word limitYou can use Mac or PCCheck examples online

WHY DO A DOC?WHY DO A DOC?

Your topic has a lot of images and multimedia

You enjoy using video editing

You can fill a good portion of 10 minutes of video

Opportunity for creativity

WHY NOT A DOC?WHY NOT A DOC?

Your topic has few images and no multimedia

You hate using video editing

Time consuming

IMPORTANT NOTES ON THE DOCUMENTARY …

• Script first … then images and video

• News headlines make great images

• Interviews can (and should) be included … but not too long

PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE“A performance is a dramatic

portrayal of a topic and its significance in history. It should be original and

creative, not simply an oral report or a recitation of fact

s.”  

PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE10 minutes max

No footnotes needed for script

You do all costumes, multimedia (if used),

performing, stageMemorized

WHY DO A PERFORMANCE?

WHY DO A PERFORMANCE?

Your topic has some great drama

You can set up a great scene or scenes for the peformance

You enjoy performing in front of others

WHY NOT A PERFORMANCE?

WHY NOT A PERFORMANCE?

Your topic doesn’t have much drama

You can’t place your topic into a scene or scenes

You do not enjoy performing in front of others

IMPORTANT NOTES ON THE PERFORMANCE …

• Script first• MEMORIZED!• Incorporate primary source

quotes• Props and costumes are

important … but not as much as the content

WEB SITEWEB SITEA website is an interactive hypertext and multimedia based site of information

and images that relates the importance of historical

research.

WEB SITEWEB SITEMust stand alone – no external

links100 MB max, including video

Multimedia – each clip 45 seconds max

1200 student created words maxShould be interactive

WHY DO A WEBSITE?WHY DO A WEBSITE?

Your topic has a lot of non-textual materials - images

and multimedia

You want to use more than 500 orginal words

You enjoy technology

WHY NOT A WEB SITE?WHY NOT A WEB SITE?

Your topic has few images and multimedia

Technology hates you

IMPORTANT NOTES ON THE WEB SITE …

• More and more competitive

• Don’t include quizzes or opinion polls … those don’t support a thesis

• How can you get it interactive?

PAPERPAPER“A paper is the traditional form for presenting historical research and

interpretation. As an alternative to a research paper, students may

choose to write an historically-based creative paper, such as a fictional

diary or an epic poem.”

PAPERPAPERbetween 1,500 and 2,500

words

Must be footnoted in MLA style (Ms. Walczack and Taft

will help)

WHY DO A PAPER?WHY DO A PAPER?

You like to write

Your topic can be explained without images or

multimedia

WHY DO A PAPER?WHY DO A PAPER?

You don’t like to write

Your topic can not be explained without images or

multimedia

IMPORTANT NOTES ON THE PAPER …

• Footnotes, footnotes, footnotes

• Proofread, proofread, proofread

• Images and diagrams only if it supports the thesis

ALL PROJECTS …ALL PROJECTS …Must have a thesis

Must have detailed research supporting the thesis

Must have primary sources as part of the research

Must have an annotated bibliography and process paper

Must be original

FINAL THOUGHTSFINAL THOUGHTS

FIGURE OUT YOUR GOAL

ARE YOU IN IT TO WIN IT?

IF SO, MAYBE CHOOSE SOMETHING LESS COMPETITIVE

FINAL THOUGHTSFINAL THOUGHTSPROJECT PLAN – DUE BY MONDAY,

JANUARY 13 (earlier is better)

PROJECT DAYS – JAN 16 or 17, ALL WEEK JAN 20-24

PROJECTS DUE WEEK OF JAN 27 – Times TBA

THE BIG DATE

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4