APUSH+Goes+To+The+Movies+-+10-11

First of all, congratulations are in order. You have done outstanding work this year and have made this an incredibly rewarding teaching and learning experience. You've survived the AP Exam (which, statistically speaking, is one of the most difficult AP Exams year in and year out), you've written your last DBQ and now, it's time to have some fun!

During the final weeks of this course, you will have an opportunity to let your creativity flourish as APUSH goes to the movies! For your final project, you will be creating a short movie which incorporates recent American history and pop culture. The focus of your movie should be more about someone **experiencing** history, not merely **teaching about** history. (I cannot stress this point enough. The best films, in my opinion, are ones in which we feel that we experience life right along side of the main characters. Documentaries are fine and good, but it's time to have some fun in here!)

You will be allowed to work on your own, with a partner, or in a group of three. Also, for the first time, I will allow you to work people not in your section of AP US History as long as there are two people from each class in your group. (This is the only instance in which I will allow for four people to be in a group.)

In the documents below, you will find a further description of this project. Please refer to these for specific requirements regarding this project (how to complete your "pitch", storyboard, etc.). Be sure that you read through the rubrics carefully to avoid point deductions at the end of the project!!!

At the conclusion of all of these projects, we'll host the 2nd Annual APUSH Film Festival and the Namu Awards! Good luck and have fun!


 * __Deadlines (All items listed are due at 8:00 am on the date listed. For all assignments, I want hard copies delivered to me. Do not email me these assignments.)__**
 * May 12th -** Movie "Pitch"
 * May 17th** - Storyboard and Script
 * May 25th** - Final Movie Project (Please give this to me on a flash drive or portable hard drive)


 * __Project Description and Rubrics__**

Your thoughtful analysis of all films viewed in this class is a critical component of this assignment. After viewing each film, please complete the survey pertaining to that film. Only those students who provide thoughtful, constructive feedback will receive full credit for this portion of the assignment.
 * __Movie Reviews__**

@All Things Fall Apart - Produced by Zea and Lisa @Bill - Produced by Angie, Harin, Jenny, and Soho @The Bullet - Produced by SeJune, Hoon Ho, and Nick @Death of a Patriot - Produced by Hyun Woo, Jaeook, Dennis, and Andrew Y. @Generation Why - Produced by Jane, Jihee, and Ashley @History's Not That Into You - Produced by Soobin, Yu Sun, and Alena @It's All The Same After All - Produced by Hannah and Brandon @MUFC - Produced by DK, Andrew K., and Dean @Political Overlord - Produced by Henry @The Sun Falls and Rises Again - Produced by David, Joshua, Lynn, and Soojin