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REEL History Submission guidelines

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Part I - Summary of the Historical Event or Time Period:

Research the true history of the historical event, person(s), time period, or institution portrayed in the film. You may want to begin with a film review site for an overview of the film, but this site will NOT provide students with the historical background, or content needed, to complete the review assignment. For research, students should use print or online resources.

Part II - Analysis of the Film:

Write a synopsis, or summary (2-3 paragraphs), of the film. Make sure that your summary makes sense to a reader who does not know the movie. Do not refer to specific scenes and do not try to explain everything.

Please include the following elements in your analysis paragraphs: Background: society, country, kind of people (age, culture social class), historical time, etc. Place and time: Where does the action take place? When does the action take place? (present time, 19th century?) Is the story chronological (according to the order of time) or flash back?

Part III - Comparison & Evaluation:

To what extent is the film historically accurate? Identify specific accuracies and director’s liberties with the film. How has the film furthered student knowledge of the history portrayed? Provide an evaluation of the film. Give your opinion, but it must be more than “I liked it.” This is important as the reviewer can express the elements of the movie they enjoyed or disliked. However, as in all good journalism, the reviewer should also give impartial details, and allow the reader to make their own mind over an issue the reader liked or disliked. Opinions should be explained to allow the reader to determine whether they would agree with your opinion.

Other Reminders:

Important note of writing: the reader understands you are writing this review; therefore, do NOT use 1st or 2nd person personal pronouns (I, me, us, we, you). This is a formal writing assignment—be sure to check your work for COPS (capitalization, overall presentation, punctuation, and spelling)) errors.