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Historical Investigation
Suggested Formats
A “wicked” web site
Pros It looks great Doesn’t have to be “linear”
i.e. a set order to the info Allows you to include sounds,
film, animations etc. 750 words, footnotes & bibliography still required
Web pages should be stored on the network (Easty will show you where)
A separate page for each sub topic & bibliography
Could use iWeb
Cons Difficult to create Things can go wrong when
storing in a different location May take extra time to put
together & hard to work on in different locations
A well-written essay
Pros Simple to put together You have had lots of
experience with this kind of task
Cons It’s not as interesting as other
presentation formats You need to be able to write
well
Must have a formal introduction, body & conclusion
Should include headings and sub-headings
Should include pictures, diagrams, maps, tables etc.
Could be done on a SPCC Wiki Page
A striking poster or coffee table book
Cons It’s not easy to carry around It’s not as easy to
demonstrate deep thinking You need to get lots of
materials
750 words, footnotes & bibliography still required
Bibliography could be shown on the reverse side & footnotes should be shown on the front side
A number of text boxes (labels) should be used rather than just pasting an essay to the poster
Pros Don’t need to write a long
essay Easier to do small bits at a
time It looks great
An audio-visual presentation
Cons You need all the right equipment &
know how Filming & editing takes a very long
time & hard to work on in class Difficult to find interesting film to go
with what you say
750 spoken words of your own, footnotes & bibliography still required (on paper)
Could be created in iMovie or Photobooth & uploaded to your SPCC Blog
Should not exceed 15 minutes in duration
Pros It’s very impressive You can include drama, film, sound
tracks etc. Allows you to do an oral presentation
without a live audience
A scale model museum display
Cons It’s not easy to carry around or
work on at school It’s not as easy to demonstrate
deep thinking You need to get lots of materials
Pros Don’t need to write a long
essay People will want to look at it It looks great
750 words, footnotes & bibliography still required
Labels or captions should be used identifying specific features rather than just including a page of information with the model
Bibliography could be handed in separately but footnotes should be included with the captions
Film or Book Review
Must be in the formal text type of a film or book review as you have been taught in English
However, must evaluate the historical accuracy and value of the film or book NOT how enjoyable or how well put together it was
Quotes from the book or film are not counted in the word count
Pros Research may be more
interesting Allows you to enjoy a book or
film
Cons You need to read the book or
watch the film first Some information may be
very difficult to verify or disprove
Group work with mates
Pros Makes it easier to produce web sites
& audio-visual presentations Allows you to pool ideas and
resources Allows you to create a bigger and
more impressive project
Each group member must work on a different aspect (part) of the assignment and compose 750 words each
Each group member must have a separate “process diary blog”
There must be a separate bibliography & footnotes for each aspect (part) of the assignment
Can be done together on a SPCC Wiki Page
Cons Agreeing on what to do takes time Finding times and places to meet
and discuss can be difficult Group members can let you down
A “hip” pod cast series
750 spoken words of your own, footnotes & bibliography still required (on paper)
Could be created in either Audacity, or GarageBand, and uploaded to your SPCC Blog
Should not exceed 15 minutes in duration
Pros Saves you from a lot of writing You can include your favourite
sound tracks etc. Allows you to do an oral
presentation without a live audience
Cons You need to be able to record
to .mp3 & not possible in class Editing takes a long time Difficult to make it sound
interesting
Creative Writing
Cons It can be difficult to bring in facts and
different historical perspectives Difficult to link back to a hypothesis Easy to get caught up with the story
and forget to include the important historical information
750 spoken words of your own, footnotes & bibliography still required (on paper)
Could be a fictitious diary, play, fictitious dialogue or speech, fictitious letter etc.
Pros Allows you to be creative You can focus on the aspects of the
topic you enjoy Can be more interesting for your
audience Allows you to play with the language
and ideas of the time
But in any event …
You need to hand in and sign for a “hard copy” to the curriculum office
For digital projects this means handing in on either a… USB DVD / Disk Script or print out
Email to the Curriculum Office is for emergencies only
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