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