INQUIRY 10

"That's a Wrap!"

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INQUIRY PROBLEM:

A movie director has called to ask your company to develop the costumes and sets for a series of new period movies he is making. He wants the settings to be as historically accurate as possible. Each film is to be set both in your Pacific Northwest town and in another part of the world during the same time period. Prepare your proposal based on the dates he has provided and include the following: Costume samples for both men and women; setting features including objects, architecture, and technology; and social, cultural, and scientific influences. Present your findings by writing a setting description complete with historical references AND by creating one of the following: A two-sided, 3-dimensional set model; two large-format detailed illustrations; or a computer slide show depicting two different locations. All formats should show both your town and the non-PNW location.

DESCRIPTION

Classroom Innovation Activity:
Final assessment for the unit.

History Lab Exhibit:
The Decameter

TOPIC & SKILL AREAS

• Cultural perspectives of time
• Technological innovation
• Simultaneous world events
• Scientific ideas
• 2- & 3-dimensional design
• Verbal & visual communication

MATERIALS NEEDED

• Decade Date cards
• Copy machine
• Glue, paper, scissors
• Writing materials
• Foam core or presentation board
• Markers and colored pencils
• Computer presentation equipment
• Newsprint or large pads of paper

IMPLEMENTATION

1. Print out the Decade Date cards from the History Lab website. Present the inquiry problem to the students. Have students draw a decade date from a hat. Students may trade date cards if desired. Each student should work on the problem individually and select one of the final product options (set model, illustrations, or slide show).
   TIME: 15 minutes
2. Students begin research on their decade, trying to identify events, landscapes, significant locations (both PNW and world), and related objects (props). Review the citation methods for the sources they use.
   TIME: 3 days
3. Students write an annotated outline of the event, its decade, significant locations, and related world events.
   TIME: Writing time 1-2 days
4. Students research and create their final projects (set models, illustrations, or slide show). All forms of final products must demonstrate use of resource material, and reference notations must be provided in a final outline.
   TIME: 4-15 days
5. Students present their final products and resource materials to the class in a "marketplace" setting. The teacher and other students move from place to place to review each student's work.
   TIME: 2 class periods

REFERENCES

BOOKS
A History of US. (11-book series) Joy Hakim. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.

Washington: Images of a State's Heritage. Schwantes, Morrissey, Nicandri, Strasser. Spokane: Melior Publications, 1989.

Washington : The Spirit of America (Art of the State). Nancy Friedman. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999.

The 20th Century: An Illustrated History of the Our Lives and Times. Lorraine Glennon (Ed.). North Dighton, MA: JG Press, 2000.

Dover books on fashion styles

WEBSITE
www.historylab.org
  "Time Resource Kit"
  Artifact Finder database

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