You have finally completed the journey – you have chosen a colony (no, actually picked it out of a hat), completed three weeks of online, book and oral research (that’s if you interviewed someone about your colony), and then wrote a script and put together story boards for the film.  Then you shot the film. 

Some of you chose interior locations – homes, local restaurants – or outside locations – back yards, local parks, and a colonial living history center – and you made your film.  You gathered your props and costumes and actors (including a dog) and set out to make a masterpiece. 

We laughed, we learned, I cringed (and cried inside -JK!) when Lenny/Ort  jumped over the fire pit. 

So, how much would you say that you have learned on this quest?

1. What did you learn about researching your colony compared to more contemporary topics, like the wikis last year?   Discuss the types of sources that you found or didn’t find compared to the contemporary project.

2. What did you learn about filmmaking and all of its unforeseen speedbumps?

3. If you could fix/tweek/redo this project, what would you do differently and why?   Think about all aspects of the project including filming, sound, music, location, script, pacing of the film, and information. 

4. Did the film get a better or worse reaction from your classmates than you expected?  Explain your answer.  

5. Assess how valuable this experience was – from the research to the team work to the video production process – as a whole and explain whether or not you felt that next year’s APUSH students could benefit from something similar.  Please explain your reasoning. 

Please pick four of the five questions to answer and have it done by Friday, Oct. 7 before class.   300 word minimum for the total blog answer.