CHY4U1 West and the World                                         

 

THE WEST AND THE WORLD

CULMINATING ACTIVITY: FILM/BOOK REVIEW

 

DUE: _____________________

 

One of your “Tumbling Culminating Activities” is to choose a Film or Book and Present it to the class during the second part (post mid-term) of the course. Your presentation to the class will be no more than 20 minutes.

You will:

·        choose 4 areas of focus of the film to assess

·        prepare a bibliography (5 sources) and research notes

·        prepare a 20 minute presentation comparing your research with the historical accuracy of the film including a clear and justified ranking (see rubric)

·        you will be presenting on 4 areas of focus of the film including one - three video clip(s)/ book passages

 

 

Suggested Areas of Focus:

Weapons/Military Strategy                   Medicine                                              Costumes

Historical events                                   Characters                                            Setting

Architecture                                          Class Structure                                     Technological innovations

Modes of Transportation                     Values and Beliefs                                 Cross-cultural interaction

Geographical features                            Government structure                          Music
Role of demographic groups                 Relation to Themes of the Course

 

Book Review
Please choose a Book in Consultation with the Instructor.

General List of Historical Movies

Gosford Park                           Doctor Zhivago                        Amadeus         

Immortal Beloved                    Amistad                                   Full Metal Jacket

Saving Private Ryan                  Indochine                                 Gandhi

Passage to India                        Elizabeth                                  Life is Beautiful

The Last Emperor                    City of Joy                               Malcolm X                              

13 Days                                    4th of July                                 Emma

Pride and Prejudice                   Quills                                       Sense & Sensibility

Les Miserables                          Wilde                                       A Tale of Two Cities

The Great Gatsby                     Mrs. Brown                             Importance of Being Earnest

Of Mice and Men                    JFK                                          All the President’s Men

Cabaret                                    Madness of King George          Vincent & Theo

 

For a Comprehensive List of Films by Time Period:
Modern History in the Movies: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbookmovies.html