STEPS TO TAKE:
Choose your topic (listed below) and decide:
a) What kind of slides you want to create that best represent the figure or event
b) What kind of music will best suit your slides (rap, hip-hop, country, soft rock, metal, jazz, classical).
c) What kinds of pictures you will incorporate into your slide show as they could include a symbol (an object which fits your visual representation), pictures of the person in significant moments, or pictures of the key moments in your event
d) What captions will be critical in each slide and which ones will have “voice over”?
• you must include two-sentence captions for at least ____________ of the slides in your slide show and you must have at least _______________ slides which include a voice over, which narrates your required sentences and give a little bit of extra information about the picture.
e) What kind of title page you want which must include: your name, a unique title which summarizes your photographic gallery, and a picture which suits your title.

TOPICS FOR PHOTO ESSAY FOR 20'S AND 30'S:
i) A Photo Story on Al Capone
ii) A Photo Story on Rocco Perri
iii) A Photo Story on Mary Pickford
iv) A Photo Story on Rudolph Valentino
v) A Photo Story on Albert Johnson (‘The Mad Trapper’)
vi) A Photo Story on the Dionne Quints
vii) A Photo Story on the 1936 Olympics
viii) A Photo Story on James J. Braddock
ix) A Photo Story on the rise of Hitler
x) A Photo Story on Foster Hewitt
xi) A Photo Story on Prime Minister R.B. Bennett
xii) A Photo Story on Prime Minister Mackenzie King
xiii) A Photo Story on the “On to Ottawa Trek”
xiv) A Photo Story on the “Great Stockmarket Crash of 29"
xv) A Photo Story on the Automobile in the 20's and 30's
xvi) A Photo Story on Fashion in the 20's and 30's
xvii) A Photo Story on the Winnepeg General Strike
xviii) A Photo Story on Prohibition in Canada
xix) A Photo Story on Great Movies in the 30's
xx) A Photo Story on Great Songs of the Depression

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER:
• Your work periods will include: __________________ and ___________________ and _______________________. The very last day to work on this project for ‘finishing touches’ will be _____________________.

***Make sure you have followed the “checklist” provided and also given your ____________ to Mr. Robinson before your presentation.“A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words”
1920's and 1930's: Photo Story Culminating Unit Task

CHECKLIST:

? I have a minimum of 15 slides on my topic

? I have a title page that includes an image and title that clearly summarizes my visual representation and our names

? My pictures are representative of my topic and include symbols, settings and people/characters

? I have included 2-3 sentence captions (text) for at least 10 of my slides which describe the picture, person, place or event and explain how it is significant in my Photo Story

? At least 8 of my slides include a ‘voice over’ narrative which highlights my caption (text) and gives added information to my image

The Fifteen Slides (including symbols, settings, and people) are:
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Rubric: 1920's and 1930's: Photo Story Culminating Unit Task

Categories Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Knowledge/
Understanding - displays limited understanding of and rarely identifies key events - displays some understanding of and occasionally identifies key events - displays some understanding of and frequently identifies key events - displays excellent understanding of and always identifies key events
Thinking/
Inquiry - demonstrates limited synthesis of audio & visual devices

-shows obvious & similar pictures with limited information - demonstrates some synthesis of audio & visual devices

-shows obvious & varied pictures with adequate information - demonstrates considerable synthesis of audio & visual devices

- shows complex & varied pictures with sophisticated information - demonstrates sophisticated synthesis of audio & visual devices

- shows complex & varied pictures with subtle and sophisticated information
Communication - uses appropriate images, language & voice with limited effectiveness & consistency

- photo story is unclear and difficult to understand - uses appropriate images, language & voice with some effectiveness & consistency

- photo story is sometimes unclear and occasionally difficult to understand - uses appropriate images, language & voice with considerable effectiveness & consistency

-photo story is mostly clear, smooth & fluent - uses appropriate images, language & voice with a high degree of effectiveness & consistency

- all of the photo story is clear, easy to understand, smooth & fluent
Application - shows limited ability to locate and summarize information from a source

- shows limited command of the media & technology used
- shows some ability to locate and summarize information from a source

- shows some command of the media & technology used
- shows considerable ability to locate and summarize information from a source

-shows considerable command of the media & technology used
- shows sophisticated ability to locate and summarize information from a source
- shows strong command of the media & technology used

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