Senior Interim Project Guidelines

Senior Interim Project: World War II Documentary

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Research and recount an event that occurred during World War II. Your story should examine the particular event or series of events from a variety of perspectives. These perspectives should include voices from powerful individuals and everyday people, it should include events that occur in the warzone as well as on the home front, and it should include the experiences of individuals from both sides of the conflict. Try to keep your focus small, examining an overlooked event or an often unseen aspect of something that people might think they know well.

1. 1-4 Students [Group projects will include a participation element in the individual grades].

2. ~15 minutes [up to 5 minutes over is okay; filler will not be counted towards this time].

3. You must use primary sources including letters, interviews, newspapers, newsreels, and diaries. [10 primary sources] 

4. Music and sound effects should be fully integrated into the storytelling throughout the documentary.

5. Your documentary should follow the pacing and style of the posted Radiolab episode.

6. Your documentary must be historically accurate, no information may be invented, and all individuals discussed must be real [you may use real primary sources in a dramatic fashion]  

7. Sound quality and editing should evidence careful, attentive work.

8. Work should evidence familiarity with the secondary literature [5 secondary sources]

9. Sources should be submitted or indicated in the credits.

10. Final version should be posted on Youtube and the link emailed to me.