Presentation Rough Draft

Objective: Students will learn about American Film and how it has defined our culture in a mini lesson.


Procedure:
1. A short Q and A, with myself asking the questions, to help me understand what my peers already know about the subject. Est. time - 1 minute.
2. A short summary about how film changed in its early days and how it became an integral part of our culture. I will also present a few events in history that are connected to the invention of film in the US. Est. time - 1 1/2 minutes.
3. Explain what my end goal is and how I plan to achieve it. Est. time 30 seconds.
4. Close the session with a Q and A, a mixture of myself and the students asking questions. This is how I plan to check for understanding. Est. time 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Materials Needed:

• Visual ( TBD)
• Small bag of Hershey's kisses. To reward students how answer questions quickly.

Interview 1 Prep

Who do you plan to interview and why?
I plan on interviewing Mr. Jerram Swartz because he is a person that could be used as an excellent starting referance. Mr. Swartz is an assistant director who has worked on a plethora of Hollywood films and productions. Through his expirence, I hope to gain many contacts that I can use, in both my senior project and later on in life.

You've been assigned 5 questions. What more do you plan to ask?
Besides asking Mr. Swartz many follow up questions, I also want to ask him for advice regarding working in this difficult industry. I also wish to ask if he could recommond any ways a high school student can complete her service learning as well as an independent task.

Topic Choice

What is your topic?
My topic for my senior project is American Film and Culture.

Why did you choose this topic?
I chose this topic because for as long as I can remember movies, and the process in which they are created, have fastinated me. When I entered Ipoly as a freshman, I can distinctly recall the day in Mr. Strand's class when I decided that I was going to do my senior project on my first love, movie making. Mr. Daly's Film Studies class only strenghened this conviction. I narrowed my topic from Film to American Film and Culture because I was quick to learn that my original choice was to broad.

What do you wish to accomplish after studying this topic all year?
I wish to accomplish two things; one to deepen and better my knowledge on the topic, and two, to study the topic as a future college major and career path.