THE HISTORY OF THE MOVIES



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The History of the Movies Choice Board

|THE LIST |MOVIE ART |GAME TIME |WHICH CAME FIRST? |

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|List the 10 most important movies of all time. |Create a DVD box cover for one of the movies in |Use the names of famous actors, actresses, and |Which do you think is most accurate? |

|Write a paragraph to explain your choices. |your notes. |movies to create a crossword puzzle. Include at |Movies reflect a society |

| | |least 20 clues. |Movies create a society |

| | | |Explain your reasoning. |

|20 points | |25 points |20 points |

| |20 points | | |

|THE FORGOTTEN ONES |MOVIES IN TIME |THE ALPHABET |THE PICTURES |

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|Make a list of important actors/actresses not |Use your notes to create a timeline of movie |List words associated with the history of the |Using pictures from famous movies from all time |

|included in your notes. Add at least 2 people for|history. |movies (A-Z). |periods, create a collage that illustrates the |

|each decade, beginning with the 1920s. | | |history of the movies. |

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|25 points | | | |

| | | |30 points |

| |30 points |25 points | |

|UNCLE SAM GOES TO THE THEATRE |SURVEY |NOW AND THEN |MOVIES IN THE MAIL |

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|Do you think the government should be able to |Find out what percentage of the PRIDE Academy |Make a venn diagram that shows the similarities |Create a postage stamp to commemorate the best |

|censor the movies? Take a stand and include at |teachers have seen each of the movies listed in |and differences among the movies of 3 different |actor/actress of all time. |

|least 3 reasons for your opinion. |the American Film Institute’s Top 10, |time periods. Each section of the diagram must | |

|20 points | |have at least 2 entries. | |

| |30 points |35 points | |

| | | |20 points |

|TEST TIME |THE BCHS FILM FESTIVAL |ON YOUR OWN |HOLLYWOOD GOES TO WAR |

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|Write 5 multiple choice questions about the |Create an advertisement encouraging teenagers to |Create a project of your own. Be sure to get Mrs.|List at least 5 modern movies that might be |

|history of the movies. |attend a classic movie festival. Include at least|Cunningham’s okay before you start work. |considered as 1940s-type war propaganda. Explain |

| |3 movies. | |your choices. |

| | | |30 points |

| | |See Mrs. C | |

| |25 points | | |

|20 points | | | |

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