FOREWORD; PREFACE; CREDITS; Chapter 1. SETTING THE SCENE: A Rationale for Student Documentaries in the Classroom; Chapter 2. WRITING WITH LIGHT: Preparing for a Documentary Project; Chapter 3. GETTING A GRIP: Phase 1-Research; Chapter 4. MAKING THE PITCH: Phase 2-Documentary Treatment; Chapter 5. FRAMING THE STORY: Phase 3-Storyboarding; Chapter 6. QUIET ON THE SET!: Phase 4-Film Production; Chapter 7. PREMIERING THE FILMS: Sharing Student Work; Chapter 8. IT'S A WRAP: Parting Thoughts to Executive Producers; APPENDIX A. Four-Phase Documentary Rubric.
APPENDIX B. Blank Core Argument TemplateAPPENDIX C. Sample Core Argument; APPENDIX D. Blank Documentary Treatment Template; APPENDIX E. Sample Documentary Treatment; APPENDIX F. Blank Storyboard Template; APPENDIX G. Software-Based Video Editors; APPENDIX H. Student Role Checklist; INDEX.
Summary
And Action! Directing Documentaries in the Social Studies Classroom provides social studies educators with the background knowledge, conceptual understanding, and tools necessary to design and facilitate classroom documentary projects in the K-12 social studies classroom.