Creating a historical documentary using Microsoft Movie Maker
In social studies class we will soon be learning about what women did to gain the right to vote. Until the 19th Amendment passed in 1919, many women were not allowed to vote in elections. You will create a documentary using Microsoft Movie Maker that will feature one of the leaders of the women's suffrage movement. ("Suffrage" means the right to vote).
Step 1: Choose a woman to research for your project. The women you can research are:
Susan B. AnthonyElizabeth Cady StantonSojourner TruthLucy StoneElizabeth BlackwellCarrie Chapman CattAlice PaulHere is a link you can use to research some of these women.
Here are some images of the above women, as well as pictures of marches and political cartoons.
Here is a link to the quotes we used in social studies class. These are both the attitudes people had about women in the 19th century as well as the responses of many of the women listed above.
Step 2: In addition to the links above, you can google search your person. One resource you can check is
Wikipedia, but be careful, as sometimes the information on Wikipedia is not accurate.
Step 3: Write down 10 interesting facts about your person, her life, and accomplishments. Do this on loose-leaf paper.
Step 4: Create a folder on your hard drive for this project. Call it "women's rights project - your names"
Step 4: Find at least 10 images that relate to her life or accomplishments. You will need to right-click on these images and save them to the project folder on your hard drive.
Step 5: Show your list of facts and your images to Mr. Wood.
Step 6: Read this timeline of women's rights events:
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.htmlAlso check out this interesting
history channel webpage on the movement in general
You should write an additional 10 facts giving background on key events leading up to the right to vote. Remember that your audience might not know anything about women fighting for the right to vote.
Step 7: You will now turn your two lists of facts into several paragraphs that you will read for your movie. Your total length when reading should be about 1-3 minutes. Remember to fill in details about the background of your woman, her accomplishments, and how she is related to the suffrage movement. You can use facts and quotes, but remember - these paragraphs must be your own writing! (No reading off of webpages). When you are done, show your paragraphs to Mr. Wood.
Step 8: You will match up your words with the pictures in a "storyboard". Fill in the facts/paragraphs you have written with a rough sketch of the pictures you will show for each fact/paragraph.
