GEP

GEP

For each of the four lecture units, a student may gain up to 5 points by writing a comparison of a feature film and the historical reality of the event. The film must
apply to US history post 1877. Each review essay must be turned in before taking the exam and only one essay may be turned in per exam. The reviews must demonstrate to
me, in 500 words, that you watched the film and read the historical facts, understood them and are able to critique them effectively.Unit 1 covers: Chapters 18-
21Instructions
GEP (Grade Enhancement Paper) instructions:
Movie project (History vs. Hollywood)
Watch a feature length commercial (meaning for profit, not with commercials) movie (no documentaries) and then compare and contrastit with your book.
The film must cover the time period of our class, but it does not need to be more specific than that.
For example, US I would be 1600-1877. US II would be 1877-present. The film must cover United States history in a clear way. (Anything happeningin the colonies prior
to independence fits this requirement). You could choose four movies on the Civil War for US I if you so desired. I will use the film Pearl Harbor as an example for
these instructions.Paragraph One: What is the history in the film? Do not tell me the history of the film. What does this film portray as the historical events?
For Pearl Harbor, you would give me what the film says about the attack and counter-strike (Doolittle Raid).
Do not spend any time on the love triangle, etc., as that is not part of the historical nature of the film.Paragraph Two: What does your text say about the historical
event covered in the film? We will assume that the textbook is historically correct.
I also strongly recommend you select a movie topic that is covered well enough in the textbook to complete this assignment effectively.
For example, what does the textbook say about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Doolittle Raid, if anything?Paragraph Three: This is the heart of the assignment. What
did the film get correct and what did it get wrong? Why?
What would be the benefit of showing this film to students as a history lesson? What would be the dangers? What is the bias of the film?Materials:

America: A Narrative History, 9th edition, Vol. II by Tindall and Shi. W. W. Norton. (not the brief edition)

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