The Unanswered Call of the Talented Tenth: A Documentary
Project Information
Project Area: Social Studies
GenYES Student Grade Level: 7
School: Drew Freeman Middle School [MD]
School District: Prince George's County Schools
Submitted: June 18th, 2004
Learning Objectives, Assessment Plan and Results of Assessment: Partner-Teacher
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the documentary, Mrs. Chumbris will be able to do the following:
1. Search the Web for useful photos
2. Download photos from the Web
3. Scan and crop photos from library books
4. Save photos in jpeg format
5. Burn photos to CD-rom
Assessment Plan:
To assess whether Ms. Chumbris met the objectives she will:
1. Demonstrate how to search for useful photos
2. Download photos from the Web
3. Scan and crop photos from library resource materials
4. Save photos in jpeg format
5. Burn photos to CD-rom
Results of Assessment
Mrs. Chumbris was able to download pictures and burn her images to a CD-ROM.
Learning Objectives, Assessment Plan, and Results of Assessment: Partner-Teacher's Students
Learning Objectives:
As a result from watching the documentary Drew-Freeman students will be able to do the following:
1. Know why there is a second call for a civil rights movement
2. Understand the history of the Talented Tenth
3. Communicate the responsibilities of the Talented Tenth
4. List some of the problems plaguing the black community
5. Describe a program that is helping the community
Assessment Plan:
To assess whether Drew-Freeman students met the objectives classroom teachers will review each objective with students to assess knowledge gained from viewing the film.
Results of Assessment
The video was shown throughout our school building using our school's televison studio. Even though a formal assessment was not done, both students and staff stated they enjoyed the video and that it was well done.
Procedures
All groups researched using library books and videotape information on W.E.B DuBois and his contemporaries of the Harlem Renaissance. Also, everyone read and discussed the 3 part interviews Courtland Milloy of the Washington Post conducted on Henry Louis Gates. Finally, the class read and discussed the Washington Post articles on William H. Cosby.
1. First, the still photo/videotaping group met with Ms. Chumbris to decide what photos should be included in the film. Ms. Chumbris recommended breaking the film up into 3 parts, beginning, middle, and end. For the beginning of the film she recommended the group should search the Web for useful photos. She also recommended using library resources such as books and magazines.
2. Next two members from the still photo/videotaping group used www.google.com and www.yahoo.com to find useful photos. A folder was created on the iMacs desktop. All photos were downloaded into the folder.
3. The remaining 2 members of the group searched library materials for relevant photos. These images were scanned, cropped, and saved in jpeg format. A folder was created on the iMac to store these images.
4. The still photo/videotaping group met with Ms. Chumbris to view the photographs. She recommended the pictures to print and the pictures to include in the documentary.
5.Two of the group members printed the recommended pictures. Each image was taped to black construction paper. These images were taken to Drew-Freemans television studio where group members set up a backdrop for the interviews of faculty and students at Drew-Freeman.
6. The remaining 2 members of the still photo/videotaping group burned to CD-ROM the downloaded photos. The CD-ROM was given to students responsible for editing the documentary.
7.. A meeting was held between the still photo/videotaping group and the scriptwriters to determine when videotaping of faculty and students was to begin.
8. On the days of videotaping the still photo/videotaping group moved to the television studio to take advantage of the light kit. A mini digital video camcorder was attached to a tripod. An external microphone was used to pick up the audio from the interviewee. All subjects were recorded onto a mini DV cassette tape.
9. After videotaping was complete the video camera was handed to the music/video editing group to import into iMovie. This concluded the responsibilities of the still photo/videotaping group.
Equipment & Materials
Hardware
iMac Computer
Epson Scanner
Canon Video Digital Camera
Microphone
Hewlett Packard Laserjet Printer
Software
Adobe Photo Deluxe
Microsoft Internet Explorer
iMovie (Apple Computer)
Other Materials
DVDs
CD Labels
Library Books
CD-ROM
Black Construction Paper
Curriculum Standards
Standard 3.0 - Productivity Technology: Use a variety of technologies to enhance learning, promote creativity, encourage collaboration, and increase productivity.
Standard 5.0 Informaton Technology: Use technology to locate, evaluate, gather, and organize information
Reflections on Project
Positive GenYES Memories
The best part was making the video.
Negative GenYES Memories
The hardest part was working in a group, especially when everyone didn't do their part.
