Movie/Video Game Pitch
- Pitch the concept of your project
- What is the general idea? (Type of movie? Type of game? What makes it special? Who is the target audience? Theme? Build interest in the idea)
- What is the general plot of the story? (think of a plot graph, characters, setting, conflict, conclusion)
- Story needs to include these major 19th century settings: rural Canada, urban Canada, Ireland, slave states
- Show and explain how the “Checklist” terms will be incorporated into your game/movie
- It’s important to explain why you’ve chosen to show the term this way, explain using the historical context
- Submit a written version of your presentation for marking
Sample Movie Pitch for Last Samurai
Hypothetical Movie Pitch Example
Does Not Meet | Minimally Meets | Meets | Exceeds | Checklist | |
compare the roles and daily activities of men and women − in urban society − in pioneer life |
Does not describe elements of economic activities or social attitudes applied to men and women. Does not describe the economy and societal organization in urban and pioneer areas. |
Can describe economic activities and social attitudes as they apply to men and women with little detail. Can describe the economy and societal organization in urban and pioneer areas in little detail. |
Can fully describe economic activities and social attitudes as they apply to men and women. Can fully describe the economy and societal organization in urban and pioneer areas. |
Can fully describe and show economic activities and social attitudes about men and women based on primary evidence. Can fully describe and show economic and societal organization in urban and pioneer areas based on primary evidence. |
Clearing land Barter Land speculators Absentee Landlords Reserve lands Loyalty to Britain Class (Democracy vs hierarchy)
HBC Metis Voyageurs Portages pemmican
Marriage Domestic Guides Survival Interpreters |
relate the status of ethnic minorities in Canada (Irish famine refugees, African-American slavery refugees) to the societal attitudes of the time
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Cannot connect societal attitudes to life of ethnic minorities OR Cannot describe life of ethnic minorities and/or societal attitudes |
Can show some elements of life for the Irish and African Americans OR An unclear connection between societal attitudes and its effects on ethnic minorities. |
Can fully explain how life for the Irish and African Americans were affected by societal attitudes. | Can fully show and explain how life for the Irish and African Americans were affected by society attitudes with specific references to primary evidence. |
Catholics vs Protestant Discrimination
Acceptance of African Americans and Irish
Social Darwinism |
describe significant events and trends affecting immigration to Canada from 1815 to 1914
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Cannot describe why immigrants chose to come to Canada and/or how they got to Canada. | Description on causes and components of immigration to Canada lack details. | Can fully describe the details causing immigration to Canada and experiences getting to Canada. | Can fully describe and show the details causing immigration to Canada and experiences getting to Canada with references to primary evidence. |
Potato Famine Absentee landlords Evictions
Coffin ship experience
Slavery (auctions, whipping, passes)
Underground Railroad (Fugitive Slave Act, Safe Houses, Tubman, Brown, Crafts)
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0 | 1-5 | ||||
Bonus |
Only speaking does not explain visuals reading |
Trailer Visuals enhance communication Enthusiasm Creativity/Uniqueness Plausibility Clarity Captures interest |