There will be peace

Introduction

"On 8 May 1945 Winston Churchill stood on a Whitehall balcony and addressed the excited crowd below. 'In all our long history,' he said, 'we have never seen a greater day than this.' Churchill had stood against Hitler and won – the day was his." (http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/z363gk7)

Winston Churchill was considered by many as a great orator, strategist, and an embodiment of the unrlenting British spirit - "The British Bulldog Spirit." This is also true because of his demeanor - a jowly face and a broad body.  

Can you imagine being in front of Winston Churchill in one of the most important times of world history? What would he say? what is he like? What makes him different?

Task

The objective of this lesson is for you to discover what Winston Churchill's contributions were to the Allies victory. You will work in groups of 3 and present the information you find in the form of an interview in a late night show: one of you will be the host and the other one Sir Winston Churchill and the third a guest on the show. All your interviews have to be uploaded to YouTube and then posted on our blog: https://itsallhistoryfornow.wordpress.com/ 

As a good journalist and host, your job is not only to be as informed as possible about your subject and his surroundings but also to make it interesting for your viewers. Make sure you read, watch, and learn as much about him and his environment to be able to answer the questions like he would in real life. 

Some examples of late night show interviews:

Process

  1. Get together in 4 groups of 3
  2. Research Winston Churchill, who he was, his contemporaries, and why his contribution was so significant during WWII. Some good places to start your research on Winston churchill (Remember to keep track of your sources):
    1. Was Sir Winston Churchill the greatest Briton?
    2. Political leaders of World War II
    3. The British Bulldog
    4. Biograhpy Channel video
    5. We shall never surrender speech by Winston Churchill[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-A3Mkj0qXc width:300height:224]
  3. What does it take to be a good reporter:
    1. How-to: Interviewing [video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XQ4KxAzffc width:300 height:224]
    2. How to conduct a good interview Katie Couric [video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eOynrI2eTM width:200 height:125]
  4. Choose who will play the different roles 
    1. The Late Night Host (You can choose: Jimmy Fallon, Conan Obrien, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers or you can create your own)
    2. Sir Winston Churchill
    3. A fellow guest who interacts with both host and guest Winston Churchill
  5. Write down 3 to 5 questions you want to ask Sir Winston Churchill, keeping in mind they should be open-ended questions. (Be creative - include activities or specials you want to include during your interview in which you would like your guests to participate)
  6. The final product:
    1. Should be at least 5 minutes in length
    2. All members of the group should speak
    3. The information presented should be accurate and informational (we should have a clear picture as to who Winston Churchill was and what he was like)
  7. Record and upload (include Bibliographic information in the description of your video)

Evaluation

Accomplished Developing Beginning Score

Content

Information is accurate and relevant

Questions chosen give us a clear picture as to who Winston Churchill was

Included a significant amount of information about our subject;

Clearly communicated ideas; 

Included a good amount of information about our specific subject;

Ideas were communicated; 

Lacked some critical information specific to understanding our subject;

Ideas were poorly communicated; 

Creativity

Originality - Explored and expressed information 

Use of technology and presentation techniques to keep audiences engaged

Organizational ability

Demonstrated uniqueness in expressing the information gathered.

Expressed all the information in a logical and understandable way.

Presented some new ideas on expressing the information gathered.

Expressed most of the information in a logical and understandable way.

Relied on existing models and ideas.

The information was not presented in a logical and undestandable way.

Preparation

Number of sources used to gather information

Pre and post-production setup 

Use of class time

Used a large amoung and wide range of resources:

Research of topic 

Final presentation

Good use of class time

 Used a good amount and good range of resources:

Research of topic 

Final presentation

Okay use of class time

 Insufficient use and range of resources:

Research of topic 

Final presentation

Poor use of class time

Teamwork

Contribution from each team member

 All team members contributed equally Most team members contrbuted equally Some team members did not cooperate nor contribute
Total Score

Conclusion

Great job! At this point you should be more knowledgeable about:

  1. Winston Churchill's background, contributions, and key moments in his life.
  2. How a journalist gathers and presents objective information.
  3. How to present material in a relevant way to specific audiences. 

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