American+Revolution

**[[image:techedonline/Yorktown80.JPG width="290" height="225" align="right"]]Stories of the American Revolution**
Digital storytelling is a modern version of an old practice. In the past people would gather to listen to stories of events or people that had past. Today we can tell our own stories, but use modern tools to reach more people and bring the stories to life.

In this project you might assume the identity of an important individual from the Revolutionary War period or present an important battle or event. You are to research the person, battle or event and use your research to write a story from the point of view of the real person or an imagined person from the event. For example, if you are researching the Boston Tea Party you might write your story from the point of view of a British soldier or merchant.

Remember, your story should be in first person and the finished project should be about two minutes. Your written story should be 3/4 to 1 page of 12pt font size and will be turned in with your storyboard. After you write the story it will be put together with images and/or music that helps show the story. Don't forget that this project counts as a test grade, so make your efforts show. Check out the to see how your story will be graded. Below are steps to the process and resources to help you along the way. Good luck and have fun.

[|Elements of a Digital Story] [|The Digital Storytelling Process] [|Seven Elements of Digital Storytelling]
 * What does a digital story need?**

[|Liberty - The American Revolution] [|The American Revolution] - Use the navigation on the top left to find battles, people and places [|British Battles] - Use the navigation on the left, scroll to American Revolutionary War [|Archiving Early America] - maps, images, and links to information on people and events [|History of the USA] - Timeline of events [|History Central] - Biographies
 * Where do I start?**

Classroom Clipart- [|http://www.classroomclipart.com] - images and maps Creative Commons - @http://creativecommons.org American Memory from the Library of Congress - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ The New York Public Library Picture Collection - @http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/ Picture History - @http://www.picturehistory.com/ Pics4Learning - @http://www.pics4learning.com/ FreeFoto.com - http://www.freefoto.com/ The Free Site - @http://thefreesite.com/
 * Where can I get images and music?**

Freeplay Music - @http://freeplaymusic.com/ FindSounds - @http://findsounds.com/ Sounddogs.com - @http://www.sounddogs.com Free Music for Children - @http://freekidsmusic.com/

Storyboards are used to help you plan out how your pictures and words are going to go together. Take a look at this storyboard to see how it works. Use this [|storyboard template] to help you plan.
 * What should my storyboard look like? Where do I get a storyboard?**

Now that you have a story and a storyboard, you can begin creating your story in Windows Movie Maker. Ask if you need assistance with creating your story or use the tutorials listed below.
 * I have my story. Now what?**

Find everything that you need with these [|Atomic Learning Tutorials]
 * Help! How do I... Movie Maker Tutorials**

Use the to make sure you include all of the necessary information.
 * Rubric**