Step 1: Summarize a movie about a historical event, person, or movement. Clearly identify the movie you are reviewing. Describe the main idea and key points and events in your movie. Step 2: Analyze a movie to separate historical fact from fiction. Discuss the historical accuracies and inaccuracies of your movie, using credible sources for support. Step 3: Explain the impact of a movie on the public’s understanding of a historical event, person, or movement. Address how your film might impact the audience’s understanding of the historical event, issue, and/or person. In other words, what are the consequences of the movie’s portrayal for our current understanding of a historical event, issue, or person? Step 4: Describe changes that would improve a movie’s portrayal of a historical event, person, or movement. Explain how you would improve the film to provide a more accurate portrayal of a historical event, person, or movement. Also, consider any important information or perspectives missing from the movie. What information or perspectives might be added? Step 5: Integrate credible sources to support the analysis of a historical movie. Identify credible sources about the event, issue, and/or people in your movie, and use those sources to support your arguments in Steps 2, 3, and 4. Step 6: Write coherently with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. Include headings (based on the steps above, which align with the scoring guide criteria) to organize your work.
