Documentary Project Examples
- National History Day: How to Create a Historical DocumentaryGuidelines for creating documentaries for National History Day contest.
Media Literacy Selected Bibliography
Books on Teaching Filmmaking
and ACTION! Directing Documentaries in the Social Studies Classroom by ISBN: 1475801483Publication Date: 2013-11-12Hofer and Swan collaborated with teachers and filmmakers to recommend best practices for teaching documentary filmmaking in the K-12 classroom. This book makes a case for documentary research backed by educational standards, and provides helpful examples of scaffolded assignments and rubrics.
Teaching Scriptwriting, Screenplays and Storyboards for Film and TV Production by ISBN: 0851709745Publication Date: 2003Provides helpful guidance on how to structure film projects in the classroom as well as templates for teaching activities
Media Literacy
Reading the Visual by ISBN: 0807754714Publication Date: 2013-10-25