History 1302
“Wizard of Oz”
FINAL PROJECT

INSTRUCTIONS:
Assignment: Watch the movie “Wizard of Oz”
The children’s novel was written by L. Frank Baum on 1899. In 1902 it became a Broadway musical, then a well-known film in 1939.
The student is to watch the film and analyze it. Your assignment is to analyze and interpret the meaning of the film. For example, the meaning of the characters, items, subjects, colors, etc. that have to do with the time frame of the film.
Get familiarized with what is happening with the country when the “Wizard of Oz” was written.
You are to use the criteria listed below to form your research paper. Make sure that you follow the four criteria listed below; if you fail to do so you will fail the objective of the assignment and will receive a failing grade.
Student is to complete a 5 page research.
DO NOT include title page.
You are to include a bibliography/reference page, however it does not count as part of the 5 page requirement.
Bibliography: MLA Style
Minimum of three references.
Only one reference may be online.
Format for all entries:
Margins: 1’ inch
Font: New Times Roman 11
Double space
Due Date: 11/14/16
Via-Blackboard.
By 11:30 p.m.
CRITERIA:
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Written Communication Core Objective: Students will demonstrate effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written communication.
Description: Assignments to be assessed for the communication competency requires students to present a grammatically correct essay effectively organized with an introduction, conclusion, thesis statement, supportive reasoning, and appropriately documented evidence.
Objectives:
Focused
Organized
Correct grammar
Spelling
Style
Follow the assignment
Bibliography
Format

CRITICAL THINKING
Critical Thinking Core Objective: Students will engage creative thinking, innovation, and inquiry analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts, and constructing solutions.
Description: Students will respond to critical analysis of the film “Wizard of Oz” and will demonstrate critical thinking, innovation and inquiry, and demonstrate analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.
Objectives:
Inquiry
Analytical interpretation of the film.
Investigation of alternative points.
Analysis
What problems is society facing during this time?
Dissect and fully understand and explain the film.
Synthesis
What logical deductions can you make of the film?
Student may use new or existing concepts.
Product
Supply a coherent conclusion or solution to the historical inquiry covered in the film.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Social Responsibility Core Objective: Students will demonstrate intercultural competence and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and global community.
Description: The essay will demonstrate intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in local, regional, national, and global communities.
Objectives:
Citizenship – civic identity of the film; how does it relate to the surrounding culture.
Social Justice- The treatment of certain characters in the film: fair, nondiscriminatory, and ethical manner.
Ecology- The relationship between living organisms with respect to each other and their natural environment.

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Personal Responsibility Core Objective: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Description: The essay will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Objectives:
Inquiry
Critical inquiry may involve the analytical interpretation of evidence and arguments that the film is making.
Interpretive inquiry may include an investigation into alternative points of view from the film.
Connections- The use of research or content knowledge to enhance and clarify the argument/discussion.
Response-The extent to which a meaningful, personal connection is made to the ethical dilemma discussed in the film.
Which character is relatable to you, the student