Russian Revolution Videos and Project

Here are the last two parts of the Russian Revolution video:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/QdpEaPxNW0g?rel=0
http://www.youtube.com/embed/mReH_vgrf-U?rel=0

Here is the final project for the Russian Revolution--All deadlines are hard deadlines!

For your final assignment in this unit, you will have the chance to use your creativity to show what you’ve learned.

Step One:

Pick an event from the Russian Revolution (or an event that led to the Russian Revolution). What event interested you or made you think? What event do you want to learn more about?

Some choices include:

                The assassination of Alexander II                     Bloody Sunday

                Trotsky being exiled                                             October Revolution

                1905 Revolution                                                    The Great Purge

Step Two:

Please choose ONE of the following options:

1. Write your own allegorical short story about this event. Your allegory can take place anywhere. It can be with animals, or robots, or made-up creatures. You MUST show excellent knowledge of the historical event and the people who took part in it. This allegory must be AT LEAST two typed pages long (double spaced) and be grammatically and structurally correct (use paragraphs and excellent diction!).

2. Create a comic book that illustrates the event that you’ve chosen. This comic book can be allegorical or it could use real people and be historically accurate. It must be at least 4 pages long and not only show creativity and thoughtfulness, but also excellent knowledge of the historical event. Refer to other comic books to make sure you know the correct style and format.

3. Write a scene from a play about the event. You will need to create a list of characters (real or fictional) and write a detailed scene of what they would say to each other during this event. For the scene, you will need to include stage directions to indicate what people should be wearing, where they should stand, and how they should act. This needs to be AT LEAST two typed pages, and should follow a dialogue format, like this:

The location is Russia, 1917. There are two men standing on a poorly lit street. It is midnight and no one else is around. One man wears a trench coat, while the other has a fur hat and is dressed for the opera.

Vladimir: Make this quick—I have to get to the opera.

Ilya: Don’t tell me what to do, comrade.

4. Write a dialogue between George Orwell and Josef Stalin. This choice is a little different, because you don’t need to focus on one event. Instead, you should think about what these two men would say to each other, particularly if they could talk about the Russian Revolution. What would each one say about the successes and failures? This needs to be AT LEAST two typed pages long, in dialogue format.

Step Three:

Prepare to complete the allegory, comic book, or play. In order to do this, you must complete the following steps:

1. Find a reliable article about your topic. This can be from a reliable Internet source or from a book. Print it out and annotate it thoroughly. This is due on Monday February 13^th.
2. Write an outline, a sketch, or a brief summary of what your creative piece will be about. Basically, write down the plan that you will use to complete this project. While this is meant to be a “draft” version, it should still provide an almost complete idea of what your ENTIRE short story, comic, scene, or dialogue will look like, not just one page, the first few lines, etc. This is due on Tuesday February 14^th.
3. Work very hard on making this project. Impress us! It is due on Friday February 17^th and it is a hard deadline.

Assignment	Due Date	Points
Printed article and annotation	Monday February 13th	30 points
Outline/sketch/summary	Tuesday February 14th	50 points
Final product	Friday February 17th	120 points