Working in teams of four, you are to make a short video explaining the facts and importance of an important Supreme Court decision using the guidelines of an accepted television or film genre. Your video will be shown and discussed in class, and all videos will be made available for viewing on You Tube as preparation for the Final and the AP Exam.
THE CASE
Use OYEZ (http://www.oyez.org/) as your primary source of information on the court case, and include any material you find interesting or informative, including pictures, cartoons, maps, illustrations, and audio or video clips that fit your genre. You must include in your video the following information about your case:
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Name of the Case
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Year of the Case
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Appellant
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Apellee
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Facts of the Case
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Decision of the Lower Court
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Legal Aspects of the Case
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the reasons why the Supreme Court granted cert
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which Constitutional right is in dispute.
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Decision of the Supreme Court
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The Rule of Precedent
THE GENRE
Use AMC Filmsite (http://www.filmsite.org/filmgenres.html), IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/genre), or AFI as your primary source of information on genre. Your video must incorporate the aspects of your assigned genre:
Follow the directions below:
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Assign the following roles to the people in your group: researcher, script writer, cameraman, and editor
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Groups members may have multiple roles in the production
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ALL members of the group MUST appear in the finished production
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You may use additional cast or production members as you see fit, but they must be credited in the opening titles.
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(Researcher) Research the basic information about your court case. Be prepared to present your findings to your group, and to the class as a whole. Organize the group’s individual research into the 10 legal and factual areas listed in THE CASE.
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(Script writers) Write the basic script for the five segments of the video: Introduction, Development, Climax, Resolution, Conclusion
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Every video must have a short opening identifying the name of the case, date of the case, and the names of the production staff and cast members.
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Every video must have a short closing with the name of the case, date of the case, the decision, and a short synopsis of the Rule of Precedent from the case.
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Your video must be between 3 and 6 minutes long.
You should be prepared to explain your case, and describe your genre on your return to school after Thanksgiving break!
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