History: Fact or Fiction?

Step 1: Choose a movie to review! Follow the links to see a theatrical trailer for each movie.

 *Elizabeth the Golden Age http://www.apple.comhttp://movies.yahoo.com/shop?id=1804126078&d=hv&cf=trailer/trailers/universal/elizabeththegoldenage/

*Enemy at the Gates http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?id=1804126078&d=hv&cf=trailer

*Titanic http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/trailers

*Hotel Rwanda http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395169/trailers

*Gladiator http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172495/trailers

 Step 2: Write a one to two page research paper about the actual historical events upon which the movie is based. Follow the links to see a movie plot synopsis and historical information upon which to base your research. See the task page to find websites that will help you cite your sources.

*Elizabeth the Golden Age http://www.tribute.ca/movies/Elizabeth:+The+Golden+Age/14227 (Plot Summary)

http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/eliz1.html (Historical Information)

*Enemy at the Gates

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215750/plotsummary (Plot Summary)

http://www.stalingrad.net/ (Historical Information)

*Titanic

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/plotsummary (Plot Summary)

http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/ (Historical Information)

*Hotel Rwanda

http://www.starpulse.com/Movies/Hotel_Rwanda/Summary/ (Plot Summary)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1288230.stm (Historical Information)

*Gladiator

http://imdb.com/title/tt0172495/plotsummary (Plot Summary)

http://www.comm.unt.edu/histofperf/amandajo/gladintro.htm

Step 3: Watch the movie and make a list of events that are historically accurate and a list of events that are historically inaccurate. Refer to your research paper to determine the historical merit of the movie.

Step 4: Write a one to two page summary of the movie. This summary should reflect the movie as is.

Step 5: Write a two to three page analysis of the historical accuracy and relevance of the movie. This paper needs to answer the essential questions listed in the Task section.