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toc =Introduction= We as a class all know the Holocaust was a chaotic time in world history, but do you know, that many people are ill informed about that time period? The fact is, genocide still exists today in places like Darfur and the Sudan. It is important that the world's citizens remember those who have died because of unspeakable ignorance. Will you let six million lives be forgotten?

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 * Goal || To create a documentary about the Holocaust through the eyes of those who lived it. ||
 * Role || A fictional character or real character that lived during the Holocaust, lending pits and pieces of their story to the documentary. ||
 * Audience || Ken Burns and documentary viewers ||
 * Setting || Ken Burns is having a competition for best Holocaust documentary and you are submitting a film. ||
 * Presentation || A short documentary based on completed timeline with character voice overs and real and/or re-enacted footage using iMovie ||
 * Standards || historical accuracy, participation, role, knowledge gained, props/costume, representation, organization, clarity, engaging, reflection. ||

=Task= Famous documentary maker, Ken Burns, is holding a contest to see who can make the best documentary about the Holocaust. The film that wins will be featured in an exhibit in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Since your class is studying the Holocaust, you suggest submitting a film. Each student will create a fictional character, or a real character who lived during the Holocaust. One person may decide to be Anne Frank or Primo Levi. Using the timeline made in class as a guide, each student will pick an event to research. The next step will be for each student to make a 1-3 minute "slide" about their event, in the role of their character (for example, one student might describe the massacre of Babi Yar in 1941 through the eyes of someone that died there), using iMovie. Then all of the slides will be put together in order like a completed timeline, in turn making it a complete documentary on the Holocaust! When the film is finished the class will present it to Ken Burns for a chance to be featured in a museum visited by millions each year!

=Conclusion= Congratulations! Ken Burns is very impressed with your work and wants to work with you on this project. Your historical accuracy was right on point, you each worked well on your own as well as together and the final product was compelling, dramatic, accurate and educational. You really caputured the chaos that took place during the Holocaust and gave an overview of all the major events that took place during that time period. With a little Ken Burn's tweaking, the next step is the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum! Great job historians!