History by Movie
Name:________________________________
Movie:________________________________
Directions: Pick a historical movie and analyze it based on historical accuracy. This includes several
components:
1) Pick the movie with my approval.
2) Watch the movie and take notes. Write a synopsis.
3) Research historical accuracy (record your sources!) (2 books, 1 internet)
4) Write a 3-4 page paper arguing your point(s) Was it accurate to history? How accurate?
5) Use APA format for structure and citations.
Due March 28, 2014
Rubric:
-- Selected an approved movie:
___/5 points
Written paper:
1) Introduction/Thesis paragraph/Thesis Statement
___/15 points
2) Synopsis of movie
___/15 points
3) Historical Accuracy
 Specific, researched facts from history of the events, people, culture, etc.
 What was accurate, what was NOT accurate to history.
___/30 points
4) Grammar, Rhetoric, Punctuation, Citations
___/10 points
5) Conclusion, with extent of Accuracy
___/15 points
6) Reference page/Works Cited
___/10 points
Final Score:______/100 points
List of possible movies: Note, not limited to the following movies. If there is another one in
particular that you would like do review, ask for my permission!
Man for all seasons
Ben Hur
Cleopatra
Spartacus
Braveheart
Luther
Amadeus
The Other Boleyn Girl
Elizabeth
Amazing Grace
Rob Roy
The Three Musketeers
The Last Samurai
Apocalypto
The Crucible
Last of the Mohicans
Drums Along the Mohawk
The Patriot
The Crossing
Davie Crockett
Jeremiah Johnson
The Alamo
Amistad
Roots
Gods and Generals
Glory
Gone with the Wind
Gettysburg
Rough Riders
Shaka Zulu
Ghandi
Out of Africa
A passage to India
All Quiet on the Western Front
Gallipoli
The Untouchables
The Right Stuff
Patton
Big Red One
A Walk in the Sun
Enemy at the Gates
The Longest Day
Band of Brothers
Saving Private Ryan
Valkyrie
Schindler’s List
Casablanca
Pearl Harbor
The Last Emperor
Bridge on the River Kwai
The Thin Red Line
Malcolm X
JFK
The Good Shepherd
Forest Gump
October Sky
Catch a Fire
Evita
Thirteen Days
Apocalypse Now
The Deer Hunter
The Killing Fields
Munich
Flags of our Fathers
Apollo 13
The Great Escape
Windtalkers
Blackhawk Down
Andersonville
Kingdom of Heaven
Lincoln
12 Years a Slave
42
Lone Survivor
Zero Dark 30
Invictus