Create your own
“PITCH” for a BINGEWORTHY Series
Task Description:
Create and pitch your ideas for a Netflix-style series
showcasing the important events of during the 5 lectures on
the Age of Exploration (Pick one of the following 5 Lectures).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Europeans Explore the East
Spain Builds an American Empire
European Nations Settle North America
The Atlantic Slave Trade
The Columbian Exchange & Global Trade
You will create multiple episodes for the lecture you selected.
Each episode is a new opportunity to showcase a different
topic and your understanding of the topic. Do not summarize
or restate what is in the notes. Expland on what I said.
Series Project Directions
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Imagine you are creating a Netflix -style
miniseries based on the 5 lectures over the Age
of Exploration
Complete each PowerPoint slide so that all of the
information is filled in
Replace placeholder text (with accurate
information IN YOUR OWN WORDS based on
your research. Your research should expand on
what the notes say – do not regurgitate (reuse,
resay, restate, whatever…) what I have on my
notes slides. This includes:
○ Series title & description
○ 4 episode titles and descriptions For each
SEASON one and two! (Total of 8)
○ 4 similar shows and descriptions
○ At least 3 Cast members, genres, & adjectives
Replace placeholder images as illustrated to the
right.
1) Click placeholder to replace
2) Click Replace Image
3) Select a new image from the web
Netflix Style Series Project Resources
The following resources will aid you in your research:
• Your notes over the Age of Exploration: Both Stapled Packets
• The Google Machine
Seasons Topic Suggestions
Lecture 1: Europeans Explore the East
• Sailing/Navigation Technology
• “God, Glory, Gold”
• Henry the Navigator
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Vasco de Gama
• Christopher Columbus
• Treaty of Tordesillas
• Portuguese African/Asia Trading Empire
• English & Dutch East India Companies
Lecture 3: Europeans Settle North America
• New France
• English at Jamestown
• Puritans and Pilgrims
• Dutch New Netherlands
• Colonizing the Caribbean
• English Defeat the Dutch
• French & Indian War
• Native American Resistance
• Diseases in North America
Lecture 2: Spain Builds an American Empire
• Christopher Columbus
• Other Explorers of the Americas
• Cortes & the Aztecs
• Pizarro & the Inca
• Encomienda System
• Treaty of Tordesillas
• Spanish Settlements in North America
• Opposition to Spanish Rule
• African Slavery and Native American Resistance
Lecture 4: The Atlantic Slave Trade
• Slavery in Africa
• Demand for Africans
• Spain/Portugal Start the Slave Trade
• Encomienda vs. Slavery (and other forms of servitude)
• England Dominates the Slave Trade
• African Cooperation/Resistance
• Triangular Trade
• Middle Passage
• Life of a Slave
• Resistance & Rebellion
• Consequences of the Slave Trade
Lecture 5: The Columbian Exchange & Global Trade
• Columbian Exchange
• Rise of Capitalism and Inflation
• Joint-Stock Companies
• Mercantilism
• Economic Revolution Changes Europe
Home
TV Shows
Movies
Recently Added
My List
KIDS
DVD
TITLE
2021
TV-PG
Add show description here.
▶ PLAY
+ MY LIST
Starring:
Genre:
This Show is:
OVERVIEW
EPISODES
TRAILERS & MORE
MORE LIKE THIS
DETAILS
Home
TV Shows
Movies
Recently Added
My List
KIDS
DVD
TITLE
Season 1
Episode Title
Add episode description here.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut
labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut
enim ad minim veniam, quis
nostrud exercitation ullamco
laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat.
OVERVIEW
Episode Title
Episode Title
Episode Title
Add episode description here.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut
labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut
enim ad minim veniam, quis
nostrud exercitation ullamco
laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat.
Add episode description here.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut
labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut
enim ad minim veniam, quis
nostrud exercitation ullamco
laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat.
Add episode description here.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut
labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut
enim ad minim veniam, quis
nostrud exercitation ullamco
laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat.
EPISODES
TRAILERS & MORE
MORE LIKE THIS
DETAILS
Home
TV Shows
Movies
Recently Added
My List
KIDS
DVD
TITLE
Season 2
Episode Title
Add episode description here.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut
labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut
enim ad minim veniam, quis
nostrud exercitation ullamco
laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat.
OVERVIEW
Episode Title
Episode Title
Episode Title
Add episode description here.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut
labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut
enim ad minim veniam, quis
nostrud exercitation ullamco
laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat.
Add episode description here.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut
labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut
enim ad minim veniam, quis
nostrud exercitation ullamco
laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat.
Add episode description here.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut
labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut
enim ad minim veniam, quis
nostrud exercitation ullamco
laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat.
EPISODES
TRAILERS & MORE
MORE LIKE THIS
DETAILS
Home
TV Shows
Movies
Recently Added
My List
KIDS
DVD
TITLE
Cast
Genres
This Show is
Character 1
Character 2
Character 3
Genre 1
Genre 2
Genre 3
Adjective 1
Adjective 2
Adjective 3
OVERVIEW
EPISODES
TRAILERS & MORE
MORE LIKE THIS
DETAILS
0-5
Content
Mastery
6-12
13-18
19-25
Shows no
understanding of
the content
Shows little
understanding of
the content
Shows
understanding of
the content
Shows mastery of
the content
Presentation
Not visually
appealing and/or
images are not
appropriately
matched to content
Visually
appealing or/and
attention
grabbing. or uses
appropriate
images
Visually engaging.
Images match the
content
Visually engaging
and attention
grabbing. Images
match the content
Requirements
Does not meet
three or more
requirements
Does not meet
two or more
requirements
Does not meet
one or more
requirements
Meets all
requirements
Creativity
Series pitch is plain
without much
evidence of
planning
Series pitch
demonstraties an
attempt to
creatively present
the content
Series pitch
displays creativity
or continuity of
thought
throughout
Series pitch
displays well
developed
creativity
throughout the
project
EXAMPLES
The next slides are examples of how the finished product
should look
History and More Store 2021
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/History-And-More-Store
History and More Store 2021