Questions


 

Choose ONE National WWII Museum Video: 

1. The Ghost Army: Telling the Story of the Combat Con Artists through the Exhibit and the Collections – YouTube 

2.  Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II 

THEN:

 

  • Take notes as you watch:

Identify the thesis/argument- what is the big “take-away” that the historians and museum experts want people to walk away with? 

Note which types of primary sources are used in the exhibit or presentation (images, uniforms, newspapers, specific objects, etc). 

Evaluate the connection between primary sources/objects and take-way; Is it clear why the primary sources/objects were chosen? Do they clearly relate to each other and the take-away idea? 

Imagine you are eavesdropping as people leave the exhibit/presentation: what do you you might here them saying about what they just learned?

Questions to answer after watching and learning about the video you chose:

1.  Identify the thesis/argument- what is the big “take-away” that the historians and museum experts want people to walk away with?  

2.  Note which types of primary sources are used in the exhibit or presentation (images, uniforms, newspapers, specific objects, etc).  

3.  Evaluate the connection between primary sources/objects and take-way; Is it clear why the primary sources/objects were chosen? Do they clearly relate to each other and the take-away idea?  

4.  Imagine you are eavesdropping as people leave the exhibit/presentation: what do you you might here them saying about what they just learned? 

250-500words max

When citing since it’s a video you can use the Youtube channel name

Also, I need this to be answered in a way the questions are. For example, you do the 1st question, and you answer it, then move to 2nd and answer it and so on.