National History Day: Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History

This worksheet uses frames from the VICE documentary "What Really Happened at Standing Rock: I Was There." The documentary is linked here, and the frames for the exercise are available on a separate download. The documentary includes some troubling themes and images, so exercise age-appropriate caution.

The teacher's guide for the frame analysis activity.

An activity that helps build interview skills in pairs.

A student guide to good interview techniques for an NHD documentary.

The teacher's guide for the interview workshop activity.

Common pitfalls to avoid when producing an NHD Documentary.

Common red flags to avoid in your NHD Documentary.

Problem cards for documentaries for the middle school level.

The problem cards exercise for NHD Documentary for high school students.

A teacher's guide to helping students avoid common pitfalls and mistakes in their documentaries.

A checklist for double-checking technical aspects of documentary production.

A teachers' guide to common NHD Documentary presentation considerations.

A guide to the wrap-up and next steps for teachers in the NHD Documentary division.